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Vinatieri spoke out for the fraternity of NFL kickers, insisting they shouldn't be penalized for making the game look so easy.

Last season, NFL kickers converted 99.6% of PAT attempts — five misses in 1,267 attempts — prompting the discussion to make the kicks more difficult.

"This just seems like a proposal by a couple of people trying to pound their chest a little saying, 'Let's change it up because kickers are too good,' " says Vinatieri, who last season was 35-for-40 on field goals, including 4-for-6 on attempts from beyond 50 yards.

"They're trying to downgrade our value versus continuing to put an emphasis on kicking. They're trying to minimize the importance of kickers. I'm a traditionalist. If it's not broke, don't fix it," Vinatieri said.

Author:	Jaw Breaker [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:29 pm ]
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf ... y/6041539/ Adam Vinatieri, Jay Feely not fans of longer extra point proposal Quote: Vinatieri spoke out for the fraternity of NFL kickers, insisting they shouldn't be penalized for making the game look so easy. Last season, NFL kickers converted 99.6% of PAT attempts — five misses in 1,267 attempts — prompting the discussion to make the kicks more difficult. "This just seems like a proposal by a couple of people trying to pound their chest a little saying, 'Let's change it up because kickers are too good,' " says Vinatieri, who last season was 35-for-40 on field goals, including 4-for-6 on attempts from beyond 50 yards. "They're trying to downgrade our value versus continuing to put an emphasis on kicking. They're trying to minimize the importance of kickers. I'm a traditionalist. If it's not broke, don't fix it," Vinatieri said. It's the exact opposite! They should be rooting for this proposal instead of the one where the extra point would be automatically given. Making the PAT longer increases the value of a good kicker.

Author:	bigfan [ Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:30 pm ]
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Author:	newper [ Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:56 am ]
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I know everyone says that kickers are getting better, and that seems to be very likely to be true, but I'd love to see a similar chart where they remove domed stadiums from the results. The wind has to be a major factor, and domed stadiums definitely weren't the big thing in 1970.

Author:	a retard [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:10 am ]
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bigfan wrote: From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_zone#History Quote: The National Football League moved the goal posts up to the goal line again in 1932, then back again to the end line in 1974. Explains the mid 70s dip in 50+?

Author:	Jaw Breaker [ Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:41 am ]
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a retard wrote: bigfan wrote: From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_zone#History Quote: The National Football League moved the goal posts up to the goal line again in 1932, then back again to the end line in 1974. Explains the mid 70s dip in 50+? Even more noticeable is the dip in extra point accuracy in 1974.

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Author:	Big Chicagoan [ Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:52 pm ]
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XP's moved back to the 38 for the preseason to check how it works. Could be implemented for the season.

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