There was a reason why Ravens coach John Harbaugh offered little more than a shrug at March’s owners meetings when he was asked about the proposal to move extra points back to the 15-yard line.
The Ravens have the utmost confidence in their kicker, Justin Tucker, who has made field goals inside 40 yards look like little more than chip shots during his three years in the NFL. Tucker is 59-for-60 in his career on field goals under 40 yards. The lone exception was a 37-yarder that he hooked wide left during the 2013 season.
That’s why when news broke Tuesday that the rule proposal had passed and extra points will now be the equivalent of 33-yard field goals, my immediate reaction was that it wouldn’t change a thing in terms of how the Ravens approach the point after.