Going for 2

Falcon30 · Post by **Falcon30** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:14 pm

Why in the world would any coach go for 2 before the second half of the 4th quarter?

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:26 pm

Umm...I could probably list at least five circumstantial reasons for you if I felt like thinking at the moment.

May I ask what prompted you to ask this question? Perhaps I missed something, but this just seems like a pretty random inquiry.

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:20 am

Falcon30 wrote:Why in the world would any coach go for 2 before the second half of the 4th quarter?

His only TD puts his team up by four with a minute gone in the fourth. Unlikely they wil score in the rest of the fourth quarter. One point does them no good- FG by the other team won't catch them, TD by the other team puts them ahead anyway. Go for two.

Coaches have a card that lists potential situations and whether to go for two.

Falcon30 · Post by **Falcon30** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:20 am

The NFL yesterday was the clincher...I have been upset at the supposed idiotic "card" that all coaches have for years, but the Missouri - Kansas game really hacked me off.

Coaches never think about the fact that they might have to protect a lead. Would you rather have a 3 point lead than a 2 pointer? 4 rather than 3?

When you go early, it's stupid.

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:54 am

If you actually have to carry around a card telling yourself when to go for two, and cannot figured it out in 5 seconds in your head, should you really be calling the shots anyway?

Lord_Byron · Post by **Lord_Byron** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:59 am

I read something a while ago that since the NFL PAT kick rate was somewhere around 98%, that the NFL should consider eliminating the one-point conversion and make going for two required.

How significantly would that change the game? Does it make the NFL more of a crapshoot than today or less so?

Was it the USFL or WFL that allowed seven points for a touchdown with a one-point conversion with no kicking?

If the NFL had a pair, they'd implement a change for preseason games to give it a test.

NWLB · Post by **NWLB** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:22 am

Never mind the elimination of the 1 point. Make the Drop Kick worth 3 in PAT. Make FGs made in excess of 50 yards worth 4.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:28 am

In the NFL I would be in favor of making the XP automatic if they want it. Or they can give up the free point in favor of a 2 point conversion attempt. Basically just eliminate the stupid kicking. I think there have been 2 or 3 XP missed in the entire NFL all season long...I think 1 was blocked, and 1 the kicker fell on bad turf.

It would speed up the game a touch, and really not effect the game much more than a couple points a year throughout the NFL.

In college I would prefer to keep the XP as is though...it's still a crapshoot at the college level whether or not you've got a kicker that can consistently hit them.

MajorFalcon92 · Post by **MajorFalcon92** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:05 pm

hammb wrote:In the NFL I would be in favor of making the XP automatic if they want it. Or they can give up the free point in favor of a 2 point conversion attempt. Basically just eliminate the stupid kicking. I think there have been 2 or 3 XP missed in the entire NFL all season long...I think 1 was blocked, and 1 the kicker fell on bad turf.

It would speed up the game a touch, and really not effect the game much more than a couple points a year throughout the NFL.

In college I would prefer to keep the XP as is though...it's still a crapshoot at the college level whether or not you've got a kicker that can consistently hit them.

It wouldn't speed up the game, just allow for another commerical to be run.

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