Is the extra point really, well, pointless? Coach Bill Belichick certainly seems to think so.
During the recent discussions surrounding the NFL’s new kickoff rules, Belichick shifted the discussion to the extra point, and here’s what he had to say about it:
“Philosophically, plays that are non-plays shouldn’t be in the game. I don’t think it is good for the game. Extra points, when the odds are 99 percent range in extra points it is not a play. Lets move the ball back to the 15-20 yard line and not make it a tap in. Let them kick it. Same thing with the kickoff return, if you’re just going to put the ball on the 20, put the ball on the 20,” Belichick told hosts Glenn Ordway, Michael Holley, and Tedy Bruschi on The Big Show.
He makes an interesting point, and this is Belichick’s 37th year coaching in the NFL so I’m kind of inclined to listen to what he has to say. Nine times out of ten, the PAT is good. Is there really any extra level of skill needed to kick a ball 15 yards?
Let’s make touchdown worth seven points. If the team wants to risk it, go for the two-point-conversion-type play. If they make it, they’ve got 8 points. If they miss it, they’ve got six.
It would sure make things a lot more interesting.
What do YOU think? Is there any point in kicking the extra point?
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