09-25-2015, 03:30 PM
(09-25-2015, 02:04 PM)Tankvet Wrote: Forgive my ignorance of the new rule but I have a question. Can you still line up looking like you're going for the PAT but fake it and go for 2 or is the line of scrimmage different?
Yes.
But the line of scrimmage is placed at the 15 yard line. I see what you're saying though. The element of surprise would add something... but the extra distance would lessen the effectiveness.
http://archive.advancedfootballanalytics.com/2012/11/to-fake-or-not-to-fake-fourth-down.html
According to this guy's analysis you'd be around 20%.
(Similar to GreenCorn's chart above)
To each his own... unless you belong to a political party...