The Curran plan is interesting...Tom Curran suggested exactly that. The main objection is that two strong offenses could keep putting up field goals. The coaches and owners are opposed, as mentioned above, to the extra wear and tear.
So I'd make this change -- allow the other team exactly one matching possession. If the first team scores and the second team scores and the first team scores again, OT is over. If you can't generate a stop in two series, you don't deserve to win.
4. Anyone wanna hear my OT Plan?
-----"Matching possessions. Same as "win by two" in a game of pickup hoop. That would alleviate the "team that wins the toss wins the game" issue (and that's been happening more and more in recent years) but it wouldn't bastardize the game by using the college overtime rules. So if I get the ball first in overtime and score a touchdown, I still have to kick off to you and allow you to have that possession to its conclusion. If I stop you on a three-and-out, you punt to me so that the continuity of the offense-defense-special teams aspect of the game isn't erased. If I score, game's over. If I don't and you score on your second possession, I still get a chance to match. Caveat: If I get the ball first, score a touchdown and opt for an onsides kick that I recover, the game's over. Gimme some feedback on this. ".......I don't know how field goals would reallyenter into it...I wish to know more...but something DOES need to be done...
(And I still like my original solution..)