http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf ... y/6041539/Adam Vinatieri, Jay Feely not fans of longer extra point proposalQuote:
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.
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