The 1-2-3 rule for extra points

[jwolf]

The official SFL site is reporting that the league saw its first use of the "1-2-3" rule for extra points during the OT win by New Orleans over Fort Lauderdale last week. Basically a team can elect to kick for 1 point after a touchdown, go for 2 points on a run/pass play from the 2 yard line, or run/pass from the 10 yard line for 3 points. Its designed to keep games more competitive, they say. Thoughts?

[coachb]

i like it.............

[jwolf]

According to the official SFL site, Lauderdale going for (and making) their 3 point conversion is what pushed the game into overtime. It is different and takes a little bit getting used to. mainly the odd final scores is what takes getting used to the most....

[coachb]

I think it can make for exciting finishes and a good way of trying to eat into a lead if your behind by a couple of scores

[markmoseley]

I like the 1-2-3 ponit rule & 4 pts for FG over 50 yds
but I like the Canadian Rouge too

[J. Myrle Fuller]

The only problem is that they're lying when they said it was the first time in history. It was used once in the XFL playoffs, too. It's a nice gimmick, but if that's the way you want to make games more exciting, then why not just eliminate the extra point and two-point conversions? Then you could divide the scores by three: touchdowns=2 points, conversions=1, field goals=1, safeties=1 (yes, that's be a slight bump but hey, safeties are pretty rare anyway). It'd make the game a heck of a lot simpler.

[broncofan]

Lying may be extreme. Uninformed may be more accurate.

If you start changing things around too much, people start to say it isn't football. At least not football they can relate to. Sometimes small changes are best.