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Prater - NFL Record 64 yard FG (1 Viewer)

When will sites start offering scoring settings for 60+ yard FGs? Seems like it's worth an extra point to me. I don't see that around too often.

 
Do any sites do decimal for field goals? I want to switch next year to 3.1 for a 31 yd fg, 5.4 pts for a 54 yarder etc. dunno why nobody does this

 
Do any sites do decimal for field goals? I want to switch next year to 3.1 for a 31 yd fg, 5.4 pts for a 54 yarder etc. dunno why nobody does this
IDK who does this, but I like the concept. My league does something sorta/kinda similar lol. Goes 3pts for a made FG. Then a bonus 1-4 points based on distance ranges of 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+. Don't see that 7 pointer that often lol, but days like today remind me of why I have that seemingly ridonkulous range on there.

 
Do any sites do decimal for field goals? I want to switch next year to 3.1 for a 31 yd fg, 5.4 pts for a 54 yarder etc. dunno why nobody does this
IDK who does this, but I like the concept. My league does something sorta/kinda similar lol. Goes 3pts for a made FG. Then a bonus 1-4 points based on distance ranges of 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+. Don't see that 7 pointer that often lol, but days like today remind me of why I have that seemingly ridonkulous range on there.
My league also gives bonus points for long FGs, 3 for anything under 50 yards, 4 for 50-59 yards, and 5 for 60+ yards.

Missed FGs 49-30 yards yards are -2. Missed FGs under 30 yards -3 points. Missed extra point -2 points.

Full disclosure, I own Prater and sad to say but with AP out and Russell Wilson having a sub-par game, Matt is my high point scorer today.

 
That kick was worth 18 points in one of my leagues. The scoring system is a joke, I btched about it for years to no avail. We've had kickers finish top 10 in scoring for the year :lmao:

 
That kick was worth 18 points in one of my leagues. The scoring system is a joke, I btched about it for years to no avail. We've had kickers finish top 10 in scoring for the year :lmao:
That is a jacked-up scoring system.

I like bonus points but the point system has to be reasonable.

 
When will sites start offering scoring settings for 60+ yard FGs? Seems like it's worth an extra point to me. I don't see that around too often.
Sometime prior to 2002. Can't say for sure as I didn't start using MFL until then.

 
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Why didn't that Tennessee defender try to jump up and block it from going over the crossbar? I know they were looking for a return but maybe they could've put a taller player with hops. Looked like it barely got over...

 
Why didn't that Tennessee defender try to jump up and block it from going over the crossbar? I know they were looking for a return but maybe they could've put a taller player with hops. Looked like it barely got over...
Illegal.

Edit to add: It's a Palpably Unfair Act with the likely result that the ref would award the kicking team 3 points.

Edited again to add: And the player would be ejected from the game.

 
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Do any sites do decimal for field goals? I want to switch next year to 3.1 for a 31 yd fg, 5.4 pts for a 54 yarder etc. dunno why nobody does this
MFL does, and that's my main league's scoring system for FGs above 30 yards. Prater's FG worth 6.4.

 
Why didn't that Tennessee defender try to jump up and block it from going over the crossbar? I know they were looking for a return but maybe they could've put a taller player with hops. Looked like it barely got over...
Illegal.

Edit to add: It's a Palpably Unfair Act with the likely result that the ref would award the kicking team 3 points.

Edited again to add: And the player would be ejected from the game.
Photo of the last legal FG goaltend - in 1962

 
Why didn't that Tennessee defender try to jump up and block it from going over the crossbar? I know they were looking for a return but maybe they could've put a taller player with hops. Looked like it barely got over...
Illegal.

Edit to add: It's a Palpably Unfair Act with the likely result that the ref would award the kicking team 3 points.

Edited again to add: And the player would be ejected from the game.
Rule 12 Player Conduct

Section 3 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

GOAL TENDING

(s) Goal-tending by a defensive player leaping up to deflect a kick as it passes above the crossbar of a

goalpost is prohibited. The Referee could award three points for a palpably unfair act (12-3-3)

 
Why didn't that Tennessee defender try to jump up and block it from going over the crossbar? I know they were looking for a return but maybe they could've put a taller player with hops. Looked like it barely got over...
Illegal.

Edit to add: It's a Palpably Unfair Act with the likely result that the ref would award the kicking team 3 points.

Edited again to add: And the player would be ejected from the game.
Rule 12 Player Conduct

Section 3 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

GOAL TENDING

(s) Goal-tending by a defensive player leaping up to deflect a kick as it passes above the crossbar of a

goalpost is prohibited. The Referee could award three points for a palpably unfair act (12-3-3)
I was going to say it seems silly to say blocking a kick near the goal post is different than blocking it at the LoS, but if you call it "goal-tending", I'm oddly ok with it being illegal.

 
That kick was worth 18 points in one of my leagues. The scoring system is a joke, I btched about it for years to no avail. We've had kickers finish top 10 in scoring for the year :lmao:
^^^This guy's league for GOAT scoring system. LOL.
You have to keep in mind that it's 2 ppr and has some ridiculous bonuses for yardage where high scores have been over 300 points in a week. Believe it or not it is a very competitive league. Besides the ridiculous kicker scoring it's really not much different from your typical league with the exception of the scoring being higher. The kicker bs has po'd me from day one.

 
:oldunsure: St. Louis Bob's FFA league has kicks >50 = 50 points. Kickers went a lot earlier than normal in that league

 
Why didn't that Tennessee defender try to jump up and block it from going over the crossbar? I know they were looking for a return but maybe they could've put a taller player with hops. Looked like it barely got over...
Illegal.

Edit to add: It's a Palpably Unfair Act with the likely result that the ref would award the kicking team 3 points.

Edited again to add: And the player would be ejected from the game.
Rule 12 Player Conduct

Section 3 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

GOAL TENDING

(s) Goal-tending by a defensive player leaping up to deflect a kick as it passes above the crossbar of a

goalpost is prohibited. The Referee could award three points for a palpably unfair act (12-3-3)
I was going to say it seems silly to say blocking a kick near the goal post is different than blocking it at the LoS, but if you call it "goal-tending", I'm oddly ok with it being illegal.
It used to be legal - I posted a photo of the play that caused the NFL to implement the rule change.

 
When will sites start offering scoring settings for 60+ yard FGs? Seems like it's worth an extra point to me. I don't see that around too often.
Myfantasyleague.com

rtsports.com

Not sure if you can do it Yahoo... Actually not that uncommon.

FPC scores it 3 pts for FG 0-30 yds, then 0.1 pt for each yard past 30. So a 35 yd kick is 3.5, or Prater's as MOP posted is 6.4.

 
Didn't Dempsey also have a steel plate in his foot?
I didn't realize this until reading about it today, but it looks like there was a 'Tom Dempsey Rule' rule put in place in 1977.

"In 1977, the NFL introduced the Tom Dempsey Rule, stating that shoes worn by kickers with artificial limbs on their kicking legs must have a kicking surface that resembles a normal kicking shoe. In other words, kickers cannot wear modified shoes on their kicking feet if they have an artificial limb."

 
Why didn't that Tennessee defender try to jump up and block it from going over the crossbar? I know they were looking for a return but maybe they could've put a taller player with hops. Looked like it barely got over...
Illegal.

Edit to add: It's a Palpably Unfair Act with the likely result that the ref would award the kicking team 3 points.

Edited again to add: And the player would be ejected from the game.
Photo of the last legal FG goaltend - in 1962
I do not understand your statement because 1962 was not the last year that players could goal tend. It was allowed in 1969 for sure and maybe into the early 1970s. Maybe you meant Owens in 1962 was the last guy to successfully block a field goal in that manner?

 
Why didn't that Tennessee defender try to jump up and block it from going over the crossbar? I know they were looking for a return but maybe they could've put a taller player with hops. Looked like it barely got over...
Illegal.

Edit to add: It's a Palpably Unfair Act with the likely result that the ref would award the kicking team 3 points.

Edited again to add: And the player would be ejected from the game.
Rule 12 Player Conduct

Section 3 Unsportsmanlike Conduct

GOAL TENDING

(s) Goal-tending by a defensive player leaping up to deflect a kick as it passes above the crossbar of a

goalpost is prohibited. The Referee could award three points for a palpably unfair act (12-3-3)
Stupid rule...

If you attempt a FG from so far away it barely has a chance to pass over the crossbar, why the hell shouldn't the defense be able to block it at the crossbar? I can't fathom what's so "palpably unfair" about that.

 
I agree it's a stupid rule. Kick it higher/farther if you don't want it defended at the crossbar.

Heck maybe "goaltending" a kick should score points for the defense. That'd be a cool wrinkle, like the fair catch free kick. And the beauty is, you could have both on the same play.

 
I guess the reason that you can't block the field goal attempt at the crossbar, is similar to basketball, you can try and block the shot, but once it gets to the rim, you can't goaltend.

 
Mr. Retukes said:
TheNext0 said:
When will sites start offering scoring settings for 60+ yard FGs? Seems like it's worth an extra point to me. I don't see that around too often.
That was worth 19 points in my league. (5 points for 50 yards + 1 point per yard past 50).
I'm jealous, he still got me 17 pts on the day though.

 
TheNext0 said:
When will sites start offering scoring settings for 60+ yard FGs? Seems like it's worth an extra point to me. I don't see that around too often.
yeah, but that's pretty terrible scoring, I think.

why should a random situational fg at the end of a half be worth a td just because a team happens to find itself in that particular situation?

all it does is add more of a random slot machine / lotto element, which is fine if that's what you're going for, but I'd rather weed that stuff out than add more in.

 

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