wilheim said:What they should do is bring back ties and do away with OT all together (except in playoff games where you play for a full 15 minute period) but do away with the 1 point extra point conversion and make all extra points worth 2 points with a one play from scrimmage shot by run or pass from say around the 3.5 yard line worth two points.
wil.
wilheim said:What they should do is bring back ties and do away with OT all together (except in playoff games where you play for a full 15 minute period) but do away with the 1 point extra point conversion and make all extra points worth 2 points with a one play from scrimmage shot by run or pass from say around the 3.5 yard line worth two points.
wil.
wilheim said:What they should do is bring back ties and do away with OT all together (except in playoff games where you play for a full 15 minute period) but do away with the 1 point extra point conversion and make all extra points worth 2 points with a one play from scrimmage shot by run or pass from say around the 3.5 yard line worth two points.
There's some discussion of the proposed "first to six" change in there as well.The data appear to support the notion that the football team scoring first in sudden-death overtime is usually the one that had won the coin toss and received the ball.
Interestingly, the cumulative data hide the effect of a rule change that occurred in 1994, when kickoffs were moved back 5 yards to the 30-yard line. Since 1994, nearly one-third of overtime games have been won on the first possession by the team that received the ball first. In the first 20 seasons, under the old rule, slightly more than one-quarter of the games were won in this fashion.
A recent analysis by economist Richard E. Hawkins of Pennsylvania State University in DuBois confirms that these differences are statistically significant.
"The analysis finds with 99.99 % certainty that the [coin] flip has made a difference in the outcome of the game over the last 10 years," he concludes. "But for the period prior to those 10 years, the coin flip cannot be shown to be important."
2PLAYSMAX said:always thought it should be the 1st to 6 points
at least a FG doesnt win it alone
need either 2 possessions or TD to win
and if you give up a TD ala Texans style you dont deserve a chance to get back on the field
NFL_BLITZ said:this is a hot subject, but I disagree that the NFL rules are unfair. Just because a team wins the coin flip and gets the ball, doesn't mean they will win the game. As a matter of fact, I believe it's right at 50% give or take a percent where the team that doesn't get the ball first wins. The team that gets the ball first has more pressure. They turn the ball over, especially deep in their own territory and they are basically Toast.
Vince Young continues to make plays with his feet and did it again today.