Owners pass Overtime rule proposal

stockman311 · 03-23-2010, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

... and I believed you when you said you were very intelligent.

My question was: how is it fair that the team that lost the coin toss can win the game on the first possession of the game with a FG, but the team that won the coin toss cannot win the game on the first possession of the game with a FG?

Team A wins coin toss. Team A defers the kick.
Team B onside kicks and recovers the ball. That is the first possession of the game.
Team B moves the ball 30 yards and scores a FG. The field goal wins the game.
Team A won the coin toss, but never had possession of the ball, and lost on a FG.

HOWEVER, the team that won the coin toss cannot win the game with a FG on the first possession of the game.

How is that fair now?

It's called modified sudden death. IF you can't see that this format is MORE FAIR to the team that loses the coinflip, than the previous OT rules then I don't know what to tell you.

03-23-2010, 07:52 PM	#11
stockman311 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,137	Re: Owners pass Overtime rule proposal Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper ... and I believed you when you said you were very intelligent. My question was: how is it fair that the team that lost the coin toss can win the game on the first possession of the game with a FG, but the team that won the coin toss cannot win the game on the first possession of the game with a FG? Team A wins coin toss. Team A defers the kick. Team B onside kicks and recovers the ball. That is the first possession of the game. Team B moves the ball 30 yards and scores a FG. The field goal wins the game. Team A won the coin toss, but never had possession of the ball, and lost on a FG. HOWEVER, the team that won the coin toss cannot win the game with a FG on the first possession of the game. How is that fair now? It's called modified sudden death. IF you can't see that this format is MORE FAIR to the team that loses the coinflip, than the previous OT rules then I don't know what to tell you.

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