Rule Change: Kicker Scoring
Kicker scoring seemed a popular subject this offseason with proposals to make it harder to get the 4 pts FG (moving the threshold from 40 to 45 or 50 yards) or making 50+ worth 5 pts.
Various schemes for penalizing kickers for misses were also discussed. Everything from sliding scales based on distance to including PAT misses were discussed.
In the end the committee approved a proposal to subtract 1 pt for every missed field goal of less the 40 yards.
This is expected to result in very little gross scoring changes but may have a couple point affect in specific games. The game rationale is that the missed FG most likely resulted in better field position for the non-FG-attempting team in addition to failing to score the 3 pts for the FG. 40+ yard FGs were exempted because they would have had a larger affect and we did not think it fair to penalize kickers for missing those kicks.
Various schemes for penalizing kickers for misses were also discussed. Everything from sliding scales based on distance to including PAT misses were discussed.
In the end the committee approved a proposal to subtract 1 pt for every missed field goal of less the 40 yards.
This is expected to result in very little gross scoring changes but may have a couple point affect in specific games. The game rationale is that the missed FG most likely resulted in better field position for the non-FG-attempting team in addition to failing to score the 3 pts for the FG. 40+ yard FGs were exempted because they would have had a larger affect and we did not think it fair to penalize kickers for missing those kicks.
Labels: 2008 Rules
2 Comments:
SO did the thresh hold move, or is it still 40?
No, the 4 pt threshold remains at 40. To clarify, the only change to kicker scoring is that we will now penalize the kicker 1 pt for each missed FG less then 40 yards.
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