Advancing the ball on a time out

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Fundamentally, football is about field position and forward progress. I think basketball's "court position" is less relevant than football's field position.

What I would like to see in football is the 4-point field goal attempt. Attempts where the PLS (Point of Last Scrimmage) is beyond a certain spot would be worth 4 points instead of 3:

• In Canadian football, this could be the 45-yard line
• In American football, this could be the 35-yard line

This would make for exciting endings too. Down by 7, two field goals could tie the game!

And they'd then have to change the NFHS rules cause a long, missed FG that reaches the goal line is merely a touchback.