The NFL needs to change the OT rules again(Rule Changed)

[concise]

Nobody was stopping anybody at that point. When 2 eliite QBs are in the zone they not getting stopped. So before OT started everyone knew that it was gonna come down to a coin flip. Thats what I dont like. Theres no downside to letting both offenses getting the ball.

The downside is that it’s the same problem with the current set of rules: The winner of the coin toss gets the undeserved advantage of being able to win the game with an extra possession not afforded to the team that loss the coin toss. Since the coin toss is purely luck, it shouldn’t have an appreciable effect on who wins the game (individual circumstances notwithstanding).

The simple solution would be to have two possessions, and if it’s tied after two possessions, then repeat until one team is leading after an even amount of possessions. Similar to the college rules, except none of that gimmicky give the teams the ball at the 25 yard line BS.
(And really, by possession, I mean a chance at a possession, so failing to recover an onside kick or muffing a punt results in a forfeiture of your possession)

idk ... if you acknowledge that both teams are evenly matched, neither offense was going to be stopped, etc .... then you acknowledge that the game basically was a coin flip. So now you're just trying to come up with ways to not make it appear like it because of emotional reasons.

The game had an unequal amount of possessions in regulation, why do they need to be equal in overtime?

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

idk ... if you acknowledge that both teams are evenly matched, neither offense was going to be stopped, etc .... then you acknowledge that the game basically was a coin flip. So now you're just trying to come up with ways to not make it appear like it because of emotional reasons.

The game had an unequal amount of possessions in regulation, why do they need to be equal in overtime?

They don’t. The other fair option would be to have two timed OT periods where each team starts with the ball. That would be undesirable/undoable for obvious reasons, tho.


EDIT: It’s clear that the opening coin toss has negligible effect on who the winner will be (it’s roughly 50/50 from historical data) Currently, the coin toss in OT has a significant impact on who the winner will become (10 of 11 coin toss winners in OT win the game). That’s obviously unfair.

 

[PortCityProphet]

So yall still wanna change em?

 

[wire28]

they should change the rules to let the home team have the ball twice its only fair

 

[tremonthustler1]

So yall still wanna change em?

He kicked a FG. FG's are gay. Game should always end on a TD!!!! - America

 

[Gus Money]

So yall still wanna change em?

Actually, yea.

It was much more satisfactory to see both QBs get a chance to possess the ball.

 

[concise]

So yall still wanna change em?

They gonna say, yeah.
It's not fair for defense to decide the game.

 

[winb83]

No they don't. You might not care about defense but it's part of the game. A defense can force a turnover even score and end a game. Special teams could end a game.

All the Bills had to do was that.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Bengals said fukk all that

 

[winb83]

Report: Colts propose change to NFL overtime rules.
Watch this go nowhere.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Heh
Source: NFL approves OT rules tweak for playoffs

 

[Jplaya2023]

Report: Colts propose change to NFL overtime rules.
Watch this go nowhere.

Well........

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Heh
Source: NFL approves OT rules tweak for playoffs

That's trash

 

[triplehate]

Sad times

 

[triplehate]

If you win the toss you still get the ball 3rd they don't even switch it . Coin toss still the most important part of overtime