Personally, I think I agree with getting rid of the PAT. It's pretty much automatic, especially at the NFL level, and all it does is serve to lengthen a game (even if only by a minute or two.)
With how many touchdowns happen in an average game (think of a game where the final score is 28-21), you can have between 5 and 8 touchdowns. In the example given, that's 7. Save a minute or two for each one, and you shave 7-14 minutes off the game.
Not only does it shorten the game, but it shortens the wait for the opposing team offensively. If a team scores a TD, the other team will be right back on the field a full minute to two minutes sooner, while they are possibly warmer than they would have been in a game where the PAT was allowed.
However, if the PAT absolutely had to remain, I'd probably force the team's to move back, to maybe the 25-30 yard line. Force a 40 or so yard field goal. Those are still common, just not automatic. But I prefer getting rid of the PAT altogether.
Personally, I think I agree with getting rid of the PAT. It's pretty much automatic, especially at the NFL level, and all it does is serve to lengthen a game (even if only by a minute or two.)
With how many touchdowns happen in an average game (think of a game where the final score is 28-21), you can have between 5 and 8 touchdowns. In the example given, that's 7. Save a minute or two for each one, and you shave 7-14 minutes off the game.
Not only does it shorten the game, but it shortens the wait for the opposing team offensively. If a team scores a TD, the other team will be right back on the field a full minute to two minutes sooner, while they are possibly warmer than they would have been in a game where the PAT was allowed.
However, if the PAT absolutely had to remain, I'd probably force the team's to move back, to maybe the 25-30 yard line. Force a 40 or so yard field goal. Those are still common, just not automatic. But I prefer getting rid of the PAT altogether.