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Originally Posted by octothorp
While you're not the first person to say that, it's the weakest take on the CFL there is. A field goal situation in the CFL results in more outcomes, making it a tactically much richer decision for both the kicking and receiving team. A rule that increases tactical complexity and benefits both good pre-play decision-making and on-the-field, reactionary decision-making, is a good rule. I've got zero clue why anyone would prefer the super-simplistic kicking game of the NFL.
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It rewards failure, miss a last minute field goal in a tied game, no worries just blast it out the back, or tackle the return man before he gets out of the EZ.