The new OT rules are terrible

Here's why. The main complaint against sudden death is that one team might not get to touch the ball. They say it isn't fair. Ok, so tell me this. How is the new rule any more fair? Think about it. You lose the kickoff and get the ball first. You drive down the field and score. But the whole way down for you, it is three down territory. Now that the other team sees that they will need to score, it's fourdown territory for them. The team that goes second basically gets an extra down. How is that more fair than sudden death?

Something else that doesn't make sense. Why only do this for the playoffs? You are experimenting in the most important games of the year? How does that make any sense?

the regular season OT rules suck, and these are a slight improvement, but still suck

Something else that doesn't make sense. Why only do this for the playoffs? You are experimenting in the most important games of the year? How does that make any sense?

monkeytoes61

That's the thing about this that bothers me the most.

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Something else that doesn't make sense. Why only do this for the playoffs? You are experimenting in the most important games of the year? How does that make any sense?

JML897

That's the thing about this that bothers me the most.

nfl should just adopt the college OT rules but their ego is getting in the way, same goes with replay, they don't want to admit college got it right

nfl should just adopt the college OT rules

doylerules29

I really hope they never do that. It's like a shootout in hockey and soccer (which I also don't like) -- both teams play the game a certain way for 60 minutes and then you completely change the way the game is played to decide who the winner is (eliminating most special teams, giving the offense a huge advantage each time, etc).

nfl should just adopt the college OT rules but their ego is getting in the way, same goes with replay, they don't want to admit college got it right

doylerules29

I like it the new OT rules, I have never wanted them to adopt the college OT rules because starting at the 25 is stupid, driving the ball is what its all about, shows how strong an offense is to drive it, and how strong a deffense is to stop 'em. But I like this rule because to rely on a damn coin flip to pretty much map out whats going to happen is dumb, one team has been destroying the other but yet they came back so its time to go into OT and the other team wins the coin flip and goes down just a ways and kick a field goal and its over -_-c'mon let the other team touch the ball and give there offense a chance to show what they've shown ALL game long thats why I like it. A game doesn't need to be decided on a sloppy drive and a good kick.

Just add another quarter and call it good.

Here's why. The main complaint against sudden death is that one team might not get to touch the ball. They say it isn't fair. Ok, so tell me this. How is the new rule any more fair? Think about it. You lose the kickoff and get the ball first. You drive down the field and score. But the whole way down for you, it is three down territory. Now that the other team sees that they will need to score, it's fourdown territory for them. The team that goes second basically gets an extra down. How is that more fair than sudden death?

Something else that doesn't make sense. Why only do this for the playoffs? You are experimenting in the most important games of the year? How does that make any sense?

monkeytoes61

Wouldn't a better solution be to give each team at least one guaranteed possession? So say team A wins the coin toss and scores a TD, the game is not over yet because team B still gets one possession. If they tie up the game then it goes to sudden death. Obviously if they don't score on their possession the game is over. Seems the most fair because with the new rules it can still potentially come down to a coin toss (if the team that wins it scores a TD first). Also, if after each team has had their possession and neither has scored, it still goes to sudden death again.channtheman1

[QUOTE="channtheman1"]Wouldn't a better solution be to give each team at least one guaranteed possession? So say team A wins the coin toss and scores a TD, the game is not over yet because team B still gets one possession. If they tie up the game then it goes to sudden death. Obviously if they don't score on their possession the game is over. Seems the most fair because with the new rules it can still potentially come down to a coin toss (if the team that wins it scores a TD first). Also, if after each team has had their possession and neither has scored, it still goes to sudden death again.frostybanana

I guess my biggest problem might only be specific to me, but there is no suspense in non sudden death. There is nothing that keeps me on the edge of my seat if I know the other team will inevitably get their own chance to score. But in sudden death, any one play game change the game. That keeps me entertained. Watching a college football game go into OT is terribly boring.monkeytoes61

[QUOTE="frostybanana"][QUOTE="channtheman1"]Wouldn't a better solution be to give each team at least one guaranteed possession? So say team A wins the coin toss and scores a TD, the game is not over yet because team B still gets one possession. If they tie up the game then it goes to sudden death. Obviously if they don't score on their possession the game is over. Seems the most fair because with the new rules it can still potentially come down to a coin toss (if the team that wins it scores a TD first). Also, if after each team has had their possession and neither has scored, it still goes to sudden death again.monkeytoes61

It's something people have talked about for years, i don't think that one game is the reason it got changed. Winning a coin flip, passing for 20 yards and kicking a field goal is weak! The game decided by the guy that rarely even plays out there. Go back to the old rules only if you say FG don't count in OT you have to score TDsX360PS3AMD05

Favre throws a pick at the end and the Saints tie it up.frostybanana

To be a stickler, the game was already tied when he threw the pick.

[QUOTE="frostybanana"]Favre throws a pick at the end and the Saints tie it up.limpbizkit818

To be a stickler, the game was already tied when he threw the pick.

Exactly there are 3 phases of the game, so all 3 should get a shot in OT.X360PS3AMD05

The NFL just needs to go ahead and adopt College Football's rules for OT. It's the only fair way to decide the winner of a game after regulation, plus it's exciting and great for the fans.