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Should the XP Rule Be Changed? (Note: Not Cam Newton Related)


Cat'sGrowl

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I was watching Mike and Mike this morning, and they were discussing some of the rule changes that Bill Belichick said had been proposed this offseason. The first one they mentioned, was obviously, the kickoff rule, and how Belichick said it was brought forward that moving the KO line up is a first step towards eliminating KO's altogether-which sadly, does not surprise me. The sissification of the game in recent years has reach extraordinary levels, and the "competition" committee-has done anything but keep the game competitive. Offenses are so protected, you have to have an elite defense just to keep up with mid tier offenses.

On to my point, however.

The second rule they brought up-was the proposal of changing the extra point after touchdowns. In other words-getting the extra point by another means rather than the gimme kick. Touchdowns have come to automatically mean "7 points" rather than 6 as they were intended to be, which isn't very competitive, is it? At first I didn't like the idea of changing, but it is kind of growing on me..

Mike and Mike brought forth a few options, some I like, some I don't....

-Move the kick back. Make it a 30 or 35 yard kick. That way it has to be earned. I like this one.

-Eliminate the 2-point conversion, make the team run a standard play for their extra point. Hate this idea.

-Get rid of extra points altogether. Make Touchdowns worth 7 (since apparently the competition committee felt that XP's were a "waste of time")

Hate this one as well.

Thoughts? Ideas?

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I do like the idea of moving the XP back though. anything that close is a gimmie. Kickers are much better than they were in the past, so move it back and make the kickers actually earn their money.

This is about the only thing that I can think of that I would be on board with, for the reason.

Even if you only move it back about 10 or 15 yards..

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