What should the NFL make as there official overtime rules?
2006-09-19 09:17:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I would change it to the college rules. When one team scores, the other is given the chance to score as well. Why should one team's fate depend on the toss of a coin?
2006-09-19 09:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by JusticeManEsq 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The overtime rules are okay right now. It's sudden death and it makes each side work a little harder than the first 4 quarters of the game. Plus if you give each side one extra chance to score and do it like college - one day you will end up with a 6 hour game and the fans are going to leave before the game is over. The way it is now is fine - not great - but fine. Someone's got to win and someone's got to lose. I personally would like to see an extra full quarter of football - but in the end it would be the same issue.
2006-09-19 09:40:17 · answer #2 · answered by TexasLSUTiger 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Make them play the full 15 minutes, no matter how many scores there are. If it's still tied after that, it's a tie. In the playoffs, make it sudden death at that point.
The problem with the NFL rules is that the team that wins the coin flip gets too much of an advantage.
2006-09-19 09:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Digest of Rules
Sudden Death
1. The sudden death system of determining the winner shall prevail when score is tied at the end of the regulation playing time of all NFL games. The team scoring first during overtime play shall be the winner and the game automatically ends upon any score (by safety, field goal, or touchdown) or when a score is awarded by Referee for a palpably unfair act.
2. At the end of regulation time the Referee will immediately toss coin at center of field in accordance with rules pertaining to the usual pregame toss. The captain of the visiting team will call the toss prior to the coin being flipped.
3. Following a three-minute intermission after the end of the regulation game, play will be continued in 15-minute periods or until there is a score*. There is a two-minute intermission between subsequent periods. The teams change goals at the start of each period. Each team has three time outs per half and all general timing provisions apply as during a regular game. Disqualified players are not allowed to return.
*Exception: In preseason and regular season games there shall be a maximum of 15 minutes of sudden death with two time outs instead of three. General provisions that apply for the fourth quarter will prevail. Try not attempted if touchdown scored. If there is no score in the 15 minutes, the game shall end in a tie.
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My Opinion:
During the coin toss rule:
The refree said, this is heads, this is tails, visiting team call it in the air. ex. Atlanta Falcons' piece of paper, Detroit Lions shout out loud saying, "heads".
The controversial started when it was Thanksgiving Day Pittsburgh vs. Detriot. Jerome Bettis said, "tails", but the refree said, "heads". The Detroit Lions told the refree that he said, "tails". The refree disagree with both teams that Jerome Bettis said "heads". The coin toss rule changed.
I think if we were doing college football overtime rules, it takes a long time for a person to score. The rule in college is one team scores wins and if the other team scores, it the second overtime. The overtime keeps going until someone wins or the other team does not score. The only thing for college football is each team starts at the 30 yard line.
** I like the overtime rules the way it is because if we change the overtime rules, it will ruin history throughout the NFL career.
2006-09-19 10:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by ckpuppybear2002 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i totally agree. Though i don't believe they should copy the XFL, but make it similar to the college way. Both teams would get an offensive opportunity to score. but instead of starting at the 25 yard line they could move the starting point back to the 50. This way a defense could hold the team to only 15 yards and the field goal would still be a challenge. This way its fairer, but not as easy as college. and by the way I'm not a colts or chargers fan
2016-03-17 23:00:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NFL should allow each team one possession, if one team scores after both has possession and the others doesn't the game should be over. If both or no team scores the process should start over, if after one overtime quarter the score is still tied the game should end in a tie.
2006-09-19 10:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Overtime in the NFL is like starting the game to the beginning again.
1.flip a coin heads or tails.
2.then one team kicks it off.
3.and the first team to score the first point wins the game.
3.and if it stays tied when the first overtime is over then they go to another overtime.
2006-09-19 11:07:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sudden Death overtime has been the way pretty much from day 1. There is talk of adopting a NCAA OT system but the owners do not like that approach.
2006-09-19 09:21:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like the way college football does it and allows both teams a chance to score from the 20 yard line given just 4 downs to do so. If at the end of a "round" one team is ahead, they win...if not, they do it again.
The way games end now is pretty much determined by who wins the coin toss.
Either that, or the quarter could be shortened to 8 minutes or so and they play it out no matter if a team scores or not.
2006-09-19 09:21:09 · answer #9 · answered by sgdylla 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
How about they leave it alone. They seem to change every other rule each season so why not just leave it.
By the way, it's "their", not there.
2006-09-19 09:20:52 · answer #10 · answered by D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋