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BILL POLIAN: ‘OBVIOUS’ PATRIOTS PUSHED FOR NEW EXTRA-POINT RULE BECAUSE IT WOULD BENEFIT THEM
05.20.15 at 9:20 pm ET
By Christopher Price
Former Indy GM Bill Polian took some shots at the Patriots earlier this week. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Former Colts general manager Bill Polian,who pushed for a series of very specific changes to the pass interference rules as part of the competition committee after his Indy team was humiliated in the playoffs a decade ago, said Tuesday that it was “obvious” the Patriots proposed the changes in the extra-point rules for their own benefit.
Speaking with Sirius/XM Radio, Polian said the reason New England advocated pushing the PATs back to the 15-yard line was because it would give teams in “northern climates” an advantage late in the season.
“This was, in a different form, proposed by the New England Patriots. The reason they proposed it is obvious,” he said. “In January and December, and even in late November, in northern climats (like) Foxboro, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Pittsburgh — well documented, of course, in Pittsburgh at the open end of the stadium, how difficult it is to kick field goals. The team from the northern climes that plays and practices in the harsher weather — the old Meadowlands being a prime example of that — has a decided advantage. And they wouldn’t have proposed it if (the Patriots) didn’t think it would help them.”
Polian isn’t a fan of the new rules.
“This is emphasizing the kicking game at the most critical part, when really, the longstanding philosophy has been to de-emphasize the kicking game whenever possible,” said Polian, who currently works as an analyst for ESPN. “We want touchdowns rather than field goals.
“Somehow or other, as a traditionalist, as a guy who learned the game at the feet of Paul Brown, Jim Finks andDon Shula, I have a hard time getting my arms around this,” he added. “I worry about an AFC or NFC championship being decided on a missed field goal or a missed extra point from 32 yards in snow, on ice, in January. I think that’s a miscarriage of justice, if you will. I would’ve much preferred to see it stay where it was, because I didn’t see anything wrong with it.”
05.20.15 at 9:20 pm ET
By Christopher Price
Former Indy GM Bill Polian took some shots at the Patriots earlier this week. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Former Colts general manager Bill Polian,who pushed for a series of very specific changes to the pass interference rules as part of the competition committee after his Indy team was humiliated in the playoffs a decade ago, said Tuesday that it was “obvious” the Patriots proposed the changes in the extra-point rules for their own benefit.
Speaking with Sirius/XM Radio, Polian said the reason New England advocated pushing the PATs back to the 15-yard line was because it would give teams in “northern climates” an advantage late in the season.
“This was, in a different form, proposed by the New England Patriots. The reason they proposed it is obvious,” he said. “In January and December, and even in late November, in northern climats (like) Foxboro, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Pittsburgh — well documented, of course, in Pittsburgh at the open end of the stadium, how difficult it is to kick field goals. The team from the northern climes that plays and practices in the harsher weather — the old Meadowlands being a prime example of that — has a decided advantage. And they wouldn’t have proposed it if (the Patriots) didn’t think it would help them.”
Polian isn’t a fan of the new rules.
“This is emphasizing the kicking game at the most critical part, when really, the longstanding philosophy has been to de-emphasize the kicking game whenever possible,” said Polian, who currently works as an analyst for ESPN. “We want touchdowns rather than field goals.
“Somehow or other, as a traditionalist, as a guy who learned the game at the feet of Paul Brown, Jim Finks andDon Shula, I have a hard time getting my arms around this,” he added. “I worry about an AFC or NFC championship being decided on a missed field goal or a missed extra point from 32 yards in snow, on ice, in January. I think that’s a miscarriage of justice, if you will. I would’ve much preferred to see it stay where it was, because I didn’t see anything wrong with it.”
