Lot's of talk about changing the overtime format in the NFL. I have not heard this scenario mentioned.
Why not give each team 2 timeouts, put anywhere from 6-10 mintues on the clock, have a 2 minute warning and play the clock out. This should give each team at least one posession and is most fair for both teams. If it leads to more ties during the regular season, so what. This scenario (similar to the NBA OT) probably makes too much sense for the NFL.
Other scenarios mentioned:
Leave as is...sudden death:
Sounds good but too many games are decided by a coin flip. Yeah "stop the other team" is the answer but should they get a nice kick return and put together a 25 yard drive (helped by a close PI call-free yards) they are in field goal range. Pretty shitty way to lose, allowing 25 yards and not getting the ball, thanks to the coin.
Give each team at least 1 posession.
Isn't that unfair for the team who gets the ball first??? The opposing team has the advantage in knowing what it needs to do when they get the ball.
College format
Probably too gimmicky for the NFL
Give each team the ball at least once in the playoffs:
why change the format for the playoffs only???
Heard last night some NFL guy advocating that each team must get the ball once and the team getting the ball second must go for a 2pt conversion on their TD. Even more gimmicky.
Any thoughts?????
Why not give each team 2 timeouts, put anywhere from 6-10 mintues on the clock, have a 2 minute warning and play the clock out. This should give each team at least one posession and is most fair for both teams. If it leads to more ties during the regular season, so what. This scenario (similar to the NBA OT) probably makes too much sense for the NFL.
Other scenarios mentioned:
Leave as is...sudden death:
Sounds good but too many games are decided by a coin flip. Yeah "stop the other team" is the answer but should they get a nice kick return and put together a 25 yard drive (helped by a close PI call-free yards) they are in field goal range. Pretty shitty way to lose, allowing 25 yards and not getting the ball, thanks to the coin.
Give each team at least 1 posession.
Isn't that unfair for the team who gets the ball first??? The opposing team has the advantage in knowing what it needs to do when they get the ball.
College format
Probably too gimmicky for the NFL
Give each team the ball at least once in the playoffs:
why change the format for the playoffs only???
Heard last night some NFL guy advocating that each team must get the ball once and the team getting the ball second must go for a 2pt conversion on their TD. Even more gimmicky.
Any thoughts?????
