Roger Goddell has been talking about getting rid of the extra point (or point after touchdown for you traditionalists).  He said a touchdown is worth seven points and you can go for two for eight points.  If you fail the two point conversion, you only get six points.

Are there better ways to make the PAT exciting?  Why not narrow the uprights or make them kick from the 30?  What would you do, if anything, to change the extra point and make it more fun?

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.