Why should any athletic contest be decided by a coin toss? Of course the defense has a chance to stop the offense, but let's face it, the game is geared for offense, most of the penalties favor offense and teams don't even need to score a touchdown. All it takes is a few first downs, a kick, and its over.
Boo.
For instance. Earlier this year the Chargers may have beaten the Colts regardless of the overtime format, but the refs handed them three very questionable calls that kept their drive alive until they scored. No chance for the venerable Peyton Manning to create some drama and answer back. That would be too interesting. Just cut to commercial, pay your taxes and shut your mouth. NFL overtime stinks.
I have not come to just whine today, I have a solution. Let's put the "foot" back in football. Let's get the equal opportunity of college football back into overtime. Give me a shoot-out. I say we can have it all. Here is my ideal overtime format:
- First overtime, college format but from the 40, not the 25.
- Second overtime, if the first ends in a tie, we move on to the shoot-out. Each kicker gets a try with an opposing blocking unit from the 45. If they tie, keep moving it back 5 yards to a 55 yard field goal.
- If both teams survive that, we repeat the process. Until a winner is PROVEN.
This allows the NFL to remain unique from the college game, and will create tremendous drama for America's #1 sport, making it even better than before. Think of the pressure upon scoring a touchdown and deciding whether or not to go for 2 in an NFL game. The nerve-racking anxiety of multiple field goals, Can you feel it? - Just do it!! I'm lovin it!!
If you disagree, I hope you enjoy your Vegas CRAP-shoot games where the refs significantly control the outcome. For all those with the competitive flame burning bright in their souls, who dream of a better tomorrow and the dawning of a new era... join me. Change is what we need, not overtime as usual. We can change the system. We will change the system and the future has never looked brighter. YES WE CAN!!
3 comments:
The problem I see with this is that it then becomes a game of who's kicker is better. That's not so different than basing it off a coin toss.
My vote for overtime, just keep playing. Pick up right where you left off at the end of the 4th. Continue the down series right where it was. Give them 6 minute "quarters," plenty of time for the score to go either way.
Or, I just came up with a better idea: place one kicker at each end of the field and let them go wild from the 25. The person who can kick the most field goals (with no defense opposition) in one minute wins! Heh...
Coin toss is equal to kicking a field goal? I've allowed for the teams to decide the outcome first, kickers will just settle it, like they usually do. Only the ability to respond will be fair.
Perhaps it would just be one kick from the 50, then back to another round with the teams trying from the 40 till someone wins.
Or we could see which O-line can push a 5,000 lb. sled the furthest!
I somewhat agree with Jay's comment that it would become a kicking contest.
I say that we have the players whip off their helmets to reveal their flowing locks.
Whichever team has the longest combined yards of hair wins.
Eat your heart out, Troy Polamalu!
Post a Comment