On Sunday (or Monday) night this past weekend an announcer brought up an idea for changing the rules about games that go into overtime. It doesn't seem fair that if you win the coin toss at the beginning of overtime you will most likely win because all you have to do is get a fieldgoal. The announcer had the idea of having to win on a touchdown instead of a field goal. We also came up with maybe you had a time limit and the team with the most points after the time limit. Or each time had 2 possessions and whoever had the most points after that would win and if it was a tie they would get 2 more possessions. I just wanted to know what other people thought about these ideas or if you like it the way it is. Or if you had any other ideas.
2006-10-26 11:51:10 · 6 answers · asked by Devisaur 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Calm down "originalitybygeorge". Who said that "my team" didn't have a chance in overtime? I never said that, and I wasn't whining. I was just asking a simple question. No need to throw a fit.
2006-10-26 12:03:57 · update #1
I agree with you "Justin N". I just had said 2 possessions instead of 1. I didn't think very many of those would actually work but they were ideas.
2006-10-26 12:05:41 · update #2
It's okay "orginalitybygeorge", thanks
2006-10-26 12:06:48 · update #3
yea sure
2006-10-26 11:52:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those ideas seem silly. If they change it they should just go to college overtime rules. Each team gets a possesion. If they are tied after that go again but switch who has the ball first. Repeat. After a few overtimes (3?) teams must now go for 2 instead of kicking the extra point.
Seems the most logical to me.
2006-10-26 18:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by Justin N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No don't change the overtime rules. They have worked just fine, no reason to change. Football is about offense and defence. So you lose the coin toss, play some D, get the ball back. I hate all this talk about changing the NFL overtime rules to be more like college. It's the college rules that are stupid and should change.
2006-10-26 23:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they should definitly change the overtime rules. yeah I agree that the teams need to play defense but it is unfair that one team gets the ball and a chance to score and the other team doesn't. I love the way college does it. it makes for a far more exciting finish.
2006-10-27 10:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by onemocc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope i dont agree. play defense. get your team the ball back. stop crying because you dont get an opportunity in OT. if you force the other offense off the field your teams gets the ball back. i dont like it when people whine about their team not getting a chance in OT. if your team would have scored more points in regulation the game would have been over. so dont change it. leave it the way it is. the game is already long enough. i dont see a problem with it. LEARN TO PLAY DEFENSE.
im sorry pats didnt mean to be so angry. do you accept my apology?
2006-10-26 18:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by originalitybygeorge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should do it like the collage rules it would be more of a fair fight in OverTime, Instead of Sudden .
2006-10-27 01:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by traun_1487 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋