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The extra point has become the NFL's great afterthought. Could a substantial change be on the horizon?

NFL Media's Judy Battista reports the NFL Competition Committee is in preliminary talks about placing the ball at the 25-yard line for the point-after attempt. That would make the extra point a 43-yard attempt.

The ball is currently spotted at the 2-yard line, a 20-yard chip shot that was converted 99.6 percent of the time during the 2013 season. The kick was so automatic that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell floated the idea in January of eliminating the PAT entirely.

"There is no consensus yet," one member of the committee told Battista. "We could experiment in preseason, but we are not there yet."

Placing the ball at the 25-yard line would certainly increase the degree of difficulty for kickers. The conversion rate of field goals between 40 and 49 yards last season was 83 percent.

Those odds are still favorable, but it adds another layer of strategy for coaches who also have the option to attempt a two-point conversion. Teams that "go for two" are typically successful about 50 percent of the time.

Change is probably overdue. Kickers have never been better at their jobs than they are right now. These are skilled specialists who have outgrown the model. The game must evolve with the players.
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We'd be screwed with Sturgis.
 
I like this option more than any other change I've heard. More 2pt conversions and a bit more intrigue on the PAT
 
It takes away the ability to fake it and go for two...bad rule...
 
Just make touchdowns 7 points or keep it as is if you go for 2 (6 for the TD and 2 more if u convert - 8 total)
 
I like the idea of having the guy who scored the touchdown kick the PAT. Fat guys drop kicking footballs. Hell yeah.
 
The extra point kick should always be higher percentage than the 2 point conversion so I would move the kick back to where its good about 90% and move the 2 point conversion back to where its good about 40%. But yeah, something needs to be done for sure.
 
Can you imagine if some big ol nose tackle scored a touchdown....go on fatty kick the extra point now. lololol
 
Moving the ball out is fine, but not at the expense of the 2 point conversion. The 25 yard line is too far imo.
 
That's a bit of a jump...no talk about 10 yard line?
 
Just make field goals worth 7 points and Td's 21 points.
I really see no need to make any changes.
 
Part of me feels, "If it aint broke, don't fix it," but this would add a little something to the game. If you miss the 43 yard extra point than you better be able to make a two pointer after the next TD. I think Sturgis will be ok.....he had a groin injury for a good deal of the season.
 
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