Field Goal Rules
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I believe by definition the ball must travel over the crossbar and between the uprights. The uprights are considered to have unlimited length for this purpose. If the ball travels directly over the upright it would not be between the uprights and therefore not good.
They should have given it to him anyway for kicking it clear over the uprights from that distance. :notworthy:
Exactly. If the uprights were extended to the height the ball crossed over the upright, it would then hit off of it, and then likely bounce off for a no good field goal.
We cannot be sure of this, as footballs tend to bounce in strange ways. Therefore, a bar should be added across the top of the goal posts, thus making a rectangle. If the ball doesn't go through the rectangle, the FG/PAT is no good. This should make shorter kicks more interesting as well, and less of a "chip shot"...
I don't like your idea. This would create a difficult proposition as short kicks would really be a balance between getting the ball under the upright and high enough so it doesn't get blocked. A team should get rewarded with an easier scoring opportunity when they are closer to the goal. With this drastic change a mid range kick (35 yarder?) might be easier than a short kick (25 yarder?).
If it is felt something should be done, I would rather see the uprights lengthened to reduce the chances of overkicking the uprights.
Precisely. Short FG's and extra points (unless you happen to be ISU) have become too mundane and boring. Change is required.
Should goal-line defenses be banned because they appear to make it harder to score when the offense is close to the goal than a regular defensive alignment would make it?
No, because it is still easier to get one yard for a TD from the one, than it is to get 10 yards from the 10 or 35 yards from the 35. That one yard is harder but the TD is easier.
Are you also asking for the basket in basketball to be made smaller and raised to 15 feet because baskets have become too mundane? When the game was invented and in the early days of play baskets were scored on very few possessions. Now they are scored on roughly half of all shots.
I disagree that change is required. But, I have disagreed with some of the proposed changes before and some of them have happened. I doubt this one will, though. You could watch arena football, though. Those FG's and extra points are pretty challenging.:wink:
How about an additional point if you kick it from between the numbers and sideline?
Excellent point...change the rules to require PAT kick attempts to be of the drop-kick variety. That should liven that play up a little bit...
Last I checked it was. We had a guy in our JV squad in high school whose grandpa taught him to drop kick. Our coach told him that if we ever got way ahead in a game that he would let him try it in a game but he never did. The kid never went on to play varsity.
I'd go for that. Think of the scrambling on teams trying to teach someone (or recruit someone) to drop kick! :biglaugh:
2-15-5-b
A free kick after a safety may be a punt, drop kick or place kick.
2-15-6
A kickoff...must be a place kick or a drop kick.
2-15-9
A field goal attempt...may be a place kick or drop kick.
8-4-1-a
A field goal shall be scored...if a drop kick or place kick passes over the crossbar....
wait so it counts as a field goal now? It used to be worth only 2 points I thought.
I have actually thought about this being a good idea at least in the NBA...but I hate the NBA