Current OT rules would have gotten this one don faster/ This situation would justify the change Haha...Matt Hasselbeck Again, current OT rules would cover this one
the end result on the board the same yes, but.... Team A and Team B were evenly matched through 60 minutes of regulation play. Current rules: Team A Scores FG Team A wins Team A Defense Sits and watches Team B Offense Sits and goes nuts that they can do nothing. Team A Offense beat Team B Defense in OT New NFL Proposal Rules: Team A Scores FG Team A Kickoff to Team B Team B Fails to score Team A Wins Team A Offense Beat Team B Defense in OT Team A Defense Beat Team B Offense in OT all squads got there chance to do something and team A won on both phases if team B had scored a fg, enough IS enough now, all squads had there shot in OT, its time to end this bitch in sudden death
I scribbled down my thoughts on this here. For the playoffs I like a "first to lead by 4, or whoever is ahead after 15 mins" plan.
With the playoffs close at hand I find myself hoping for an OT game to see how the new rules play out. Not the Jets game though haha. Anyway I was thinking about the rules today and was wondering if its mentioned what happens with a safety? Hypothetical situation: The first team to recieve messes up the return and gets downed inside their own 5 yd line. Next play the QB gets tackled inside his own endzone and the refs signal for safety. Is the game over? does that count as the first team getting their shot and the other team scoring in one play? Or does the team that kicked of still need to go down the field for a score after the following kick? If so will a FG then be enough to end the game? I would think that it would, but it would make the 2 points off the saftey irrelavant, kinda like a pick "6" on a 2 pt conversion, no points.
No more OT game winning field goals anymore then? Sucks for kickers, they'd be getting even less appreciation than they already do.
Ah I see, well im for keeping it the same really. If your defense isnt good enough to stop them from marching into your own territory in the first posession then goodbye.
Well its already been changed to the new format, its just a matter of if/when we get to see how it plays out.
If the defense gets a safety the game is over, by the defense forcing the safety, the offensive team had their shot and was beaten. Also if the team that receives the opening kickoff of OT fucks up and fumbles to the kicking team or if the kicking team does an onside kick and recovers it then there as well a FG would be enough to end the game.
wait.. so if you try an onside kick, and fail... do you still get a possession? if so, why wouldn't you always try an onside kick in playoff OT?
Let's say the Jets-Colts game goes to overtime and the Jets have to kick off. If the Jets try an onside kick and fail to recover the ball, the Colts could then go on to score a touchdown. The game would be over. That's why it would be highly unlikely that a team would try an onside kick to start overtime. All this new overtime rule prevents is this- an overtime game ending immediately after a first-possession field goal. The Colts could win the toss, get the ball, and then score a field goal. The Jets would then get an opportunity to possess the ball. If the Jets do not score a field goal or touchdown, then they would lose. It would be possible in that scenario for the final play of the game to be a missed field goal, incomplete pass, a 4th down play that falls short of the 1st down marker, a fumble, an interception, etc. It is actually possible for a team to win in overtime by 9 points. If the Colts kick a FG on the opening possession, they could recover a fumble or pick off a pass and return it for a touchdown.
