http://nfl.si.com/2012/12/06/roger-...play-possible-rule-changes/?xid=si_topstories Personally, I do not like this idea at all and it is a radical change IMO. Let's hope all this amounts to is talk.
Can we please institute college overtime first? I'd rather see the kickoff handled like a traditional safety punt. Players not allowed to get a running start, and the kicker can't have a placeholder. Shortens the length of the kick and gives the players less time to get up to full-speed. Less violent collisions, and far more exciting returns/run-backs.
Lol, wtf is that about?? So basically, if the team can convert the 4th and 15 from the 30, they continue with the ball? So it's like "Make it Take it"? Or am I misinterpreting the rule? Seriously, let's focus on some of the more ridiculous rules out there right now instead of constantly messing with the entire fabric of the sport.
So Greg Schiano wants this to happen for players safety sake, but twice this year has told his players to dive at a QB kneeling in the victory formation. He can take his rule change and shove it. In the words of Schiano, "I don't have any remorse or regret. It's clean, hard football."
It would make games more exciting. If you are down by 14 with 60 seconds left you still have a chance to win the game.
This year? I haven't heard of too many concussions on kick-offs. A lot of QB's have gotten hurt though. Maybe we should eliminate pass rushes or QB scrambles I would much rather just give the opposing team the ball at the 20 over this nonsense.
I thought that at first too, but it would completely eliminate any chance for a team to get the ball back right after scoring.
Right. Didn't think about that! A team like NE could come back and win too easily or go for the jugular even early in the game.
I believe the thinking here is that teams would punt pretty much all the time on this "4th and 15," so not much would change besides the fact that the ball would be punted instead of kicked off. I'd be interested to see the stats on the likelihood of 4th and 15 conversions vs onside kick conversions.
It's a small sample, but I found the results interesting. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sp...me-rule-or-college-ot-rule-which-is-best.html Even if you lump options 1 and 2 together, and count 4 and 5 as "undecided" (although I'd argue they'd lean towards option 3, as the you-go-then-I-go back and forth system is similar), College football overtime wins handily in popularity.
That isn't a relevant poll. It's on the internet as part of a column asking which is better. It will naturally be a skewed sample. Most people reading the article are going to be biased against the current system which is why they are reading it. Oh, and your numbers in your quote are wrong. Why? Because I just voted 3 times by closing firefox and voting again.
I seriously did not expect such a dead serious effort to discredit a poll that I found after a 5 second google search over silly, subjective a topic like this. I'm kind of lolling over here. You guys kill me sometimes.