Plaschke is latest to rail against NFL Overtime rule

38% in not usually.

So if each team goes 3-and-out and on its second possession, Team A kicks a field goal, you still want the game to keep going?

Moronic.

If a game is tied with 10 seconds left in regulation, would you make a rule that a team can't kick a field goal to win?

 

I'd rather see an overtime game end on a touchdown.

 

The BCSNFL likes all the bitching about it. It means we're talking about the BCSNFL.

 

Nothing matches the excitement and tension of NHL OT in the playoffs.

I don't mind the NFL overtime rule, although I prefer US college system--it's the same as the CFL .

My reaction is that if the team who wins the toss doesn't score on a FG on first possession, they've blown it.

 

NFL overtime is annoying when the team you root for doesn't get a possession in overtime.

On no level is it anywhere close to being as annoying and unfair as the BCS.

 

The NFL should adopt the college rule. It is the most fair way to do it. Each team has an equal shot.

What's ridiculous is the high school overtime rule in my state - each team gets the ball first-and-goal on the opponents' 10. At least starting on the 25 requires some skill on behalf of the offense.

 

College rule isn't as fair as it's made out to be since the team that gets the ball second has a distinct advantage

 

OK, so team A gets the kickoff and returns it for a touchdown... 6 points, game over, even though one team never touched the ball.
But if Team B stops team A, forces a punt, drive 55 yards, kicks a field goal, game not over? Even though both teams had equal chance.

Getting more moronic by the minute smallpo.
Why should overtime have to end with a TD but you can win a regulaton game by a pint? Makes no sense whatsoever.

Colleges and high schools do not play overtime, they go to a tie-breaker, the FB equivalent of a shootout. Stupid way to end a game.

 

Lot tougher to score in football.

 

So that takes care of the next 2 to 3 years.

I agree with Spnited, don't like OT, win in regulation, lose the toss, play defense.

 

The problem I have with the college OT is that a team is in FG position without moving the ball a yard. Put the ball on the 50, or the opposing 40, and make them move the ball a bit before being able to score.

As for professional OT, it ain't rocket science. Each team is guaranteed one possession. How freaking hard is that?

 

It's the same concept as extra innings in baseball. Is it always unfair to the visiting team?