Field Goals Yes or No?
 

Not sure if there is a similar thread I searched and could not find one. But should football eliminate field goals and extra points?

- Still Have Kickoffs and Punts (hopefully move them back to the 30)
- Teams go for two after every touchdown.

Interesting argument by Skip Bayless

[url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8898684/bayless-let-get-rid-field-goals-nfl]Bayless on let's get rid of field goals in the NFL - ESPN[/url]

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Field goal hits and misses have created some of the greatest moments in the NFL.
Skip Bayless is an idiot.

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[quote=Alvin Walton;992130]Field goal hits and misses have created some of the greatest moments in the NFL.
Skip Bayless is an idiot.[/quote]
Agree!!

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I don't see the question here. Field goals are here to stay and Bayless is a fool. All of this is known already.

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No. Field goals should not be eliminated. Stupid idea.

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And miss this.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcYZF71iq6w]Charley Casserly Calls Tony Romo "Tony Homo" - YouTube[/ame]

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[quote=firstdown;992142]And miss this.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcYZF71iq6w]Charley Casserly Calls Tony Romo "Tony Homo" - YouTube[/url][/quote]

I do not think we would need field goals to see Tony Romo crumble.

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[quote=Lotus;992138]I don't see the question here. Field goals are here to stay and Bayless is a fool. All of this is known already.[/quote]

Reposted for strength.

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[quote=Lotus;992138]I don't see the question here. Field goals are here to stay and Bayless is a fool. All of this is known already.[/quote]

Our work here is done. Close up shop and turn the lights out on the way out.

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While it seems like xtra points and field goals are sure things for today's kickers whenever they miss it seems like the team is chasing those lost points the rest of the game and impacts how they manage the game. No way should FGs and XPs be done away with.

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[quote=Alvin Walton;992130]Field goal hits and misses have created some of the greatest moments in the NFL.
Skip Bayless is an idiot.[/quote]

Couldn't have said it better myself

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It's part of the game. That's why we keep it. It's no more lunacy or just plain arbitrary than deciding offenses get 4 downs instead of 3 to get a first down. Or that TDs are worth 6 points. You fiddle with the little things in sports to make the whole product better. You don't eliminate an entire aspect of the game because the players involved get paid less or look less athletic. God what dolt. It's stuff like this that makes you really think Bayless really is a genuinely stupid person and ESPN is even stupider for allowing him to grace their airwaves. I know of NO ONE who likes this guy and don't see how he adds any value to ESPN's product. You know what should be changed in sports? Skip Bayless' employment situation.

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I won't comment on the Skip/ESPN aspect of it (though clearly if someone else had written this the response would likely be different)

That said I don't think field goals should be eliminated. Nor do I necessarily agree with Bill Belichick's assertion that we should eliminate extra points

But they're not the first and won't be the last to suggest this

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[url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1974/4/30/nfl-revises-rules-shifts-emphasis-from/]NFL Revises Rules, Shifts Emphasis From Field Goal Specialists to Punters | The Harvard Crimson[/url]

[url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1086452/2/index.htm]The pros have moved the football to center field. If all - 08.28.72 - SI Vault[/url]

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I understand the point of wanting more TDs than field goals, but field goals are far too important in the game. I would actually like to see field goals beyond 55 yards worth more than 3 points. Maybe 5 points.

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The second clip in this video is why I like having FG in the game. BTW the first clip is always a great watch.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1uEyZKJ0o8]Memorable Redskins vs Cowboys Moments - YouTube[/ame]

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[quote=firstdown;992177]The second clip in this video is why I like having FG in the game. BTW the first clip is always a great watch.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1uEyZKJ0o8]Memorable Redskins vs Cowboys Moments - YouTube[/url][/quote]

This video just makes me depressed and miss Sean Taylor

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I definitely don't want to see the field goal taken out of the game, however, eliminating the extra point is an interesting prospect to me. Force them to go for 2, but can hit for 3 whenever you want.

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Skip bayless got what espn wanted. Everyone talking about it.

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Those two Dallas games are my favorites. Both magical in very different ways. And yes it makes me miss ST again.

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skip thinks he's like gods gift to sports. HE actually thinks players really care about his opinions....

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I think extra points should be eliminated. It should simply be you score that's 7 points you want to go for two it becomes going for one hence the extra point.

Field goals are some of the best moments in football history. Those stay.

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[quote=Lotus;992138]I don't see the question here. Field goals are here to stay and [B][I][U]Bayless is a fool[/U][/I][/B]. All of this is known already.[/quote]

This.
Echo.
Ditto.
What he said.
See above.

The next thing that Bayless says that will have any relevance is 'I quit.'

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Keep chipping away the game it will no longer be the NFL. So much strategy is put into the game because of the Field Goal. Nothing beats the suspense of a close game in the 4th like the negotiation of a game winning Field Goal. Keep the Field Goals!

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[quote=SmootSmack;992169][url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1974/4/30/nfl-revises-rules-shifts-emphasis-from/]NFL Revises Rules, Shifts Emphasis From Field Goal Specialists to Punters | The Harvard Crimson[/url]

[url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1086452/2/index.htm]The pros have moved the football to center field. If all - 08.28.72 - SI Vault[/url][/quote]

how crazy would it be today if there weren't any hash marks? next play starts where you are tackled, no matter how close to sideline. I'm guessing ton of sweep plays haha.

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Field goals have been such a part of the NFL for decades...to remove the FG now would be much a stupid thing to do....all of the game winning field goals that have been made in NFL history and those FGs that were missed that had cost NFL teams close games. It's has been and always should be apart of football on every level.

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Since it's called football, just seems right that some kicking should be involved.

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[quote=donofriose;992178]This video just makes me depressed and miss Sean Taylor[/quote]

Ditto.

It's amazing to me how time doesn't heal a thing...

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Yes

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[quote=SmootSmack;992169][url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1974/4/30/nfl-revises-rules-shifts-emphasis-from/]NFL Revises Rules, Shifts Emphasis From Field Goal Specialists to Punters | The Harvard Crimson[/url]

[url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1086452/2/index.htm]The pros have moved the football to center field. If all - 08.28.72 - SI Vault[/url][/quote] very cool links. I'd like to see the hash marks widened again, like they used to be or in college.

I wonder if that would help or hurt us the play after Griffin runs out of bounds. A short field 1 way but more room the other way...

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The goal post needs to be changed to a big electronic Toss A Cross board.
For every X or O you get three points.
Three in a row gets ten points.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Tossacrossboard.jpg[/img]

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PAT's and field goals should most certainly not be eliminated. It wouldn't even be football any more. It would be more like rugby.