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NFL moves PAT to 15y line

fogdoctor said:
Scoring? Who cares about what happens to scoring?
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I do, having the 2 pt conversion play a much more significant roll would reduce the meaningfulness of TDs. In a game involving three TDs, a score of 14-7 makes a lot more sense than a score of 12-8, IMO. Too much of a swing due to the conversions.
 
I agree with the reasoning, but I also see this as a starting point. If the percentage of some teams end up flipping heads more than tails (60-75% conversion rate), then we will see an increase in 2pt convos in each season from now on. Note this will probably create some disparity, as teams with great running games, QBs, and offensive lines will gain an advantage over average offenses.

It won't replace kicking. Thus far, there's still a place for it.
 
Cope said:
I agree with the reasoning, but I also see this as a starting point. If the percentage of some teams end up flipping heads more than tails (60-75% conversion rate), then we will see an increase in 2pt convos in each season from now on. Note this will probably create some disparity, as teams with great running games, QBs, and offensive lines will gain an advantage over average offenses.

It won't replace kicking. Thus far, there's still a place for it.
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I'm not sure a coach/team is going to invest the effort of that many attempts to find out.

It's one thing to say "We're going to practice 2-point conversions and get good at them and have a goal to convert 60%" and it's one thing to go out there and do it when your opponent knows it's coming. Even if teams start to practice more 2-point conversions, defenses will adjust and start defending better. And we're talking about 50 total TD's for a good team, so even the best of the best (60% conversion) get 60 points over the course of a season instead of 48. 12 point increase over a whole season.

And practice time is already limited, so is a coach really going to invest so much effort to become a great 2-point conversion team? Is it worth it?

It also think it would take a LOT more rule changes (and probably not just moving it to the 1-yard line) to bump up the 2-point conversion rate from it's current 48-49% towards 60%.
 
It's something I could see Chip Kelley committing to.
 
MT was quoted in an article in the trib that said he is going for two this year. Last year the Steelers converted 2 points 72% of the time I believe it was highest in the league, 4 conversions, according to the article.
 
Wingman said:
MT was quoted in an article in the trib that said he is going for two this year. Last year the Steelers converted 2 points 72% of the time I believe it was highest in the league, 4 conversions, according to the article.
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Wow, now another predictable play. Tomlin should worry more of ingame planning instead of before the season planning.....



Salute the nation
 
Troglodyte said:
I do, having the 2 pt conversion play a much more significant roll would reduce the meaningfulness of TDs. In a game involving three TDs, a score of 14-7 makes a lot more sense than a score of 12-8, IMO. Too much of a swing due to the conversions.
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Then convert them 50% of the time and the score is......
 
What if you drop-kick from the 2?

Is that still worth 1? Is it worth 2? BOOM. Surprise play.

QB lines up in Shotgun, gets the snap and kicks it through the uprights.
 
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