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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.This is the idea I've always favored. The downside is that offenses (particularly field goal kickers) have gained an advantage over the years, so it still likely won't be 50-50, but it should get to at least 55-45.
One other tweak I've thought about is to only bring the ball out to the 15 for a touchback. I think the offense getting the ball around the 15 is truly about a 50-50 proposition.
You do realize that this rule would give an even greater advantage to the trailing team that is catching up, don't you? Instead of kicking the field goal as time expires, they simply kick the field goal with a few seconds left on the clock and kick off to the other team. Of course, the other team would want to fumble the ball back so that they would get the kickoff in OT, but then the kicking off team wouldn't want to recover it, etc. Talk about making a travesty of a football game...
NO...you have two periods regardless...I would say 5 or 6 minutes...and THAt would give each team a kickoff and the ball...Having ONLY a 7 min Q...is STILL giving the team winning the toss a BIG advantage..Better two 7:30 periods with alternating kickoffs/sides, if after the first they are still tied, go to the second.
I would have 4, 5 or 6 minutes OTs...mini-periods...TWO...and there is a reason the length of time needs to be looked at as well as timeouts...the league does NOT want long long games...so it is QUITE REASONABLE that 2 mini-periods would do the trick...timeouts EXTEND that time...as would 2 minute warnings...so those and the time OF the periods need to be looked at. But I agree 2 of these two kickoffs...I just think anything less than 3 minutes makes it just a two minute offense ONLY...one needs MORE time than that...but not more than double that and then some..BUT I AGREE this is the best approach....as all phases of the game would be in play...The problem is that players give all to play 60 minutes. When tired, injuries happen, so you want to limit the OT, while still insuring each has a possesion.
Two mini-periods with a kickoff to the other team as at half time, guarantees a possesion for both even with the mini-periods. IMHO, the question is how short to make them. I would suggest no more than 2.5 minute mini-periods and a total of 5 minutes of overtime. Call it a tie afterward, except do it again in the Playoffs.
ProFootballTalk.com - NFL HAS LOOKED AND WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OVERTIME RULE
Who didn't see this coming in light of the Colts losing in OT.
I don't care for the overtime rules myself but there's no way they look at the rule if the Colts win the toss and get the FG, no way in hell.
With the accuracy of some of the backup QBs in the league, I would suspect that this may pose significant danger to fans in the stands. Perhaps they should just whip out the Xbox and play a 5 minute quarter of Madden on the jumbotron to decide the winner.Give each team's backup quarterback a .44 magnum and have them stand on the respective 20 yard lines. When the official blows the whistle, have the players run towards each other while firing at each other. The first one to incapacitate the other wins, and his team gets the victory.
With the accuracy of some of the backup QBs in the league, I would suspect that this may pose significant danger to fans in the stands. Perhaps they should just whip out the Xbox and play a 5 minute quarter of Madden on the jumbotron to decide the winner.
How about jello wrestling with the cheer leading squads. First squad with no clothes left loses.
How about jello wrestling with the cheer leading squads. First squad with no clothes left loses.
But wouldn't we as fans would win from that scenario?
I would root for a Chargers overtime loss, every.... single..... week.
The problem is that after a few years we'd have squads full of Mrs. Seymours. Then again I'm not opposed to a good overtime lynching.
Move the kickoff back 10 yards to where it was. Overtime was a 50/50 proposition at that point.
Now its 60/40, which is ridiculous.