NFL Rule Change

[SNIPERBBB]

For the game time part...wouldnt it be better just to use the play clock? If the offensive team gets a delay penalty, they lose the PA attempt.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

For the game time part...wouldnt it be better just to use the play clock? If the offensive team gets a delay penalty, they lose the PA attempt.

Until ~30 yrs. ago Canadian football counted the time of a try (convert) toward the period time, although a period was extended to complete one.

I don't see why it would be better for overall game time purposes to count the time of the try than it would to just skip it. The try just came from one of the ways to resume play after the ball became dead behind a goal line.

[bwburke94]

Also, keep in mind that the NCAA rule where conversions can be returned by the defense is now part of the NFL rulebook as well. This also means a one-point safety is more reasonably possible.