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Moving the 3-point line further back would be a better comparison.
I have to side with Glenbino on this one. Every change the NFL makes has been to put more points on the board and reduce the amount of contact. Making FGs harder would only add more 4th down plays and more punts which both mean more contact. I can see them getting rid of kick-offs before cracking down on FGs.
No idea why they would even entertain the idea. They are already on the verge of completely legislating defense out of the game, why would they care if the kickers are tacking on more points. More points = more casual fans (and fantasy football players) which = more $$$. The only way they stop their assault on defense and reverse the offense-friendly trend they've been on forever is if it starts hurting the bottom line. How hard a FG is won't do it. If the numbers of parents not willing to let their kids play football due to the risk of injury (chiefly concussions) increases to the point where the talent pool starts to shrivel up, that will hurt the bottom line. As you can see the league is all over that issue. Their next step might be restricting the hitting zone on a player's body even further to get those knee injuries out of the game that result from defenders going high to avoid head shots. I wouldn't be surprised if they make it so you can only hit a guy from the shoulders down to the thighs. Wait and see what happens to scoring then. If they do anything with kickers it will be getting rid of both kick-offs and PATs.
BTW, not sure who said it, but there were PATs missed last year (6 of them to be exact, 4 so far this year). Still, league success rate has been over 99% for quite a while. Then again, even that's been 97% or better for more than 50 years so who knows if they are seriously considering anything on that front.
I have to side with Glenbino on this one. Every change the NFL makes has been to put more points on the board and reduce the amount of contact. Making FGs harder would only add more 4th down plays and more punts which both mean more contact. I can see them getting rid of kick-offs before cracking down on FGs.
No idea why they would even entertain the idea. They are already on the verge of completely legislating defense out of the game, why would they care if the kickers are tacking on more points. More points = more casual fans (and fantasy football players) which = more $$$. The only way they stop their assault on defense and reverse the offense-friendly trend they've been on forever is if it starts hurting the bottom line. How hard a FG is won't do it. If the numbers of parents not willing to let their kids play football due to the risk of injury (chiefly concussions) increases to the point where the talent pool starts to shrivel up, that will hurt the bottom line. As you can see the league is all over that issue. Their next step might be restricting the hitting zone on a player's body even further to get those knee injuries out of the game that result from defenders going high to avoid head shots. I wouldn't be surprised if they make it so you can only hit a guy from the shoulders down to the thighs. Wait and see what happens to scoring then. If they do anything with kickers it will be getting rid of both kick-offs and PATs.
BTW, not sure who said it, but there were PATs missed last year (6 of them to be exact, 4 so far this year). Still, league success rate has been over 99% for quite a while. Then again, even that's been 97% or better for more than 50 years so who knows if they are seriously considering anything on that front.
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