How about if you go out of bounds, the ball gets turned over to the other team? H’mmm, perhaps they could have a designated hitter instead of a kicker. For the extra point a guy is given a baseball bat and has to hit the ball into the end zone?
My bottom line. Football scoring isn’t broken, thus no need to “fix it.” Of course the criminals will always try to bribe someone in order to fix the game.
Profesional football has mastered the kicking game far an away from High School and college. Therefore, the kicking game should be more at a higher level.
1. The PAT is from 20 yards.
2. One point if on kick off no run back.
3. 2 point conversion stays the same.
4. Receiving team is ten yards further back giving the onside kick a better chance.
Regular scoring isn’t broken, the extra point is. The failure rate is under 1%, it’s simply boring. I don’t like the automatic 7 thing though, if they want to adjust it either make it always a 2 point conversion, or move the kick back to the 20 or 25. I lean more towards always 2 points, the success rate on that is around 50% so over the haul the scoring would be about the same but GETTING the score would be more exciting.
My bottom line. Football scoring isn’t broken, thus no need to “fix it.
...actually, field goal scoring needs to be fixed...for a team with a line of scrimmage inside the 15, a FG should count for four points, LOS from 15-23, three points, LOS from 24-33, two, and LOS 34 and beyond, only one...that would really shake things up, and not fundamentally change the game...