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It\u2019s time to “fix the kick” in the NFL.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

With the Chief\u2019s Harrison Butker\u2019s<\/a> 69-yard field goal in the pre-season, it was demonstrated yet again that today\u2019s kickers are better than ever.\u00a0 Year after year they kick it higher, further, and straighter.\u00a0 Usually, the placekicker is the leading scorer on the team, but nobody cares because the kicking game has become boring\u00a0and predictable. The NFL failed to make it more interesting when they moved back extra points and changed kickoffs. Here are four ways to boot it up a big notch:<\/p>\n

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Make it a rectangle that challenges the placekicker to “place” it in the uprights, without kicking it too high, where the referee has to make a judgment call about whether the kick was between the posts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

This will make every kick more interesting.\u00a038-yard kicks are too routine.\u00a0 Extra points are so boring it\u2019s time to go get a snack.<\/p>\n

All NFL level kickers can hit 70\u201380-yard field goals in practice.\u00a0 More and more coaches are taking chances that their guy can hit it from more than 50 yards out.<\/p>\n

The primary difference between high school, college, and pro kicking is distance with trajectory.\u00a0 Lining up approximately 7.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, the defense surges so they are usually about 5 yards from the kick coming off the ground.\u00a0 The pros need to get the ball at least 11 feet in the air to avoid it being blocked.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to do, but they all do it with relative ease.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Time to make it more difficult.\u00a0 Let\u2019s change the “field goal” to an actual goal.<\/p>\n

Similar to golf, kickers use their 9-iron on all kicks.\u00a0 They are only challenged to hit it long and straight.\u00a0 Kicking it into the target is much different, more challenging, and will be more exciting to watch.<\/p>\n

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Who\u2019s ready to watch the NFL\u2019s fastest players race each other to start the game? Let\u2019s line up one player from each team on the same goal line.\u00a0 When the referee blows the whistle, the two players sprint to the game ball on the 50-yard line.\u00a0 Whoever recovers the ball gets possession for his team, starting at their own 20-yard line.\u00a0 Should neither team recover the ball in bounds, the home team will take possession at the 50-yard line.<\/p>\n

The scoring team will have the ball at their own 35-yard line.\u00a0They have one play to advance 20 yards and retain possession.\u00a0If not, the defending team takes possession.\u00a0Essentially, this replaces the on-side kick.<\/p>\n

Most teams will opt to punt. The average NFL punt is 46.7 yards. Usually the ball will sail through the air and land roughly at the 20-yard line.\u00a0Just like other live punts, the receiving team can block the kick, call for a fair catch or return it. Suddenly, there is a whole bunch of strategy at play. Because the teams line up on the line of scrimmage, the safety concerns of previous kickoffs aren\u2019t a concern, but live punts are a lot more exciting than the current kickoff system.<\/p>\n

A strong kicker on the team that gets first possession in overtime isn\u2019t good for the game. Instead, use the same rules as the college football<\/a> playoffs and most high schools.\u00a0Each team gets a possession. No coin toss.\u00a0The home team gets to make the decision about what to do on the first possession and, if tied, then they alternate.\u00a0This continues in perpetuity until there is a winner.<\/p>\n

With these four changes, games will become far less predictable, far more fun to watch, and will force teams to use more strategy, skill and speed.<\/p>\n

The NFL should try all three pre-season games next year to see how it goes.<\/p>\n

And while they are at it, here are two more suggestions: start using the bigger, softer, safer helmets and please stop the long halftime lip-syncing concerts. We just want to watch some football, starting with a sprint to midfield to fight for possession of the ball.<\/p>\n

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Jason Chaffetz was a placekicker at BYU and a former Member of Congress.\u00a0 He is now a Fox News Contributor and host of the Jason in the House podcast.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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