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You Need a Thneed · 09-14-2009, 04:46 PM

I must say, I rule that the NFL does better than the CFL is the timing in the last few minutes. The CFL, the rules for timing change after the three minute warning. In the NFL, it's all the same.

That's why timeouts are important in the NFL, why team want to keep them. In the NFL, if your team is losing and out of timeouts, and the other team gains a first down with 2:39 on the clock, you are offically done, as the other team can kneel down three times.

In the CFL, you will see teams that are losing by one score punt the ball away with a minute and a half left. In the NFL, teams should almost never do so, even with 4 minutes left on the clock. You have to value the opportunities you have to score much more in the NFL.

09-14-2009, 04:46 PM	#76
You Need a Thneed Voted for Kodos Join Date: Dec 2007 Exp:	I must say, I rule that the NFL does better than the CFL is the timing in the last few minutes. The CFL, the rules for timing change after the three minute warning. In the NFL, it's all the same. That's why timeouts are important in the NFL, why team want to keep them. In the NFL, if your team is losing and out of timeouts, and the other team gains a first down with 2:39 on the clock, you are offically done, as the other team can kneel down three times. In the CFL, you will see teams that are losing by one score punt the ball away with a minute and a half left. In the NFL, teams should almost never do so, even with 4 minutes left on the clock. You have to value the opportunities you have to score much more in the NFL.