Koetter sees logic in going for 2, but 'scared' to commit for full season
With a rule change making extra-point attempts less than automatic, NFL teams are weighing the possibility of going for two on a regular basis.
Converting on anything more than 50 percent of two-point tries would, of course, surpass the point total attainable on the same amount of one-point kicks.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter understands the potential value in that respect - as several coaches and players have outlined of late - but that doesn't mean he's willing to take the chance of being wrong.
“We’ve studied it, and mathematically, it does make sense,” Koetter said on WDAE-AM 620, according to JoeBucsFan.com.
"The hard thing is, you know, it’s like 48 percent. Say we go out there that first game, and we score three touchdowns and we don't make any two pointers and we lose 21-18. Who's going to get killed? You're going to be on 620 (radio) and you're going to be dog-cussin’ me the whole time."
Koetter went to on cite the fact that there isn't an example of a team having success going for two throughout an entire season. Even if the year-long average checks in somewhere around 50 percent, the first-year head coach is concerned about the possibility of a game in which his team came up short on several occasions.
"To commit to it for a whole year, no, I would be scared to do it," he added.
Given Koetter's resistance, Tampa Bay can be expected to stick to the traditional approach to adding points after touchdowns.
The team will thus rely heavily upon contributions from second-round kicker Roberto Aguayo, who earned the nickname "Mr. Perfect" during his college career at Florida State.
- With h/t to CBS Sports