If a team kicks an XP from the 15 yard line, but is penalized (let's use offensive holding as an example), then do they have the option of the 2 point try from the 2 yard line on the replay after the penalty?
OT - ? On the new NFL extra point rule
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Good question. I would doubt it- penalty and rekick or maybe a 2 pt conversion from the 12?
What the NFL should be doing to make the game more exciting is to eliminate rule, not add additional ones or make things more complicated.
I think the team has the option to switch, but the penalty still gets enforced, backing it off the two.
Common sense would dictate that once a team selects their option they have to stay with that option throughout the duration of that attempt.
Of course, the NFL probably hasn't even thought about the possibility of penalties occurring on an extra point attempt!
OK, then what is the point? I get that litterally this is about overtime scoring, but ultimately the NFL is focused on keeping the game exciting for fans.
I wasn't being critical of your point, which I agree with. I was just making a play on words (if the NFL eliminated the extra point, for example, they would be "missing the point"). The more I think about it, my point was missing the point.
That would make the most sense. Flip the scenario and say the extra point attempt is blocked but the defense was offside. The offensive team should have the option of changing their mind and attempting the two point conversion from the one yard line instead of kicking again from the ten yard line.
Wait, this is just for overtime? I thought it was for the entire game in order to make extrapoints less automatic. I apolgize for thinking your comments didn't make sense; they do now that I have been informed. I was mis-reading all of the things I saw about the rule change.
You may be right, now that I think about it. I heard about this NFL rule change while listening to College Sports Radio on Sirius and they were comparing NFL and College rules, including overtime. Maybe I confused the two. My comments don't change though, either way...
