[QUOTE="monkeytoes61"]No, the format in place is perfect. People complainthat the other team might not get a chance. Guess what? You had 60 minutes full of chances, it is your fault if you didn't win in regulation. Most statistics I have seen say the winner of the coin toss wins 60% of the time, yet people try to spin it like if you don't win the toss, you may as well head to the locker room.
fastr
a couple things, the other team had just as much of a chance of winning in 60 minutes too, why should they have an advantage in OT because they won a coin toss? they couldn't get it done in 60 either. the main problem with the rules as they are now is they change the entire game, take touchdowns out of the sport! they aren't even playing normal football in ot, they're playing field game football. So after 60 minutes of watching a football game it's like you changed channels. It's not fair to the players or us, they practice all week to play football, not to try to stop a team from scoring JUST field goals and ignoring the last 30 yards of the field. Take away touchdowns and it changes the whole dynamics of the sport and what makes it great. I hope this new proposal passes.. it's still not perfect but it's a hell of a lot better then what we have now. I agree with the first part of this statement, but well -- they are playing to win, and the best way to do that is kick a field goal -- it is apart of the game, and it doesn't only exist within overtime. When the clock is winding down and you're down by 2 ... the coach and QB are not thinking touchdown -- they're thinking field goal range and when they get there, they kill the clock until they have a few seconds left -- just enough time to kick that game-winning field goal. Field Goal Football is quite intense, enjoyable and definitely apart of the entire game.
As for the rule changes -- I'd prefer the college **** but I can understand why they would be hesistant to implement them. In regards to the proposed rules -- well I'm glad they are trying to alleviate the unfairness that some teams feel. In a game of two offensive powerhouses -- well the coin toss more often than not decides who wins, with strong defences or fatal mistakes the games may turn out differently -- but the advantage of the coin toss is not something to overlook. I am not saying it is a ridculious advantage, but it is an advantage that we ought to rectify ...
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