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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
After thinking about the potential for OT changes and reading some articles and other boards online, these are some of the ideas I like that I haven't seen mentioned here. Reminder, no perfect system so we're looking for the fairest system.
- Give each team a defined possession, say four minutes. Obviously whoever wins the toss will always defer, but I added my own little twist to even things a bit, but make it so any fourth down failure by the team who gets the ball first does not result in a change of possession at the dead ball spot, rather the other team gets it on their 25 (basically a touchback).
- Continue the coin flip rotation from the beginning of the game. The Chiefs on Sunday deferred after winning the toss, so since they get to select for the second half, the Bills would get to choose for overtime. Would make end of game strategic decisions far more interesting, and wouldn't guarantee most teams defer to start. Would keep that you need a touchdown to win, not sudden death outright.
- Continue the game. Overtime becomes an extension of the fourth quarter rather than a new quarter. So let's say the fourth quarter ends with it 2nd and 9 at the 34 yard line, that is where overtime resumes. Again would bring more intrigue into end of game decision making. Would keep that you need a touchdown to win, not sudden death outright.
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The middle is better than the third, but both could have teams playing for ties late in a game, which unless you are the NHL, is not a good thing to incentivize. It has the the potential to take away from the urgent drama at the end of tight games.