Thread: Owners approve PAT and 2 point conversion changes

The NFL has approved the competition committee's proposal to change the extra point or 2 point conversion.

The new rule also gives the defense a chance to score 2 points on returns.

Link:

NFL moves extra point to 15-yard line for 2015 season - NFL.com (via http://ble.ac/teamstream-) http://teamstre.am/1AdOzKu

Chip Kelly doesn't look so crazy now does he? Something tells me he knew this was coming when he signed Tebow.

And for the record, I LOVE this rule change. LONG, LONG overdue. Now 32 yarders (which XPs now become) are still more or less chip shots, but it won't be a 99+% automatic play any more at least.

Also love that you can score returning a 2 pt attempt. Probaby something that won't happen often, but it's awesome when it does at the HS and college levels.

Just saw on twitter that kickers are 91.6% on FG attempts of 32/33 yards over the last 10 seasons. If a team feels like they can convert on 2 point attempts half the time, I have a feeling you will see many more teams start attempting them.

Hate the change but it is what it is.

I don't really buy the logic that the extra point was too easy and therefore had to change. The whole strategy comes into play on deciding between a gimme 1 point vs. a contested 2 points.

It's going to be dumb when games start to get decided on missed extra points, making kickers more important when they should be less important.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Chip Kelly doesn't look so crazy now does he? Something tells me he knew this was coming when he signed Tebow.

And for the record, I LOVE this rule change. LONG, LONG overdue. Now 32 yarders (which XPs now become) are still more or less chip shots, but it won't be a 99+% automatic play any more at least.

Also love that you can score returning a 2 pt attempt. Probaby something that won't happen often, but it's awesome when it does at the HS and college levels.

I like the change as well. Not sure I buy the Chip Kelly thing, though. The idea that the Eagles put forth, I believe, moved the 2 point try to 1 yard line. THAT would have helped Tebow more. Not as easy to sneak it in from the 2. I do think he'll be out there for some wacky attempts, though.

Would rather they just made TDs 7 with no kick. If you want to go for 2 a point comes off the board.

Affects the Broncos though. Kicker one of the weakest positions on the team.

Also, as it relates to us:


Nicki Jhabvala @NickiJhabvala · 17m 17 minutes ago

Connor Barth: "Narrowing the uprights would make it a lot more challenging than moving the extra point

Nicki Jhabvala @NickiJhabvala · 14m 14 minutes ago

More from Connor Barth: "As an older guy, who’s been around a little bit, I like to see stuff stay the same. The NFL is already successful."

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Also, as it relates to us:


Nicki Jhabvala @NickiJhabvala · 17m 17 minutes ago

Connor Barth: "Narrowing the uprights would make it a lot more challenging than moving the extra point

Nicki Jhabvala @NickiJhabvala · 14m 14 minutes ago

More from Connor Barth: "As an older guy, who’s been around a little bit, I like to see stuff stay the same. The NFL is already successful."

I agree with him.

Originally Posted by Buff

I don't really buy the logic that the extra point was too easy and therefore had to change. The whole strategy comes into play on deciding between a gimme 1 point vs. a contested 2 points.

It's going to be dumb when games start to get decided on missed extra points, making kickers more important when they should be less important.

Kicking is a part of the game. Why should kickers be less important? And if your kicker sucks and costs you games with missed extra points, you can just go for 2 every time.

I think this new rule will add an exciting new level of strategy to the game. I can't wait to see how it unfolds.

I like the change as well. Think it will be interesting.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Kicking is a part of the game. Why should kickers be less important? And if your kicker sucks and costs you games with missed extra points, you can just go for 2 every time.

I think this new rule will add an exciting new level of strategy to the game. I can't wait to see how it unfolds.

Kicking is only grudgingly part of the game. I don't like heightening its importance personally.

Originally Posted by Buff

Kicking is only grudgingly part of the game. I don't like heightening its importance personally.

They have to keep the "foot" in football

Originally Posted by Buff

Kicking is only grudgingly part of the game. I don't like heightening its importance personally.

Do you like the fact that teams may go for two more often and you will see less of kickers on the field, then?

Chip Kelly needs to take his faggoty bullshit back to college.