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Post by shootmenow on May 17, 2015 10:28:03 GMT -5
My take:
1) Cheaters have already figured a way to cheat on their proposal so out
2) Better
3) More ways to score the more exciting
PAT change coming? NFL owners to consider 3 proposals at May meetings
By John Breech | CBSSports.com
May 13, 2015 5:07 pm ET
The extra point as we know it could be coming to an end.
When the NFL Spring Meeting kicks off in San Francisco next week (May 18-20), the league's 32 owners will be presented with three proposals on how to make the extra point better.
If 24 out of the NFL's 32 owners vote to pass any of the three proposals, then that proposal will become rule.
So what could the changes look like?
Here's the three proposals that will be voted on.
1. The Patriots have submitted a proposal that would call for the ball to be snapped from the 15-yard line if a team decides to go for one and kick the extra point. That would make the kick about a 33-yard attempt.
If a team decided it wanted to go for two-points, the ball would be snapped from the two-yard line.
2. The Eagles have submitted a proposal that's similar to New England's in that an extra point kick would be attempted from the 15-yard line. However, the big difference with the Eagles proposal is that the defense would be able to score.
If the offense went for two, the defense would be able to return a fumble or interception for two points. Under the Eagles proposal, any team going for two would snap the ball from the one-yard line as opposed to the two-yard line in the Patriots plan.
You know Chip Kelly already has 12 two-point conversion plays drawn up for Tim Tebow.
If the defense blocks an extra point, they could also return that for two.
3. The final proposal comes from the competition committee. The committee's plan is exactly like the Eagles plan, except with one big difference: If the offense goes for two, the ball would be snapped from the two-yard line, instead of the one.
The defense could also score two points under the committee's plan.
One minor difference in the committee's plan is that if either team records a safety, that team would be awarded one point. So if the defense recovered a fumble at the one, then ran backward into the end zone and was tackled, the offense would get one point. Under the Eagles plan, the offense would get two points in that situation.
If the NFL's 32 owners can come to a consensus and any of these plans receive 24 votes, then the proposal will become a rule.
Personally, I'm still a fan of the person scoring the touchdown kicking their own extra point, but no one proposed that, so I guess I can officially give up on that dream.
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Post by Gunnails on May 17, 2015 10:46:22 GMT -5
4. no change.
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Post by Lithfan on May 17, 2015 10:54:59 GMT -5
Don't see the need to change it -- but if they do I like the defense being able to score, similar to the college rule.
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Post by shootmenow on May 17, 2015 11:46:03 GMT -5
Good point. Don't see an option to add another option, only to remove the poll. My bad. |
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Post by DDNYjets on May 17, 2015 11:56:41 GMT -5
I concur. Leave my football alone. |
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Post by Hotman on May 17, 2015 13:55:33 GMT -5
The PAT is pointless as it is, except to give me time to piss out a beer. Maybe people like that tho.
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Post by Jet Nut Sauce on May 17, 2015 15:44:14 GMT -5
Why change a rule that's been around forever just to change it. Doesn't ruin the game. New rule proposals change the game but not sure they make it a better game.
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Post by greengeek on May 17, 2015 18:42:02 GMT -5
Yeah, leave this alone.
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Post by vin on May 17, 2015 18:54:09 GMT -5
If they're going to allow the Defense to score, then make it 6 points(TD)!
There wouldn't be much motivation to run about close to 100 yards to the opposite endzone....just for TWO FUCKING POINTS.
Make it a TD(6 Points), and you'll see Motivation.
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Post by Big L on May 18, 2015 5:18:40 GMT -5
If they're going to allow the Defense to score, then make it 6 points(TD)! There wouldn't be much motivation to run about close to 100 yards to the opposite endzone....just for TWO FUCKING POINTS. Make it a TD(6 Points), and you'll see Motivation. Instead of running 100 yards to the opposite end zone, make the goal line the 50 yard line for the point after attempts. |
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Post by Hotman on May 18, 2015 18:51:14 GMT -5
If they're going to allow the Defense to score, then make it 6 points(TD)! There wouldn't be much motivation to run about close to 100 yards to the opposite endzone....just for TWO FUCKING POINTS. Make it a TD(6 Points), and you'll see Motivation. Thought that too... If the D runs it back to the other endzone it should really be 6 points. I mean maybe at least make it 3 points. 2 points is dumb for that. And really not sure how anyone thinks the PAT change would be a bad thing. The automatic 1 point sucks and is a waste of time. I like that they move it back to where people may actually miss it now and then. |
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Post by Raoul Duke on May 19, 2015 10:14:36 GMT -5
PAT from the 35
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Post by 2milehighJet on May 19, 2015 11:03:48 GMT -5
If I was a kicker, I would be excited for the change. If you are one of the top kickers, more money for you.
I'd go with 4.
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Post by TJ&TW on May 19, 2015 12:49:27 GMT -5
Only the NFL would come up with three options that are essentially the same. I actually like the idea of just conceding the extra point unless the team goes for two. If the extra point is the problem, just concede the damn thing and move on.
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Post by Peebag on May 19, 2015 12:53:33 GMT -5
and if the scoring team converts the kick, the opposing team gets the ball at the 35 - I think it makes the 2pt conversion more compelling to attempt. |
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