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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.The problem with most OT change proposals is they ...greatly lengthen the game.
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My proposal is that the team that receives the ball may not kick a FG on their first possession. Af
It's simple: stop them, and you get your chance.
That's stretching it a bit in some cases, seeing as a great deal of every game relies on chance.
However, either way one team has the advantage of getting a chance to win without the other team getting the ball back.
It's simple: stop them, and you get your chance.
You don't see how those two things are at odds?
It would lengthen the game slightly. But it does solve the "unfairness problem" and when compared to all of the other proposed solutions it would have the least impact on lengthening the game and/or having the game end in a tie at the end of OT.
Nothing solves the "unfairness problem". It can't be done. Overtime is inherently "unfair".
It's not easy to balance the time/ties with fairness but in the NFL where each game counts so much, I'd rather fairness.
My ideal solution is as you proposed, a second shortened game, but only in the playoffs.
And in the event of a tie after the minigame?
Its only "stretching it" because it flies in the face of your argument.
A team can win on the last of of the game in several ways. It could have been winning to start the drive and just be taking kneel downs. Or it could be forced into trying to score a FG or TD. Where as, in OT, the team with the ball HAS to be trying to score. And, as pointed out, this year, in the 15 OT games that occured, 9 of them were won by the team getting the ball first. That's 60%.
I've got an idea. The NFL should implement a "shoot out" ala Hockey. Except, for the NFL, it would be FG kicking. Each team would start off kicking from the opposing 20 yard line.. and then move each kick back 5 yards. And they go until they miss..
So, the FGs would be 37, 42, 47,52, 57.
And yes, the opposing team would have their FG blocking unit out there as well.
In the playoffs you keep going minigame to minigame I'd say. In the NBA you can infinite OTs, but it's fair.
You really should read what was said. The 60% that was mentioned was how many games were won this year on the 1st posession. Which, btw, directly affects yourr 57/43 ratio since they were kick-offs from the 30.
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BTW, shortening the half time from 15 minutes to 12 minutes actually reduced the amount of commercial time. It didn't add to it.
In the playoffs you keep going minigame to minigame I'd say. In the NBA you can infinite OTs, but it's fair.
They should do what the other major sports do - play another period. Yup, 15 more minutes of football. It's fair to both teams, it's a suitable punishment for both teams that they couldn't settle things in regulation, AND it gives us more football. What's not to like? In baseball, they play another whole inning, in basketball, they play a shortened but otherwise unchanged period, hockey... well, hockey's not a major sport anymore. Even soccer plays another period, though a fair amount of leagues use a so-called "golden goal" rule, which is unfortunate. Belichick himself wants to see them just play another, shorter period, so it's likely to be a pretty decent suggestion.
If you deserve to win, you will, regardless of who wins the toss.