NFL owners vote yes on new playoff overtime rules

#4
#4
Personally I'm more of the opinion of you had 60 minutes to win the game in regulation, you can't complain about how/why you lost in overtime - no matter how controversial you feel it is - because it's your own fault for not putting them away in regulation
 
#5
#5
It seems like the owners are unable to admit the college way is flat better, and are trying to stick to some variation of what they already have.
 
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TrueOrange said:
Personally I'm more of the opinion of you had 60 minutes to win the game in regulation, you can't complain about how/why you lost in overtime - no matter how controversial you feel it is - because it's your own fault for not putting them away in regulation
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+1. Also my biggest problem with college OT is that they start from the 25. At least make them kickoff or something.
 
#7
#7
I've yet to find anything that explains what happens if the first team on offense doesn't score. I'm guessing that the other team can win with a FG, and if neither team scores, it reverts to sudden death.

There is still a sizable advantage to winning the coin toss and taking the ball. The winning team will always have had one more possession than the losing team, unless the winner lost the coin toss.
 
#8
#8
either way i think if they are changing the rules for the playoffs, than it needs to be standard during the regular season as well.
 
#9
#9
Definitely. College football put OT in for the bowls before it did for the season, but the difference was that the bowls don't really mean anything, compared to the NFL playoffs. If you're not playing for the NC, then you're essentially in a corporate-run exhibition game. I enjoy the bowls, because I enjoy college football. OK, I just hijacked this into a playoff debate.
 
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tvolsfan said:
It seems like the owners are unable to admit the college way is flat better, and are trying to stick to some variation of what they already have.
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Most people who follow the NFL more than college, won't say that the college system is better.

Don't get me wrong, I think the college system has its flaws as well, but at least the winner is decided on the field in the college overtime system.

Although Golic on ESPN said something I agree with...

"Why not just play another quarter of football? That seems like the best way"

Personally, I think that the games should just end in a tie in the regular season. No overtime.
 
#11
#11
Sounds like a winner to me, I hope they use it in the regular season.

OT in the college game isn't fair, i'd like to see them implement the same rule.
 
#13
#13
Remember Eric Berry against Kensucky in 07? He damn near got his head ripped off for making an awesome defensive play, but the Vols offense didn't get one benefit from that.
 
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The Frozen Shield said:
Remember Eric Berry against Kensucky in 07? He damn near got his head ripped off for making an awesome defensive play, but the Vols offense didn't get one benefit from that.
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So it's better to just give one team the ball and the opportunity to win right there? This rule is not much better. It may keep teams from taking an easy field goal but it still gives the winner of a coin toss a far greater opportunity to win the game than the other team. The college way is vastly superior. If anything, just start the ball at the 50 or something.
 
#17
#17
Starting from the 25? Give me a break. It's exciting don't get me wrong but it's not how a game should be decided.

The most logical OT would be a timed quarter.
 
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VOLinthaATL said:
Starting from the 25? Give me a break. It's exciting don't get me wrong but it's not how a game should be decided.

The most logical OT would be a timed quarter.
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I'm okay with not starting from the 25, but I can understand starting from the 50, or even your own 20. I like it does a better job of giving teams an equal chance to win.

I actually think a timed quarter is a huge upgrade, but I'd still rather each team be given the same number of chances with the ball.
 
#19
#19
I like sudden death, but instead of a timed quarter do away with the game clock and just have the play clock. Ties really p me off. It's like the game was all for no reason
 
#20
#20
I think a whole new quarter is too much. I like the idea of colleges starting further back than the 25. It might occasionally have the adverse effect of making the inevitable take longer though. When games go into multiple OTs, the defenses tend to get so winded that they are very easily pushed back and scored on. Those games end up being decided on the conversion.

Maybe they should eventually move to football's version of penalty kicks? Give each team five 2-pt conversions. LOL
 
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ukvols said:
I think a whole new quarter is too much. I like the idea of colleges starting further back than the 25. It might occasionally have the adverse effect of making the inevitable take longer though. When games go into multiple OTs, the defenses tend to get so winded that they are very easily pushed back and scored on. Those games end up being decided on the conversion.

Maybe they should eventually move to football's version of penalty kicks? Give each team five 2-pt conversions. LOL
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That would be interesting. Although it wouldn't settle anything in the Big 12. They'd just keep scoring.
 
#22
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ukvols said:
I think a whole new quarter is too much. I like the idea of colleges starting further back than the 25. It might occasionally have the adverse effect of making the inevitable take longer though. When games go into multiple OTs, the defenses tend to get so winded that they are very easily pushed back and scored on. Those games end up being decided on the conversion.

Maybe they should eventually move to football's version of penalty kicks? Give each team five 2-pt conversions. LOL
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Doesn't need to be a whole quarter. 10 minutes would be sufficient.
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