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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.Too gimmicky. That's not the game of football. Down and distance is central to the sport. In the postseason, just set the clock for 10 min, or 12 min, or 15 min, and play the game until time is out.These piecemeal changes are irritating.
10 plays each, both teams going same direction, start at the opposite 30. Continue until a winner. Coin flip determines who gets to decide who goes first. No first downs, just 10 plays. If you don't get a TD or FG, you get a goose egg. Turnovers end possession. Defensive TD wins game. Safety (unlikely) wins game. Repeat down on either teams penalty after yardage. Except for loss of down penalty, then the down gets taken away.
Personally I hate that idea.I honestly like the Ravens(!) proposal:
The coin flip decides who gets to choose the starting line. The other team then decides whether they want to start on offense or defense.
I think 15 is better but I still don’t understand why sudden death ever had to be changed.If it hasn't been mentioned. ten minute overtime, if its still tied another ten minute overtime.
I agree. If you can’t stop a touchdown why should you win.I like it the way it is. Id like to see the odds of scoring a td when starting at your 25. They are probably very reasonably low. I understand the teams are gassed but you gotta be able to prevent a td to prove your worth at that point… its a huge difference from being asked to keep them out of fg range (especially with kickers seemingly being alot more capable nowadays)
Why? It's reducing the role of chance and increasing the role of strategy.Personally I hate that idea.
Up there with putting a man on base that doesn’t belong there to start extra innings. Or just deciding the game with a trivia contest.
These piecemeal changes are irritating.
10 plays each, both teams going same direction, start at the opposite 30. Continue until a winner. Coin flip determines who gets to decide who goes first. No first downs, just 10 plays. If you don't get a TD or FG, you get a goose egg. Turnovers end possession. Defensive TD wins game. Safety (unlikely) wins game. Repeat down on either teams penalty after yardage. Except for loss of down penalty, then the down gets taken away.
Not really. It’s still a coin toss and the winner gets a preference. It just adds a silly gimmick.Why? It's reducing the role of chance and increasing the role of strategy.
Officiating is part of the game. Players are human and make mistakes, so are officials. The problem is too many people listen when a losing team cries. The rules are the rules, deal with them.I agree. If you can’t stop a touchdown why should you win.
problem is the officiating IN ot tho
Start bringing computers into the gameOfficiating is part of the game. Players are human and make mistakes, so are officials. The problem is too many people listen when a losing team cries. The rules are the rules, deal with them.
The game isn’t about playing then taking a vote who was better, it’s about playing the game subject to rules, some of which are to your advantage and others which are not.
It’s humans physically competing.
OK then 12I think 15 is better but I still don’t understand why sudden death ever had to be changed.
That’s just it, isn’t it? So many people don’t understand. Josh Allens drive to take the lead took how many plays? 8, and 49 secs or so of time. The Bills Defense allows that game tying FG in 13 secs! Fact is, KC’s defense just played better. I agree with you. The Bills defense got exposed, just like our defense got exposed. It is wha tit is. They weren’t good enough to proceed. You don’t change the damn rules because of it. The guys on defense get paid millions too!Agreed. All these other ideas, I'm just trying to decide which one I hate the most.
Each time should be guaranteed a possession.