How would you change the overtime rules?

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by steveo395

I think both teams should be guaranteed at least one possession. If the defense can hold a team to a field goal, that is still stopping them, and the offense has a chance to at least tie it with a field goal or win it with a touchdown. If both teams end up getting a touchdown, then neither defense was good enough to stop the offense, so it is fair.

If the game is a shootout, then probably whoever wins the toss will win the game, so the other team should have a chance to come back. If the other teams defense makes a play and stops them, it is over.

If it is still tied after one possession each, then the game should then be sudden death.

This will also stop teams for just playing for a field goal once they get in range, by just running the ball over and over.

Huh. That's an interesting suggestion. I could live with that. Plus it would still lend significance to the coin toss, because if it's tied after one possession each, the team that won the toss gets the ball at the start of sudden death anyway.

[44ever]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Huh. That's an interesting suggestion. I could live with that. Plus it would still lend significance to the coin toss, because if it's tied after one possession each, the team that won the toss gets the ball at the start of sudden death anyway.

GMS. Couldnt that still hypothetically give one of the teams only one shot? If so how is this a improvement over the current system?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 44ever

GMS. Wouldn't that still give one of the teams only one shot? If so how is this a improvement over the current system?

What he is saying is that both teams get the ball in over time if then its still tied it goes to who ever scores next. The only real change in this is that it garanties that both them get the ball.

[44ever]

Originally Posted by firstdown

What he is saying is that both teams get the ball in over time if then its still tied it goes to who ever scores next. The only real change in this is that it garanties that both them get the ball.

Yes I see that. I just didn't give it enough thought. I can see that as a good option as well.