How would you change the overtime rules?

I like the idea with the other team getting one possession after the other team scores, but only if it's on the first possession. This would also be good for the NFL and TV people so that the running over time within the 3 hour time slot problem doesn't become a big factor in stopping them from fixing the problem.

I still think most teams would choose to receive though because if one possession for each team can't decide it, it becomes sudden death, but now they have the ball.

I tend to like this idea simply because it takes a lot of the meaning out of the coin toss, which is the only real problem. Because let's face it: the overtime rules are very, very fair before the coin toss occurs. It's just that the toss decides a fair amount of games, a few more than we would like in overtime. It's not an omnipresent issue obviously, but if we can de-emphasize the coin toss in OT, I'm all for a change.

I don't agree that teams would elect to receive, because by kicking you are getting all of the potential field-position advantages of going on defense first, being able to make a stop or turnover to force a shortfield, while removing all of the risk of getting scored on. It's a win/win.

And just because a team scores on their first possession I don't think you can say the toss decided the game. I think the defense that got whipped has a little bit to do with it as well.

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They should do it soccer style. 5 players from each team try to kick field goals from the 20 yard line. I would love to see Cooley out there trying to kick a field goal(lmao).

They should do it soccer style. 5 players from each team try to kick field goals from the 20 yard line. I would love to see Cooley out there trying to kick a field goal(lmao).

Even better, they should make the defensive tackles and offensive linemen kick the field goals. Can you imagine the Red Snapper trying to kick a field goal? I'd be f'ing hilarious!!

Even better, they should make the defensive tackles and offensive linemen kick the field goals. Can you imagine the Red Snapper trying to kick a field goal? I'd be f'ing hilarious!!

Can't be any worse then Suisham

People have a tendency of wanting to overhaul things that aren't entirely perfect. It's how we wound up with the BCS system. Statistically, there is no statistical advantage to the coin flip. About 51% of the teams that win the flip wind up winning the game. The solution would probably be worse than the problem; like the college overtime for example, which is even more unfair as the team that has the ball second doesn't have any difficult decisions to make.

get rid of overtime all together

FYI...

From the 2000 through 2007 regular seasons, there have been 124 overtime games. In every single game except one (I believe), the team that won the toss elected to receive. And those receiving teams won 60% of the time (and tied once). That's a relatively large advantage, particularly when compared to home field advantage.

Home teams have only won 51% of OT games. The weakness of HFA isn't too surprising given the way it diminishes throughout a game. It's strongest in the 1st quarter and then diminishes through subsequent quarters until it's almost non-existent in OT. Fans are presumably at their most involved at this point in a game, which suggests crowd involvement is not the primary source of HFA.

I got that from here: Advanced NFL Stats: How Important is the Coin Flip in OT? (http://www.advancednflstats.com/2008/10/how-important-is-coin-flip-in-ot.html)

Just play a 5th quarter