Instead of the coin flip to determine possession for OT in the playoffs

[LambeauLegs]

Why dont they give the choice of possession to the team that has the best record? This would be a reward for working hard and winning games.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

No, that's stupid.

There should be something more entertaining and a test of skill. Like they cart out a Hungry Hungry Hippos board that has SIX hippos (instead of the usual 4) and your 3 best Hungry Hungry Hippos guys square off against the opposing team. Winner of that gets to choose.

If it's a tie in marbles then the team winner of a 2 man sack race from the 20 yard line to the endzone gets to choose. "What if they tie that?!" some idiot will ask. PFFT, we have instant replay!


Ratings should skyrocket during these events which will only appease the NFL and in an effort to cut down run time across the board we can remove the Super Bowl half time show. Done and done.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Head coaches back-back.....pistols.....10 paces, turn and fire. The gentleman's resolution.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Lmao. Adopt that thing the XFL did and see if they can get their best player injured.

 

[PatsFanInColtsCountry]

Use the coin flip from the beginning of the game. You elected to defer? Well, now you are deferring in OT as well. Choices have consequences.

 

[Srini]

The answer is obvious. Teams need to spend more time practicing the coin flip calls, and hire only the best coin flip coaches to work with their players. Hell, they even have a get-back coach, they should devote more energy to something as important as getting the coin flip in their favor.

 

[NEhomer]

Why dont they give the choice of possession to the team that has the best record? This would be a reward for working hard and winning games.

I like that idea. What if it was determined by play during the game somehow? The challenge would be to use a tangible stat that isn't prone to being influenced by garbage time. Maybe number first downs. That would be something that the offense and defense contribute to.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

No, that's stupid.

There should be something more entertaining and a test of skill. Like they cart out a Hungry Hungry Hippos board that has SIX hippos (instead of the usual 4) and your 3 best Hungry Hungry Hippos guys square off against the opposing team. Winner of that gets to choose.

If it's a tie in marbles then the team winner of a 2 man sack race from the 20 yard line to the endzone gets to choose. "What if they tie that?!" some idiot will ask. PFFT, we have instant replay!


Ratings should skyrocket during these events which will only appease the NFL and in an effort to cut down run time across the board we can remove the Super Bowl half time show. Done and done.

I think this is something the NFL can buy into. It will give them more time to run commercials, they can get corporations to advertise on the HHH game board...

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

I would suggest a dick measuring contest but whoever Foles is playing for would have an unfair advantage.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

I think this is something the NFL can buy into. It will give them more time to run commercials, they can get corporations to advertise on the HHH game board...

I mean... we could even....

 

[Myles]

It should eventually get to where both teams get at least 1 possession and whoever takes the lead first wins.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

I mean... we could even....

I like this even better.
I was thinking wheel barrow races. But I wasn't going to put that out in this forum.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

I like this even better.
I was thinking wheel barrow races. But I wasn't going to put that out in this forum.

WHEELBARROW races!?

 

[Gatorchip]

These men all attended at least 3 years of college. Maybe a game of trival pursuit. That would extend overtime to at least an hour before someone quits.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Why dont they give the choice of possession to the team that has the best record? This would be a reward for working hard and winning games.

I say just let both teams have 1 possession, after that make it sudden death, PROBLEM solved...

 

[knowyourenemy]

Why dont they give the choice of possession to the team that has the best record? This would be a reward for working hard and winning games.

I’d like to see it automatically go to the home team. Home field advantage baby!

 

[PatsFan2003]

These men all attended at least 3 years of college. Maybe a game of trival pursuit. That would extend overtime to at least an hour before someone quits.

football trivia. That would be fun.

 

[antone112]

How about Soggy waffle?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Why not give it to the home team if we are emphasizing such things for playoff seeding? Seems more logical if we're just outright removing the coin toss element.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Use the coin flip from the beginning of the game. You elected to defer? Well, now you are deferring in OT as well. Choices have consequences.

Now that's actually interesting. I kinda like it, actually. Would make the coin toss have more interesting choices.