Goodell: NFL may consider getting rid of the extra point

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Goodell: NFL may consider getting rid of the extra point


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The idea of eliminating the extra point has come up in recent years as some including Patriots HC Bill Belichick have pointed to the fact that extra points have become almost automatic.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the topic during an interview with Rich Eisen on Monday.

“The extra point is almost automatic,” Goodell said, via NFL.com. “I believe we had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd. So it’s a very small fraction of the play, and you want to add excitement with every play.

“There’s one proposal in particular that I’ve heard about. It’s automatic that you get seven points when you score a touchdown, but you could potentially go for an eighth point, either by running or passing the ball, so if you fail, you go back to six.”

Goodell wondered whether or not abolishing the extra point could end up having an inverse effect that would discourage teams from attempting two-point conversions.

The Competition Committee would obviously have to agree to any changes, but it appears as though this could be a topic they at least consider in the coming months.
 
How about we just change the name of the game entirely.
 
We've never done it that way. We've always done it this way. :scream: :art
 
The extra point is kind of silly at this point. It's a play that you don't bother watching because you know its a given.

Still there is something to be said about tradition. I hate the idea of eliminating an entire part of the game. You're not just adjusting football rules for safety, you are changing the way the game is played entirely. Comes off as a man looking to make his mark on the NFL more so then a man trying to actually improve the game.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
The extra point is kind of silly at this point. It's a play that you don't bother watching because you know its a given.

Still there is something to be said about tradition. I hate the idea of eliminating an entire part of the game. You're not just adjusting football rules for safety, you are changing the way the game is played entirely. Comes off as a man looking to make his mark on the NFL more so then a man trying to actually improve the game.
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I agree with this. Pretty soon we will just give teams 8 points and forgo the 2 point conversion as well.
 
FG percentages made are at an all-time high, too. We should look into eliminating them, as well. At least the FGs from inside 50 yards. If a team elects not to go for it on 4th down, just award them with 3 pts. Make it so, God-ell.
 
How about 3 point field goals inside the 40 and 4 pointers outside the 40?
 
In the comments section someone brought up keeping a TD at 6 then making the person scoring it kick the XP. :lol
 
Vince McMahon got rid of the extra point in the XFL, clearly Goodell has figured out the winning formula.
 
This sounds like a move to cut off the length of games and fill the time with more annoying commercials. F Goodell and his never ending meddling.
 
Bluestar71 said:
This sounds like a move to cut off the length of games and fill the time with more annoying commercials. F Goodell and his never ending meddling.
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Until the 5:00 mark left in the half, the clock still runs even running out if bounds.

As in the 80s, overall still a 3 hour game, but now less playing and more commercials.


I won't be surprised if the same happens to incompletions soon.
 
This change would royally screw up stats. Statistically, So if dez Bryant scores a TD, is he awarded 7 points or 6?
 
pdom said:
This change would royally screw up stats. Statistically, So if dez Bryant scores a TD, is he awarded 7 points or 6?
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8. But only if the scoring play results in a first down, and he's an eligible receiver but not on the field when the team goes for two and follows it up with the soon-to-be-nonexistent onside kick.
 
I heard a pretty good suggestion on ESPN. Just make the EP harder by making them kick from the 30 or 35 yard line. It could be the 20 or 25 but the idea is to make it harder.
 
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