First off, I'm probably the luckiest dude on the planet. Not only do I have the wonderful privilege of being a stay-at-home dad for our 8 month old, the wife LOVES sports.
"What would happen if field goals were worth FOUR points?"
"Hmm," I said.
"Why are they worth three points?"
"Because that's half a touchdown."
"Well, why do they get the extra point then?"
"Hmm," I said.
Being new to this blog I'm new to embedding links but this one should work...
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Man, all I can say is that I know absofrickinlutely NOTHING about rugby. That article is long but has some neat history to it. Basically, the point after touchdown (PAT), or "try", comes from football's past but it is interesting that this chance is rewarded to a team that scores a touchdown. One has to wonder why. Why don't you get a PAT after a FG? That's all I'm sayin... The article calls the PAT "anticlimactic". And I agree that it is for the most part, but don't tell Tony Romo or Cowboys fans that.
Anyway, I think I'm down with this idea. Four points for a FG.
Think about it. You go up 20-18 (3 TDs for you, 2 TDs and a FG for them). You HAVE to go for 2!
Right? Sure would spice things up a bit. AND it would give Mike Vrabel WAY more fantasy points.
Not to mention Rob Bironas would have scored 32 points this year alone just in ONE GAME.
They already moved the goal posts back 10 yards on FG kickers anyway. Plus, they are far too easily scapegoated by fans AND players. Yeah, it's their job, but the offense just had at LEAST three tries to do something with it...maybe just move it ten yards...and they couldn't do it. So, now they're forced to make up for your inadequacy?
You know what? FG kickers are the cleaners of the NFL. Rob Bironas is the Wolf. Rob Bironas is the Harvey Keitel of the NFL.
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The fates see fit to give you a blog and you use it to discuss the history of football scoring?!? I am positively nonplussed!
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yup. you are the luckiest dude in the universe. what's for dinner?
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