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Or forget the point after try and ONLY have 2 point conversions for both teams. After the first series, move the two point conversion back to the 7 yard line. If after 2 possessions there is no winner, tie in regular season, kick off in playoffs beginning at the 30 yard line (47 yard attempt), moving back 5 yards per try. Both teams at the same end eliminates any bias.

edittherwise all other rules apply..If the first team kicks a FG or punts, second team can win with their possession of course.

 

What I really should have said, and what I thought was implied and easily understood, was your idea of a mandatory 2 point conversion attempt is stupid. There's exactly zero logic in it.

That's probably a good idea. Let's pretend no one was ever dumb enough to think of it.

And the earth keeps spinning.

 

I don't completely hate it. I still think it's in the realm of overthinking something that doesn't need overthinking.

What about eliminating the cointoss all together....in every game?

Road team gets the ball to start the game. Home team gets it in the second half. Home team gets it in OT. Thanks to my proposed plan of allowing the second team to possess the ball to at least match and potentially beat what the first first team did with the football who has the ball first becomes nearly moot.

I think a defensive score at any point ends the game automatically in OT. There's really no scenario where it shouldn't.

 

Sounds fun, actually. I wouldn't vote yes to it but there's some entertainment value there.

 

I said I'm fine with doing away with that, and I gave a perfectly legit reason for implementing it in the first place....

Is it mandatory for you to be an ass at all times?

 

Uhm, it is that way genius.

 

It’s not mandatory, it’s just fun. And no….your reason isn’t legit.

 

You’re kidding? I was not aware. Just really weird and wacky stuff there.

 

I beg to differ. Not about the fact you're an asshole. About the football stuff.

 

No reason to beg….you’re perfectly allowed to be wrong. It’s America, after all.

Appreciate the compliment though.

 

He was replying to my suggestion of playing out two five minute overtime periods in their entirety and completely ditching the idea that the first score wins.

 

well he's still an asshole, but at least he knows it.

 

Bills propose postseason overtime rules change based on time, not possessions



The Bills never got a chance to match the Chiefs in overtime of their divisional-round playoff game after Kansas City won the coin toss and drove for a winning touchdown. It could spur a change to the postseason overtime rules.

The Colts have proposed an overtime rules change that would guarantee each team a possession in the regular season and the postseason.


The Bills’ proposal is tied to time, not possessions.

“I do think there will be some changes,” Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said Tuesday. “I don’t know how many proposals (there have been). We definitely out our stamp on one. Ours is going to be more, without getting into detail, instead of one possession and then another possession, is the time. You know, similar to basketball. You play five minutes of basketball. Both teams get (a chance). You know, baseball, there’s the top half and the bottom half. So a time limit, and we’re talking about the postseason only, to play it out. And that way, both teams will definitely have a chance and maybe even more than one possession.”

The Bills and Chiefs combined for 25 points in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, but Josh Allen never got a chance to match Patrick Mahomes in overtime. One of the greatest games in NFL history left everyone, except the Chiefs and their fans, wanting.

“I just think let’s play it out, a certain amount of time,” Beane said. “I don’t know that that’ll be the final result in March at the owners meetings, but I think there’s gonna be some good proposals and hopefully it at least comes to the point where both teams get an opportunity.”

There could be more than the Bills’ and Colts’ overtime rules change proposals, and Beane joked the Competition Committee might have to discuss 32. The Bills just want to see a change of some sort, so no other team in the future experiences what they did in January.

“Experiencing what we experienced overall, I think there’s a better way out there,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. ” And when you go through experiences like that and you experience those things firsthand in particular, you want to evolve the game. And I think evolving the game for us going through that like we did as a firsthand experience of saying, `Hey, we can make the game better if we just did X, Y and Z.’”

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I like Brandon Beane's proposal, so far, but I havnt given it much thought as of yet. One thing Im certain about is, both teams deserve a shot offensively.

Beane's scenario allows offenses to answer each other and also, with the time factor, keeps it in check as to how far things get played out. Clock management would be crucial and very exciting addition to the OT, in my opinion.

Why not have a rep from all 32 teams propose their opinion on this and the NFL bases their decision on what the majority comes up with?

 

So here's my problem with "time management" proposals. What is the time allotted for the extra period? Is it allotted for each drive or a running clock? If you are just going to play an extra 10 minute quarter, then the initial team can chew up 8-9 minutes of that ten, being able to run what ever offense they choose. On a tired defense it is fairly easy to run the ball and sustain long time consuming drives. Which in turn leaves 1-2 minutes for the answer drive. I'm not sure that is any better. When two teams play so evenly matched for 60 minutes, they should remove the element of the coin toss as a possible decider, which we have now.

Each team gets a possession, give them 5 minutes for each of their possessions and build the overtime rules around that.

 

Im guessing a 10 or 12 minute period would work. If still tied, do another with regular time management. In the case you mentioned about an 8-9 minute drive... well that would be a 'tough break' I guess... you have to draw the line somewhere and eliminate all the 'what if's'.

Anyway, there is time for the NFL to get this right or at least close to being right.

 

Agreed. However, Irish is right that this is likely to happen. I can see teams using the entire 10 minutes up, and kicking a FG at the end to win. I'd say they earned it, but if we are trying to come with scenarios where we ensure that both offenses get a shot, a simple 10 minute extra session isn't it.

 

I agree on the 10 minute session not working in every situation, but (2) 5-minute sessions would. One for each team going the same way on the field so there isn't a weather advantage, w/kickoff. All aspects would still be in play, but teams would have to adjust their offense to that 5-minute time clock. If they can't score in the 5 minutes, stop, kickoff anyway as if starting another half and give the second team an opportunity to score.

 

Rams, Aaron Donald talking about a new contract



Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald‘s possible retirement became a topic of conversation before the Super Bowl, but indications have been that Donald will remain with the team for the 2022 season and that continued to be the case on Wednesday.

General Manager Les Snead told reporters that he wouldn’t say anything with certainty, but that Donald’s retirement is “not a concern” at the moment. Snead also said that the team is talking about a new contract with the three-time defensive player of the year.


Donald is currently signed through the 2024 season and has a base salary of $9.25 million for 2022. He also has a cap number of $26.75 million and an extension could knock that down at a time when the Rams could use cap space to make other moves designed to keep their Super Bowl champs together.

The same would be true of an extension for quarterback Matthew Stafford and Snead indicated that talks are also progressing on that front.

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Jets plan to exercise Quinnen Williams’ fifth-year option



Some teams have tough decisions to make when it comes to exercising the fifth-year options on the contracts of their 2019 first-round picks, but the Jets aren’t among them.

Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams became a starter during his rookie season and has been one of the team’s bright spots over the last two seasons. Williams has 136 tackles, 15.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery during his time in the league.


Given all of that, Jets General Manager Joe Douglas said it didn’t take much contemplation before the team made its call to pick up the option.

“I don’t think that’s huge news,” Douglas said, via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY.

The option would guarantee Williams a salary around $10.2 million for 2023, but the two sides could also work out a long-term extension that would change the financial outlook for that year and beyond.

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