They should have just tackled Kelce and Hill at the line of scrimmage on their release two plays in a row. That wastes 10 seconds and gets them 10 yards
Divisional Playoff weekend .....
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Agree. What might have been effective if we could have pulled it off was a little pooch kick landing around the 15 yard line. Not the easiest to execute though.
A shame either quarterback had to lose. They both played brilliantly!
Just what I was thinking about while watching these games. [/sarcasm]
Eh disagree
At least NFL OT is like an actual game.
College starts in FG range.
The problem is football itself.
Hockey - scoring is infrequent enough that you can make it 1st to score.
Baseball/NBA - game isn't physical enough that you can just keep playing.
Maybe have 1 (or 2) full 15min quarters.
If still tied, then go to college style with no extra points?
All I know that this was probably the best playoff weekend in NFL History.
This week was great
Last week was the worst divisional round I ever saw
I posted before I felt like I watched three UConn games lol
Mahomes and Allen were a great match-up.
Bucs game was closer than it had to be with Brady missing Brown and Chris Godwin
NFL has injury issues
On the OT rules, is it really a problem that needs solving? This link is a few years old, so I’d be curious if the Stats held form. But, this would imply, at least from a results perspective, its as close as you can get to “even”.
OT winner: Teams that wins the toss: 50%, team that loses toss: 44%, tie 6%. Definitely an advantage to winning the toss, but it’s not insurmountable. Plus, in a tie, both teams had an opportunity with the ball. So, not sure where the complaints would be. How about, don’t suck at D during crunch time?
OT winner: Teams that wins the toss: 50%, team that loses toss: 44%, tie 6%. Definitely an advantage to winning the toss, but it’s not insurmountable. Plus, in a tie, both teams had an opportunity with the ball. So, not sure where the complaints would be. How about, don’t suck at D during crunch time?
Your proposal is very interesting, especially for regular season play with the 10 minute overtime period. A team might determine that it is only getting one possession. Therefore, they might choose to kick off and get the ball last, so that they know what they need to do.
There are too many games. That, combined with reduced practice time, sometimes leads to more injuries.
The day that the winner of the toss actually has to think about whether to kick or receive, is the day that I will tell you that the system is fair.
Four Rutgers players still on the road to the Super Bowl !
Exactly. In the playoffs, I would prefer a 10 minute OT period, then if still tied, alternating 2-pt conversion attempts.
Laughing about people crying about the OT rules. How about Buffalo playing a little bit of defense in the last 13 seconds. Embarrassing.
That is all OT games, where you have mixed in some not so good offenses. When you have two teams moving the ball like they were, the coin toss essentially decided the game (and Buffalo's inexplicable defense those last 13 seconds of regulation).
Got way to eliminate the OT coin toss.
Team that scored last gets the ball in OT first.
Same rules (TD wins the game/FG gives the other team a chance).
If you want to not lose like the Bills did - then don't give up the last score in regulation that tied the game.
The penalty for giving up that last score is that you potentially don't get the ball in OT.
Team that scored last gets the ball in OT first.
Same rules (TD wins the game/FG gives the other team a chance).
If you want to not lose like the Bills did - then don't give up the last score in regulation that tied the game.
The penalty for giving up that last score is that you potentially don't get the ball in OT.
Add-in steroids, HGH, PEDs etc
NFL has issues and you can tell just be looking
OL cant even block the chemo-freaks anymore
NFL is Tour de France in cleats
"This apparent rampant use of HGH over the past five years or more has created—as one player explained—a league of "superfreaks" who continue to run faster, jump higher and break records. Quinn said he believes this is behind the rash of injuries across the NFL this past season, and players interviewed by Bleacher Report had similar concerns: that the massive use of the drug, or others like it, will have long-term health ramifications. Their worries sound similar to the concerns expressed by some players in the 1980s and 1990s about concussions.
"The bodies of players are basically acting as chemistry sets," one veteran said. "What's going to happen to these guys five or 10 years from now?"
Playoff hockey is the best…you’re out there until someone scores. No matter how long it takes.
was thinking same thing. It felt like they were too focused on not giving up a TD.
The defender who had his hand on hill's back/shoulder just prior to him catching the pass---was wondering why he didnt just try and yank him down. Take the flag but would have been better than the actual result.
Was talking about this on FB last night. With 13 seconds left, rush 3, have 5 guys tackle the 5 WRs, assuming they can catch them (or at least bump them hard) and have 3 DBs playing zone 15-20 yards back. The idea there is to prevent the 15-20 yard gain, not the TD, since KC wasn't going to be throwing Hail Mary's and if they did, 3 deep zone should be enough for that. As you said, holding/illegal contact calls are 5 yards - big deal, as the important thing is the clock still runs on those plays. I get not taking this approach with 30 seconds left and 3 TOs, as it makes breaking a big play easier, which then brings a TD into play, but I have a hard time imagining this being worse than what they did with 13 seconds left.
1,000,000,000% agreement. Basketball and hockey have, by far, the best OT, as they both continue playing the game the way it was intended.
Baseball really ? They put a guy on second base . Unless you’re talking about the post season then ok
I doubt you'll see that any more. If you do, it won't be in the 10th inning. Maybe the 12th or 13th.
I tend to agree, but for some reason, playoff OT games are different. The winner of the coin toss is 10-1 in the playoffs since the rule change.
NHL Regular Season Overtime is crap.
NHL Playoff Overtime is the best in sports.
This x a gazillion, especially when it's game 7 for the Cup. It's the most tension that exists in sports for me.
Andy Reid doubt OT as it is.
"Even the winning coach, in this case Andy Reid, is questioning the NFL’s overtime setup.
One day after Reid’s Chiefs won the OT coin toss, then marched downfield for Travis Kelce’s 8-yard touchdown reception to end an epic divisional round game with Buffalo, Reid recognized how fortunate Kansas City was.
“I had a chance to talk with Sean afterward,” Reid said of Bills coach Sean McDermott, “and that I’m sure is something they’re going to look at again, too. And I wouldn’t be opposed to it — it’s a hard thing. It was great for us last night, but is it great for the game which is the most important thing we should all be looking out for? To make things equal, it probably needs to be able to hit both offenses, both defenses.”
"Even the winning coach, in this case Andy Reid, is questioning the NFL’s overtime setup.
One day after Reid’s Chiefs won the OT coin toss, then marched downfield for Travis Kelce’s 8-yard touchdown reception to end an epic divisional round game with Buffalo, Reid recognized how fortunate Kansas City was.
“I had a chance to talk with Sean afterward,” Reid said of Bills coach Sean McDermott, “and that I’m sure is something they’re going to look at again, too. And I wouldn’t be opposed to it — it’s a hard thing. It was great for us last night, but is it great for the game which is the most important thing we should all be looking out for? To make things equal, it probably needs to be able to hit both offenses, both defenses.”
Andy Reid questions NFL’s OT rules that helped Chiefs in thrilling win
I actually like regular season NHL OT for its purpose. There is a reason to have a difference in rules during the regular season and the playoffs. The NFL should take note of that.
