Kickers have gotten really good in recent years. Really good. They've got good range, but particularly good accuracy.
So here's what I think the NFL should do.
That space between the uprights? They should put three or four more uprights in between them. They'll do nothing but be obstacles for the kicker. He still get three points (or 1 point) for putting it between the regular uprights, but if it caroms off of one of the inside uprights, that's just tough luck.
It'll make field goals less certain, thus promoting more fourth down attempts, which is entertaining. And having more doinking field goal attempts will give us more exciting kick returns off the bounce.
Off-topic; This almost certainly Colquitt's last year in KC. We can't pay him such a big salary when Mahomes, Jones etc start hitting the books. Just sayin' [Reply]
Originally Posted by JakeF:
Off-topic; This almost certainly Colquitt's last year in KC. We can't pay him such a big salary when Mahomes, Jones etc start hitting the books. Just sayin'
His cap number is 3.1 mil but drops to 2mil next year. Thats reasonable for a really good punter. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bump:
Ok, but are there any black kickers?
Isn't there some team now that has a Norwegian kicker who has a Norwegian name and is black? That threw me the first time I saw him. I just never thought of Norway as having any racial diversity at all. [Reply]
You just know if they ever implemented this rule we'd be the first team to lose a Super Bowl because our kicker hit the perfect game winning kick but it doinked off some stupid middle post because someone decided to turn it into a fuckin carnival game. "Next year you can go for a 3 point conversion after touchdowns by catching a greased up deaf guy!!! BUT LOOK OUT FOR THAT WACKY MOLE!!!" [Reply]
I'd be for adding some additional posts that give you a benefit for accuracy. Get it through the main, original goal posts (18 ft span), you get 3 points. Within the next smaller set of posts (10 ft span), 4 points. Through the smallest, 4 foot span bullseye posts? 5 points. If you doink it off of any of the interior posts, it doesn't affect you getting the original 3 points. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Talisman:
I'd be for adding some additional posts that give you a benefit for accuracy. Get it through the main, original goal posts (18 ft span), you get 3 points. Within the next smaller set of posts (10 ft span), 4 points. Through the smallest, 4 foot span bullseye posts? 5 points. If you doink it off of any of the interior posts, it doesn't affect you getting the original 3 points.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Isn't there some team now that has a Norwegian kicker who has a Norwegian name and is black? That threw me the first time I saw him. I just never thought of Norway as having any racial diversity at all.
Vevick,,, or something...Was at Minnesota...Now at NYJ and blew his kick at NY the first game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
They should have 1 kicking ball be a gag ball that explodes on contact. No one knows which one until it blows up on a kickers foot. That would add some excitement. Like a game of Russian roulette.
