Why should the ball be dead when the ball contacts the goalpost on a fieldgoal try? Seems to me it would be more exciting to see a scramble for a deflected ball if the ball would remain live!
On a pass, if the ball goes through the uprights the offence would have the choice of 3 points or the result of the play.
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So many are screeching about rewarding failure by the rougeā¦it adds excitement. So how would these guys feel if a missed FG clanked the post and was recovered by the kicker for a TD? Ultimate reward for failure!!!
Just curious how does a missed FG that sails wide into a net create excitement?
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If the ball sailed into Annette
Iād call that a Mickey Mouse play
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You never know , it could hit Marcia and ruin her big date .
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You, old
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Iāve always wondered why there arenāt cameras in the goal posts. They would give a great view of plays around the ten yard line
Because on a windy day, you would get seasick in your living roomā¦
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Thatās why God invented the director and switcher, you donāt ātakeā bad shots.
Andā¦it looks like thatās a wrap.
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There are so many problems with this I barely know where to begin.
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It would be extremely unsafe for all players to dogpile where the ball eventually lands. Most football leagues are working towards safer ST plays, not more dangerous ones
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The receiver would have no forward momentum. I can also guarantee that unlike a kickoff or punt where they often run forward to catch the ball, they will instead be wildly trying to guess where a rebound could end up. It would be less than exciting on the potential explosive play scale
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since coaches always try to game the system, I would hate to see an intentional missed FG to be retrieved by the offense for a TD. Thatās a worse reward for failure than the rouge. Same as what sackatz said above
You know what would be more fun? Turn the uprights into the blowup wavy guys at the car dealerships. Iām sure the kickers would love it!
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Such a change would be a throwback to rugby with no good purpose.
Basically the ball remains in live play after bouncing off the goal assembly though not through it, and then no points are scored in rugby irrespective of whether it is returned out of the goal area.
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The goal posts should spin and have a net.
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because the rules are as such, the goal post is considered dirt, the playing field. so like when a ball hits the ground on a pass, itās an incomplete passā¦ or when a player with the ball is tackled, hits the ground. heās down. referees are also dirt. ball hits the referee on a pass or kick, itās a dead ball.
thatās just the way the rules go.
your idea is ridiculous.
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I see a LOT of potential in your āhitting the uprightsā proposal @EZ_Football. Just a few suggestions:
Instead of āHitting the Uprightsā we could call it the āDoinkā and the CFL could start keeping āDoinkage Statsā. In addition a new set of rules will be written by our most brilliant minds to cover all of the āDoink Possibilitiesā that could possibly occur.
For example:
For kicking a single āDoinkā the kicker will be allowed to slink away from the field in shame but ultimately keep his job if he agrees to put a dollar into the team āDoink Jarā.
For kicking a āDouble Doinkā the kicker will be doused in Gator Aid and carried from the field on the shoulders of his team as a hero. At half time heāll be given his choice of 40 virgins or a lawn tractor.
For kicking a āTriple Doinkā the kicker will ascend to Asgard to wield the Mighty Majolner while Thor will take his place here on earth and fart lightning bolts out of his butt at opposing teams.
Those are just SOME of the rough but exciting proposals that popped into my head after I decided to stop sniffing glue today.
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Tractor or 40 virgins, tough choice.
What color is the said tractor?
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hey ez, how many points should they get when the punter hits the centre hung videoboard?
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Green, the tractor is painted green.
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Well then that settles it, the Green tractor fer sure 
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