The NFL is all about trying to reduce wear and tear on players and injuries. The longer OT lasts the more chance of injury, especially to key players and it makes it more difficult for teams to recover the following week. This is why they shortened OT to 10 minutes. It’s a long season.
No they're not, if they really cared about players they wouldn't have added a 17th game which is way more wear and tear than playing another possess in overtime which rarely ever happens. Obviously the 17th game meant more money so I guess in that case the money trumped the players health but in overtime let's make it unfair, makes absolutely no sense.
Lol I can't believe he actually said that
I understood his strategy, the only thing he should've done differently is if you plan on taking the ball first, you have to get a TD no FG
Well, they did seem to be trying to do that.
No, he should've went for it on 4th and 4 instead of kicking the FG.
I think you have to defer. If they kick a FG you can match but if they score a TD you can get 4 tries every time since it’s a do or die drive
They did but you can’t go on 4th and risk not making it and giving them a chance to win on a FG. I would defer because on the first two possessions you have the advantage of knowing what you need. The only advantage of taking it is the 3rd possession you can win with a FG
Exactly.
College OT is absolutely terrible. You start at the 25 for one. Then if it's tied after 2 OT's, you have a 2pt conversion contest until a winner is decided. This is the equivalent of soccer deciding a game on penalty kicks. NFL after all this time finally has the perfect OT.
Sudden death was always dumb. Glad they changed it over time to where we are now. Each team needs to touch the ball once. You don't see MLB or NBA having sudden death extra time. Coin tosses should not have a huge impact on the winners of a game.
Right. If you get in field goal range knowing that's all you need to win, then there's no reason to go on fourth, but if you need a TD, then you've got to go. The fact that you get a possession no matter what the other team does makes it vital to be on offense second.
They reduced preseason and added what was the 4th preseason game to the regular season. Teams aren’t even allowed to put on the pads the first week in training camp. It’s basically walk-throughs the first few days and they did away with two a days years ago so they do care about the players health. Just look at all the rules changes to protect players. Had the player who got clotheslined yesterday got injured from that tackle, the clothesline tackle would probably be banned.
I’m curious if Shanny forgot the rule or if he just had a bad strategy. The players said they didn’t know the rule but surely Shanny told them to accept or defer. He couldn’t have left that up to a captain
They could have just listened to the ref when he did the coin toss ....
It’s a rule that should have been changed years ago
