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Old 01-20-2014, 09:53 PM   #11
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Re: So did anyone hear?

Why don't they just take two points away as well when a team turns the ball over.
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Old 01-20-2014, 10:29 PM   #12
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Kickers would no longer be needed.. good thing we got rid of ours before everyone else!

This coupled with 18 game seasons and additional seeds in the playoffs smh someones on crack. As the saying goes... if its not broke don't fix it.
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Old 01-21-2014, 08:48 AM   #13
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Kickers would no longer be needed.. good thing we got rid of ours before everyone else!

This coupled with 18 game seasons and additional seeds in the playoffs smh someones on crack. As the saying goes... if its not broke don't fix it.
He hasn't proposed to remove FGs from the game yet. Kickers would still be relevant. For now.....mwah hahahaaaa ......dumb
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Old 01-21-2014, 09:57 AM   #14
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Actually this isn't a Roger Goodell idea. IIRC Bill bellicheck and maybe jerry jones put this in motion.
Needless to say several coach and owners brought this idea to light
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Old 01-21-2014, 10:29 AM   #15
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Just make it go for two every time...
As someone else mentioned, thhe Eagles/Lions game in the snow was really interesting, it was gutsy and raw because both teams opted to go for 2 every time, because the kicking was so bad. But I don't know if I'd want to watch that every week....

For one thing, you'd have whole games hinging on one minor play, early in the game: a failed 2 point conversion in the first quarter could mess things up completely for an underdog type team fighting for their lives against a better team....it could mess with all kinds of things. It'd give more opportunities for games to be decided on "controversial" plays or judgement calls from refs...that is something we do not need.

Another idea would be to move the kicked extra point back, so it's not such an easy chip shot.... Spot the ball on the 12 if you opt to kick for 1.
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Old 01-21-2014, 10:43 AM   #16
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Place the ball on the 37 yard line, making it a 45 yard PAT.
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Old 01-21-2014, 12:55 PM   #17
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maybe they can also do that beginning of the game 2 man scrum for the ball instead of a coin toss, which is always boring as well
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Old 01-21-2014, 05:55 PM   #18
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I will mess up those pools and what are always prime numbers to pick up.
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Old 01-21-2014, 06:00 PM   #19
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I'm all for changing it somehow. I don't think the kick should be eliminated though. 20 yard field goals are a joke. I would say make them kick it 35 or 40 yards. That way more variable come in to play such as wind. Keep it a one point field goal. No need to re-invent the wheel here. Just move them back farther.
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Old 01-21-2014, 09:03 PM   #20
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This is like scientists who use their time and brilliance on ways to create mango-blueberry chewing gum. Aren't there other areas (concussions. replay, holding, PI, attendance in Jacksonville) that the NFL experts should be addressing first?
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