FG in NFL

[dawgstudent]

I wonder if the NFL will ever do something to make FG harder. It’s become automatic from 60 yards and in. The only thing I could see is adjusting width of the posts.

 

[Chesusdog]

I hope not. Too much tinkering already, though most of that has been to protect themselves from lawsuits, or player safety as they like to call it.

 

[patdog]

Eliminate field goals. Maybe except for last 2 minutes of a half or game.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Eliminate field goals. Maybe except for last 2 minutes of a half or game.

While we’re at it let’s eliminate free throws in basketball and sac flys in baseball.

 

[BoDawg.sixpack]

Falcons have a kicker named Younghoe...and he just won the game against the Aints with a 57 yarder.

 

[kired]

Need to start steroid testing these kickers

 

[11thEagleFan]

I was gonna come in here and argue about how DS is wrong, but then I saw New Orleans score to take a 1-point lead with 1:00 left in the game. Kickoff to the Falcons, who gained 30 yards on offense, then drill a 57 yard FG to win the game. That’s not supposed to happen.

 

[patdog]

While we’re at it let’s eliminate free throws in basketball and sac flys in baseball.

I get that. But watching an offense drive 30 years for the kicker to kick a FG is boring. Eliminate the FG & you’ll get a lot more 4th down conversion attempts, which is one of the most exciting plays in football. I think it would improve the game.

 

[patdog]

I was gonna come in here and argue about how DS is wrong, but then I saw New Orleans score to take a 1-point lead with 1:00 left in the game. Kickoff to the Falcons, who gained 30 yards on offense, then drill a 57 yard FG to win the game. That’s not supposed to happen.

It’s routine these days. 5 field goals in that game. Boring, except for the last one.

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

Make it where you can hit the kickers?

maybe require the hold to be 10 yards behind line of scrimmage or require free kick

 

[BulldogBlitz]

While we’re at it let’s eliminate free throws in basketball and sac flys in baseball.

Tolu would have never come to state then.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Jets just lost….with a missed field goal.

 

[POTUS]

Narrow the goalposts just a little. Not that it would’ve mattered for Koo today.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

The Packers lost. Their kicker missed 3 field goals.

 

[11thEagleFan]

On a related note, I hate that a touchback gives you the ball at the 30. Dumb.

 

[bulldognation]

Fans want high scoring, exciting games. How about they just play overtime rules in regulation and just alternate offenses starting at the 25 for four hours.

 

[Brokerdawg]

I was gonna come in here and argue about how DS is wrong, but then I saw New Orleans score to take a 1-point lead with 1:00 left in the game. Kickoff to the Falcons, who gained 30 yards on offense, then drill a 57 yard FG to win the game. That’s not supposed to happen.

It’s what the Saints didn’t do the previous 59 minutes that caused this to happen not the last minute.

 

[HailStout]

The Packers lost. Their kicker missed 3 field goals.

Unemployment incoming

 

[11thEagleFan]

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It’s what the Saints didn’t do the previous 59 minutes that caused this to happen not the last minute.

That’s a hot take. Considering that after 59 minutes of play, New Orleans was up.

 

[Anon1717806835]

Eliminate field goals. Maybe except for last 2 minutes of a half or game.

While we’re at it let’s eliminate free throws in basketball and sac flys in baseball.

Maybe just eliminate the ability to kick it all. The foot touching the ball has no place in football, if you ask me.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Maybe just eliminate the ability to kick it all. The foot touching the ball has no place in football, if you ask me.

Need to come up with another name for it.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Morten Andersen used to practice on a field goal post 8 ft wide.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

I was gonna come in here and argue about how DS is wrong, but then I saw New Orleans score to take a 1-point lead with 1:00 left in the game. Kickoff to the Falcons, who gained 30 yards on offense, then drill a 57 yard FG to win the game. That’s not supposed to happen.

And that was on a PI call.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

I knew the Saints scored too early.
Getting the ball at the 30 Yd line with a minute to go and only needing a FG, outcome was almost impossible not to foresee.
The 30 Yd PI didn’t help matters for the Saints but that Asian kicker the falcons have has been really good the last several seasons for them.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

It’s what the Saints didn’t do the previous 59 minutes that caused this to happen not the last minute.

Well giving up a pick 6 and a very stupid special teams TD pretty much sealed the Saints fate.
Losing 2-3 defensive guys didn’t help matters.
Inability to run the ball much of the second half didn’t help matters either.

 

[Dawgzilla2]

I wonder if moving the XP back somehow made the NFL produce better kickers?

I know it sounds weird, but how did 50+ yard FGs become so automatic? More soccer players? This is like if the PGA suddenly had most players averaging 400 yards off the tee.

(As I'm typing this, the KC kicker came up short on a 65 yard attempt).

So I'm just wondering if the NFL suddenly needed 32 yard XPs to be automatic, and maybe that caused them to spend money searching for amazing kickers? IDK...

Meanwhile, I'm assuming State's kicker still sucks?

 

[Dawgzilla2]

Well giving up a pick 6 and a very stupid special teams TD pretty much sealed the Saints fate.
Losing 2-3 defensive guys didn’t help matters.
Inability to run the ball much of the second half didn’t help matters either.

No offensive TDs for the Falcons today, but they win. Probably not a sustainable strategy.

 

[Dawgg]

I haven’t found an easy stat for the past 5 years, but this is 2009-2019. Not exactly automatic.

 

[uptowndawg]

They should just give one of the defenders a really fast broom like we’re already doing in quidditch