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Originally Posted by Teach

I’m a big fan of innovation. Many enterprises, over the years, have failed because they have failed to change. Times are constantly changing. Companies that keep up with or get out in front of these changes are usually the ones that succeed, i.e., Amazon talks about using drones.

I believe that the NFL Rules Committee meets in March. They should have a lot on their plate. I’d like to suggest “another course”. The goal-posts. The PAT.
As I understand it, the NFL has experimented this year with the extra-point by pushing the line-of-scrimmage back to the 15-yard line. That means that the kick will likely come from 23-yard line, a 33-yard extra-point. That has resulted in some missed extra points. It’s no longer a virtual “gimme”.

I suggest a further “tinkering”: adjustable goal-posts. As I understand it, the distance between uprights is 18-feet, 6-inches. But, how about narrowing that distance or increasing it? That can be easily accomplished in a matter of seconds with “adjustable” uprights.

For example, an attempted field goal between the goal-line and 15-yard line would see the goal-posts narrowed to say 13 to 15 feet apart. Between the 16-yard line and 30-yard line, the goal-posts would stay as they are. Between the 31-yard line and 40-yard line (the shortest attempt would be a 49-yarder), the goal-posts could be widened to say 20 feet apart. Beyond that, a ball that’s placed on any yard-marker beyond the 40-yard line (an approximately 60-yard kick) would see the goalposts widened to say 23 to 25 feet apart.

Just an innovative thought to add a further “spark” to professional football.

Sounds interesting but what if the goal posts malfunction when they are to be moved? You just know that Bill Bellichick will have someone at the fuse box when his team needs a crucial field goal.

BTW, the extra point was moved back to the 15 yard line in 2015, it's more than a one year experiment.