BeeR Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Not that there's anything wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joessfl Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Little by little these changes make the game unfamiliar to what we are used to. Moving up the kick off spot has practically eliminated kick off returns. You can barely hit a qb anymore. You can barely touch a receiver anymore. "Going across the middle" was once a badge of courage for guys like Michael Irvin, Christ Carter, Keyshawn Johnson, now you can dance there and barely get hit (unless your Vernon Davis against chancellor . Dang ! ) I still dont understand and never hear commentators talk about the fact that they moved up the kickoff, but teams never adjusted to get their kicker to still try to pin the ball close to the end-zone. The kickers still boot the thing out of the end zone 9 out of 10 times. Why arent the kickers trying to take something off it, to force the other team to catch it and try and run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I still dont understand and never hear commentators talk about the fact that they moved up the kickoff, but teams never adjusted to get their kicker to still try to pin the ball close to the end-zone. The kickers still boot the thing out of the end zone 9 out of 10 times. Why arent the kickers trying to take something off it, to force the other team to catch it and try and run? Because there's no risk at all and poor field position for the opponent with a touchback. What do you hope to gain by forcing a return? +/- 4 yds maybe? And risk a bigger return? Not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ok . . . I've had another idea for a while . . . put another upright down the center of the field goal (or two of them). . . if the ball hits the center pole (or goes through the two center ones), you get 4 points instead of three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joessfl Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Because there's no risk at all and poor field position for the opponent with a touchback. What do you hope to gain by forcing a return? +/- 4 yds maybe? And risk a bigger return? Not worth it. Good point. I was always thinking it was in the kicking teams best interest to get a long hang time to get your guys down there and pin them <20 yard line on a kickoff, but what you said makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 OR . . . five uprights! The center pole is 5 points. Between the center and ones on each side is 4 points. Anything between those and the outside poles is three points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joessfl Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ok . . . I've had another idea for a while . . . put another upright down the center of the field goal (or two of them). . . if the ball hits the center pole (or goes through the two center ones), you get 4 points instead of three. Drop a 3 foot diameter bullseye. It could just stay there or swing it like a pendulum. Hit that and ya get 5. Put a camera on it so refs could determine a true hit. RedBull could sponsor it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 STRIPPER CHEERLEADERS! By the end of the fourth quarter they are completely naked! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ok . . . I've had another idea for a while . . . put another upright down the center of the field goal (or two of them). . . if the ball hits the center pole (or goes through the two center ones), you get 4 points instead of three. We need to do the Australian rules football thing. It's more challenging and there's hugh entertainment in the officials' signals as a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 OR . . . five uprights! The center pole is 5 points. Between the center and ones on each side is 4 points. Anything between those and the outside poles is three points. OR a force field between the goal posts that only opens for a fraction of a second every second or two. Miss the gap, and no XP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 OR a force field between the goal posts that only opens for a fraction of a second every second or two. Miss the gap, and no XP. I like where this is going. As an added bonus, you can have a group of midgets dressed up as little bear-like creatures trying to cut the power deep in the bowels of the stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joessfl Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 OR a force field between the goal posts that only opens for a fraction of a second every second or two. Miss the gap, and no XP. Now you are being silly. Force fields can not be opened for less than 10 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Add a sniper position to each team. Any time the ball is in the air the snipers can shoot it down. They can shoot down opposing field goal attempts and passes, or they can shoot their own punts to keep them out of the endzone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeductiveNun Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I like where this is going. As an added bonus, you can have a group of midgets dressed up as little bear-like creatures trying to cut the power deep in the bowels of the stadium. Great, just great..............next thing you know Cliaz will be coming up with ways to make this more entertaining and disgusting at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 If kicks are almost automatic, then why don't they propose to move the kick back 10, 15, or 20 yards to give the kicker some challenge? How about move back the spot based on the team's score. 1st TD kick is from the 10, team has nine points, kick is from 20, team has 20 points, kick is from 30 . . . Or it could be based on difference in 2 teams scores: if behind by a lot it's from the 2, if game is ties, or within one point, it's from the 40? Or have a six-sided die with 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 45, 50 and ref tosses die and whatever comes up is the spot. Or have the fans in the stadium have wireless gadgets and they get to vote on where to spot the kick? Or maybe just leave it as it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Or have a six-sided die with 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 45, 50 and ref tosses die and whatever comes up is the spot. Or a D&D 7-sided die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopeDog Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'm going to miss Romo botching the hold of the XP kick if this comes to fruition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Or a D&D 7-sided die? Or that dice roll thing that determines draft order in The Huddle Ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 How about move back the spot based on the team's score. 1st TD kick is from the 10, team has nine points, kick is from 20, team has 20 points, kick is from 30 . . . Or it could be based on difference in 2 teams scores: if behind by a lot it's from the 2, if game is ties, or within one point, it's from the 40? Or have a six-sided die with 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 45, 50 and ref tosses die and whatever comes up is the spot. Or have the fans in the stadium have wireless gadgets and they get to vote on where to spot the kick? Or maybe just leave it as it is? Love the dice toss. Pretty sure most of us tossing out the outlandish ideas are in favor of keeping the PAT as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joessfl Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Add a sniper position to each team. Any time the ball is in the air the snipers can shoot it down. They can shoot down opposing field goal attempts and passes, or they can shoot their own punts to keep them out of the endzone. Bullets seem so violent. Maybe just with a crossbow. "Message for you sir." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeductiveNun Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Bullets seem so violent. Maybe just with a crossbow. "Message for you sir." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Or a D&D 7-sided die? LOL, counting is not one of my strong points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 From a fantasy perspective, who gets credit for the 7th point? The kicker or the scoring player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 From a fantasy perspective, who gets credit for the 7th point? The kicker or the scoring player? Goodell? It will be a serious question if some change is proposed, and not becaue just for fantasy but general NFL stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 From a fantasy perspective, who gets credit for the 7th point? The kicker or the scoring player? I can see it now: "I lost my (FF) game last night by one because those stupid "your team here" went for one ("two") after that last TD, missed it and my "your RB here" lost that 7th point! It also seems funny to think about "going for two" but only getting ONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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