Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
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Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said last night on the NFL Network that the league may abolish extra points in the near future. Not only that, but the league is considering a proposal that would give each touchdown 7 points and a team could then opt to run or pass for an 8th point, but if they fail they go back down to 6 points. Crazy.
The extra point is almost automatic, but it sure plays a role in fantasy football. This latest proposal sounds like something from the XFL!! Anyway, here's the story and the interview:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200000 ... tra-points
What's your thoughts on this one? WOW!!!
The extra point is almost automatic, but it sure plays a role in fantasy football. This latest proposal sounds like something from the XFL!! Anyway, here's the story and the interview:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200000 ... tra-points
What's your thoughts on this one? WOW!!!
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Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
I hate it. Some things in the game need to just be left the way that they are. The XPT is part of the game. If you don't like it or think you deserve two points, then you have the option to try for that. He needs to just look at the ratings and the boat loads of money the current product generates to know that those type of changes aren't necessary. IMO, don't fix something that's not broken.
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Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
I like the idea, it's a virtually worthless play. Speeds the game up and takes away a random rare-occurrence miss.
Does anyone really want to see a game end on a flubbed XP after what should be an exciting game-tying TD ?
Does anyone really want to see a game end on a flubbed XP after what should be an exciting game-tying TD ?
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Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
Tony Romo votes YES.
Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
The interesting side effect will be changing fantasy TDs from 6 to 7 points ... and to a lesser extent, the high-TD scoring team kickers will lose relative value.
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Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
Pointless and stupid. How about addressing the issues that legitimately need to be fixed, such as incompetent officiating? Get on that one Roger.
Tom Kessenich
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Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
It may speed up the elapsed minutes of game we get to see, but I doubt it reduces any time off the total event duration. IOW, they'll just go to longer and more commercials after TDs!kjduke wrote:I like the idea, it's a virtually worthless play. Speeds the game up and takes away a random rare-occurrence miss.
That said, I don't mind seeing it go.
"The most boring play in all of sports is the NFL extra-point kick, which was successfully converted 1,256 of 1,261 times this year. It's just not worth the effort of players or spectators to produce or observe an event that succeeds 99.6% of the time."
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/footb ... -1.1584043
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Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
Fewer commercials = lower ad revenue. Absolutely no way money hungry Goodell allows something like that to occur on his watch.Sandman62 wrote:It may speed up the elapsed minutes of game we get to see, but I doubt it reduces any time off the total event duration. IOW, they'll just go to longer and more commercials after TDs!kjduke wrote:I like the idea, it's a virtually worthless play. Speeds the game up and takes away a random rare-occurrence miss.
Tom Kessenich
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Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
You mean extra points, or abolishing them? On the former, I agree.Tom Kessenich wrote:Pointless and stupid.
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Re: Should The NFL Abolish Extra Points?
Abolishing them.kjduke wrote:You mean extra points, or abolishing them? On the former, I agree.Tom Kessenich wrote:Pointless and stupid.
I'd rather Goodell addressed actual problems with the game before turning it into a gimmick league.
Tom Kessenich
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Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
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