Be honest: Do the OT rules to end games need changing?

[50-yard-line]

The Chiefs only want the change because they feel they have a better chance of scoring than most teams.

It's silly.

Under the proposal, the team getting the ball second has a huge advantage, particularly if the other team has scored a TD - every place on the field becomes 4-down territory.

 

[bormio]

The Chiefs only want the change because they feel they have a better chance of scoring than most teams.

It's silly.

Under the proposal, the team getting the ball second has a huge advantage, particularly if the other team has scored a TD - every place on the field becomes 4-down territory.

Their proposal is more “unfair” than the current rules.

 

[Chevrolet]

A fair proposal:

1. Each team gets at least one possesion in OT
If after one possesion for each team, score is still tied, the entire 10 minute OT is played to completion

2. If ater OT score is still tied, the team with the greatest differential in yards on offense versus yards allowed on defense is declared the winner.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

They want the team that wins the toss to have the power to choose whether they kick or receive, and choose which goal to defend. That's ****ed!

It actually says or there, not and.

In any case, strictly speaking, it doesn't matter, because each team is guaranteed a possession anyways. BTW, guess who won the original coin toss in that game and SB51?

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

It’s official. The Chiefs have would like the world to know they’re not above...anything.

Chiefs propose major changes to overtime

 

[Ring 6]

A fair proposal:

1. Each team gets at least one possesion in OT
If after one possesion for each team, score is still tied, the entire 10 minute OT is played to completion

2. If ater OT score is still tied, the team with the greatest differential in yards on offense versus yards allowed on defense is declared the winner.

Oh god

 

[Delicate Genius]

and (3) eliminate overtime coin toss so that winner of initial coin toss to begin game may choose whether to kick or receive, or which goal to defend."

Just posting to confirm that, yes, the Chiefs won the initial coin toss in the AFC Championship.

Loser franchise.

 

[BTTA]

I doubt many are *****ing if the Chiefs win.

Another rule change because of the Patriots? Stop the presses.

Id be willing to bet my life savings that if the chiefs won the toss and scored a td to win nobody would be saying a damn thing about the rule.

Hate to be political here but this sounds like 1 political party wanting to change 250 years of our electoral college voting process because they dont like the outcome.

We all know if the chiefs had won on opening TD in OT we wouldnt have heard a GD word about it. Now its all over social media.

Things are often/usually changed (rules, procedures, processes, structures, methods, etc.) because someone has a bad experience with them, points out an inequity or inefficiency or sub-optimization to everyone else, a conversation is had, and a better practice/rule is put in place. That's one of the primary ways progress is made on anything.

But more to the point, the original question posed has nothing to do with what happened in any one game. It is a question of principle: what's the best way to settle a tie game when a tie isn't acceptable? Or, in this case, are the rules currently in place the best we can come up with, creatively, through our collective thinking?

There is so much complaining here about other people complaining that it becomes hard to actually focus on the issue at hand. Who cares if Chiefs fans are upset with the rules? Or leading the charge to have them reconsidered? Or the tone they are using?

 

[Ring 6]

Things are often/usually changed (rules, procedures, processes, structures, methods, etc.) because someone has a bad experience with them, points out an inequity or inefficiency or sub-optimization to everyone else, a conversation is had, and a better practice/rule is put in place. That's one of the primary ways progress is made on anything.

But more to the point, the original question posed has nothing to do with what happened in any one game. It is a question of principle: what's the best way to settle a tie game when a tie isn't acceptable? Or, in this case, are the rules currently in place the best we can come up with, creatively, through our collective thinking?

There is so much complaining here about other people complaining that it becomes hard to actually focus on the issue at hand. Who cares if Chiefs fans are upset with the rules? Or leading the charge to have them reconsidered? Or the tone they are using?

Football is offense, defense and special teams. Whichever unit goes out on the field is equally important.
Saying I didn’t have a fair chance because you can’t expect me to play defense ignores that, and he just losers making excuses.
If you kick off and make a stop you have a much higher chance of winning than if you receive.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

If we're going to go stupid, we might as well eliminate overtime all together and go with a version of Eddie Andelman's undertime.
- before the game starts, each kicker attempts 5 field goals from 60 yards.
- whoever hits the most gets the tiebreaker.
- if at the end of regulation the game is tied, team with the tiebreaker wins
- teams know in advance who has the tiebreaker, and strategize accordingly.

 

[PatsWSB47]

Football is offense, defense and special teams. Whichever unit goes out on the field is equally important.
Saying I didn’t have a fair chance because you can’t expect me to play defense ignores that, and he just losers making excuses.
If you kick off and make a stop you have a much higher chance of winning than if you receive.

The only argument that made a little sense to me is that offenses our favored over defenses with the rules the way they are today. Still I wouldn't change anything

 

[PatsWSB47]

If we're going to go stupid, we might as well eliminate overtime all together and go with a version of Eddie Andelman's undertime.
- before the game starts, each kicker attempts 5 field goals from 60 yards.
- whoever hits the most gets the tiebreaker.
- if at the end of regulation the game is tied, team with the tiebreaker wins
- teams know in advance who has the tiebreaker, and strategize accordingly.

Yep, that's going stupid alright

 

[Kontradiction]

The only argument that made a little sense to me is that offenses our favored over defenses with the rules the way they are today. Still I wouldn't change anything

I would. I’d change it back to a coin flip and sudden death.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Just posting to confirm that, yes, the Chiefs won the initial coin toss in the AFC Championship.

Loser franchise.

That’s the most loser thing I’ve ever heard.

The team QB with the most MVP votes gets the ball first.

Chiefs - OT rule changes (losers)
Steelers - Catch/possession rule changes (losers)
Ravens - Kickoff points (lol), linemen/tight end rule changes (losers)
Colts - Defensive holding rule changes (losers)

 

[Ring 6]

The only argument that made a little sense to me is that offenses our favored over defenses with the rules the way they are today. Still I wouldn't change anything

Then change the rules that favor offense.
I’d love to see a breakdown of the % of drives to start a half that ended in TDs and the % the resulted in the kicking team scoring on their first drive.
I bet they are close and there is a good chance the kicking team “wins” more.

 

[Soliel]

Is there a reason to change the rule?

Depends on what your definition of IS is

 

[libra957]

Apparently the game hasn't been ruined enough.

 

[denverpatsfan]

This country sucks now. Lose an election and change the Constitution? Lose a football game and change the rules! Again for that matter. Its a fcking joke.

 

[Wheelman]

Deleted so I don't mislead anyone. Sorry for the confusion!

 

[ctpatsfan77]

A fair proposal:

1. Each team gets at least one possesion in OT
If after one possesion for each team, score is still tied, the entire 10 minute OT is played to completion

2. If ater OT score is still tied, the team with the greatest differential in yards on offense versus yards allowed on defense is declared the winner.

And how do you factor in STs. INT returns, etc.?