KDIGGZ Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 We don't need a KO specialist.... http://mweb.cbssports.com/fantasy/fantasy-football/update/25099963/bills-sign-jordan-gay-to-extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I say no, because STOP TRYING TO OPTIMIZE THE GAME. Leave it alone for a little while and let us watch it without wondering what the new rules are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 http://mweb.cbssports.com/fantasy/fantasy-football/update/25099963/bills-sign-jordan-gay-to-extension That we have one doesn't mean we need one. Let the kicker kickoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 That we have one doesn't mean we need one. Let the kicker kickoff. The Bills disagree with you. Apparently we need one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 If you screw around with the extra point then you mess with a lot of statistics. Suddenly you won't be able to compare teams before and after the extra point change. I'm inclined to vote no, but I'll listen to any proposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBillsFan Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Pete Carrol's idea is interesting however.... Why is the offense scores from the 1 they get two points and if the defense gets a turnover and scores (99 yards) they only get 1? If anything they should get more. BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 The Bills disagree with you. Apparently we need one Yeah, well...me and the Bills disagreed on the Marrone and Gailey hirings, among other things. 30 of the other teams agree with me, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_want_2_BILL_Lieve Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 All of 6 misses for all of the 2014 season. Time to think about a change. Even from the 40, kickers are surprisingly accurate. http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/kicking/sort/fieldGoalPct I like the idea of the defense being able to score on an XPT, like in collage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 My response isn't among the options. "Who gives a rat's patootie?" Really, it they change it that's OK and teams will adjust. One option for the "play after touchdown" that I kinda liked was if a team is successful going for 2 they get a point after try from the 25. Would make for some interesting coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 It would be interesting because it would be a completely different sport. You agree with me though, right? He is crazy I don't want a completely different sport in lieu of football. That's not interesting at all. I want football. Yes, he's insane. Pete Carroll's idea sucks too. People don't want games decided by an extra point but they want one decided by an extra play from the 2?? Absurd. If they want to just call a TD 7 points and do away with the PAT that would probably be the least awful change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVEMESOMEBILLS Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I voted yes...get rid of it....they should eliminate KO's too....start at the 20 yd line.....get rid of punts too....you can opt out of 4th down so the opponent starts on their 35......NO FG's allowed inside the 30....HA..I hate the kicking game! This is a horrible idea. The game would lose so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackInDaDay Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 leave it be - or try this.. keep it as a 1 point kick, and a 2 point conversion, but: spot it at the 25 for any score that originates from a LOS at, or beyond, the 25 otherwise spot it at the last play's LOS inside the 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 The PAT should be eliminated and 7 points awarded for a touchdown unless the team wants to go for 2 then it reverts back to 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I voted yes but I don't want the team who scores a TD given an automatic 7 points. Sports are always changing and the rules being tinkered with: Baseball: 1925 - Minimum home run distance set at 250 ft 1969 - The pitchers mound was dropped 5 inches and the strike zone was shrunken to the area from the armpits to the top of the batter's knees. 1973 - American League starts using the DH Basketball: 1979 - Three-point line is established 1994 - Three-point line is shortened to a uniform 22 ft 1997 - Three-point line is moved back to it's original length of 23 ft I like what Rugby Union does, wherever they score the try (touchdown) in the endzone, they have to kick from there. So, if they score in the middle the kicker gets to kick in the middle of the field. But if they score near the sideline the kicker needs to kicker from the side at more of an angle, like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I voted no because I didn't want to abstain. I'd like to see them move it to the 1 yard line (there is a proposal on the table for the 1 1/2 yard line). I think that the 1 point should be virtually automatic but I think at the 1 you would see a lot more people going for 2 like Urban Meyer does. I agree KJ. I'd love to encourage more going for two. It would make the game more exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) depending on the change I read some BS article where is said the longer PAT would be a disadvantage to Cleveland (don't ask) and for some reason I have a move back to the 35 stuck in my head. 35 = PAT = ~50 yard kick. This move ONLY gives indoor games an advantage (which helps both teams). One might think that performing longer kicks would be the disadvantage to indoor teams as they are less practiced in the elements. if any changed are made - narrower GP uprights and or make all PAT kicks from the 15 yard line not the 2. Edited March 30, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) The XP is currently a useless, boring play that is so easy that it doesn't qualify as football. Getting rid of it isn't overly complicating the rules; it would streamline them. I would never compare it with punts either because a) punts are often exciting plays and b) the exact results can never be predicted because they vary so much. The outcome of the XP is entirely predictable and virtually never in doubt. In sports in general, a point should never come so easily. Edited March 30, 2015 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Man Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm not a fan for change just for the sake of change but if the kick is getting too boring for some I like this idea: Td = 6. 1 extra point awarded for crossing the endzone by pass or run from the 2 yard line ( just like a 2 point conversion now) and 1 point awarded for a defensive return. Option to go for 2 points instead of the 1 by kicking a 50 yard fg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddenboy Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I think the kick should be dispensed with entirely. For the XP, teams should convert the current 2 pt conversion. It'll be a lot tougher to get 7. If you want to still include a 2 pt conversion, make the starting point from the 7 and a half yard line. Anything that reduces the involvement of place kickers - especially when they're kicking at a short range - is all to the good, in my opinion. but, . . . but, . . . its FOOTball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 depending on the change I read some BS article where is said the longer PAT would be a disadvantage to Cleveland (don't ask) and for some reason I have a move back to the 35 stuck in my head. 35 = PAT = ~50 yard kick. This move ONLY gives indoor games an advantage (which helps both teams). One might think that performing longer kicks would be the disadvantage to indoor teams as they are less practiced in the elements. if any changed are made - narrower GP uprights and or make all PAT kicks from the 15 yard line not the 2. I saw that Cleveland thing too. Their argument was that with the game on the line it is much tougher to need an extra point in the wind and snow than in a climate controlled building. This is true but the same can be said for the team that you are playing against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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