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The Colts are Pitching a Three Point Conversion Idea to the NFL
By Jim Adair
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Today, the NFL Competition Committee held a conference call to go over rule change proposals that could be discussed at the NFL Annual Meeting. The Patriots, of course, pitched a whole bunch of changes, from abolishing the ban on challenges in the final two minutes, to placing fixed cameras on sidelines and goal lines, and 15-yard PATs (nothing about getting rid of that pesky PSI thing, though). But the single weirdest rule change request came from the Colts:
The Colts are asking for the league to consider an intriguing new scoring system in the preseason. Their proposal calls for a “bonus field goal” that would allow teams to kick an extra point following a successful two-point try. The trick? The tacked-on PAT would come from 50 yards out.
That sounds extraneous, unnecessary, and pointless. Like a rule the XFL would have. Don’t do it. [Editor’s note: Completely disagree. AWESOME. Awesome rule change.]
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.