Goodell still needs to go. Moving the extra point back was idiotic, and will render any records previously held by place kickers worthless. Personally, I hate the direction the league is going in. It needs to be more about football, and less about commentary, music performances, and fantasy stuff. I miss the old days when you could celebrate a bone crushing hit, instead of waiting for the flag to come out.
I agree Goodell is a joke, but unfortunately he's not going anywhere as long as the owners are making money. And whoever takes his place won't be able to do much about the ticky tack penalties, especially now w/that concussion movie in the theatres. One of the few things that scare the NFL are lawsuits, so don't blame the league, blame the lawyers.
I don't mind moving the extra point back. I really don't even notice much difference. And seriously does anyone really care about records held by place-kickers? For that matter does anyone care about place-kickers at all other than when your need needs a game winning field goal?
What I'd like to see is moving the kickoff's back to the 30 yard line. IMHO a long kickoff return is one of the most exciting plays in the NFL, and now's it's been all but eliminated especially early in the year when the weather is warmer, and the ball carries more.
And also get rid of the games in London. It's a huge hassle for the players and coaches, NFL football is America's game, the rest of the world doesn't care about it, or understand it, the games come on too early in the morning in the States, and the people in Britian only see crap teams anyway (like the Jags, Dolphins, Rams, Browns, Lions, etc.). The NFL owners and the networks aren't going to let the marquee, exciting matchups(like Pats-Broncos, Seahawks-Cardinals, Ravens-Steelers, Packers-Vikings) be played overseas so the British fans don't even the see the best NFL product.
You want to broaden the game, fine, try Mexico or Canada. Keep it in this continent. When the games over the players are sore, and exhausted, and the last thing they want is to spend an entire day couped up in a plane flying across the Atlantic.
