Stampede Blue · May 20, 2015
Pat McAfee on extra point changes: "If you have a good kicker, it's really going to show"
The NFL today moved the extra point back to the 15-yard line to make it a 33-yard attempt, and as Colts punter Pat McAfee said, "if you have a good kicker, it's really going to show." Thankfully, the Colts have a great one in Adam Vinatieri.
Earlier today, the NFL owners voted to approve changes to the league's extra point rules, moving the PAT back to the 15-yard line, making it a 33-yard kick.
Of course, over the past ten seasons, kickers have had a 93-94% success rate on 33-yard field goals, so the extra point should still be close to a lock, but it's far less so than it was. But what this does is place more emphasis on a good kicker, something that Colts punter Pat McAfee noted as well.
