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On the NFL changed operate handles overtime games, practically turning sudden death right into a bad case of indigestion that only feels a fatal heart attack. Sure, no one likes a poor case of indigestion since the device hurts like hell and may even be a little scary if you've never experienced the chest tightness and therefore the shooting pain down your left arm, but let's face facts: it's rarely fatal. Unfortunately, that's precisely what the NFL wants around the playoffs next season: an overtime rule that's rarely fatal. Any time you;ve been following my blog at Sports Action Today you already know what direction I believe the league is heading and the things i experience it. I figure "sudden death" was too violent an example in a league that seems going to donrrrt "two hands below the waist" touch football league. Whatever. Let's take consumers rule change which includes a number of people, this writer included, scratching their collective heads. Everybody knows how OT within the NFL works. There could coin toss, they that receives the kickoff marches down the field and kicks an industry goal, in which we all return home 3 minutes later, until the overall game is on CBS, which goes to commercial break after every play for some reason. Anyway, this scenario, in large part, is just what prompted this rule change. Entirely possible that since 1994 34% in the teams that won the coin toss won this game to the first possession, including a full 60% of coin-toss winners were the eventual winner. 28 beyond 32 owners thought those statistics reflected something unfair, and thought he would take a stride even closer becoming a coed soccer league where everyone turns into a trophy for developing to learn. The change: In case you win the coin toss and kick an area goal with your first possession, then you need to kick the ball with the other team to work out what they is able to do for it. Lame if you ask me. Anyway, if and when they tie the score, then another coin toss happens and therefore the old sudden death rules are back ultimately. First team gain goes home happy. However, if for example the second team scores a touchdown, then that opening field goal simply wasn't enough, game over, you lost by three. There's an easy caveat to this new rule, however. Whenever the team that wins the OT coin toss marches on the field to their opening drive and scores a touchdown, it's night night Irene and also the team whose kicker was really the only person to even touch the ball can be quite upset , we'll hear about it at a later date ESPN's SportsCenter. There will probably be a small silver lining here as it would spark a general change in way to how teams play overtime. Traditionally, teams cautiously move the ball on the field, getting closer and far better their kicker's field goal range. Now, however, you can easliy see teams open their playbooks and buy the jugular by scoring a touchdown. This may one sure way for you to be sure that the action is expired and decided for your benefit. On the reverse side of the particular coin, if you'll, is the will still only happen in the playoffs, and which head coach would like go home playing the role of Dog with Fleas as they selected a touchdown and emerged short? You will find, there aren't many brave warriors while in the NFL coaching ranks. So, why only playoff games? Honestly I do believe the way the Vikings lost for the Saints in overtime within the NFC Championship game was built with a lot about it. The Vikings never saw the ball from the extra period. Like a diehard Vikings fan I'm still feeling the sting of the particular loss. However, on the list of ample chance to perform the job in regulation, plus it appears as if Vikings' ownership agrees, while they, the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and Baltimore Ravens, who voted against the change. Whatever. I figure for those who weren't tough enough to win it in regulation, in order to change and lose it in overtime if you called heads therefore it landed tails, then boo hoo. Suck it down. Once your offense and your defense handle business, there's really no such thing as overtime. You win it in regulation, you're going home a victor, therefore you prepare to ruin next Sunday for a bit of other team who's probably eyeballing OT, in which a little luck are aware of significantly help.