Worst Rule Change in My Lifetime

[lucky_lefty]

NFL owners pass playoff overtime rules modification - ESPN

IMO it makes no sense to change what works....Its called sudden death for a reason...If it wasn't it would just be called the 5th quarter....All of this for a senile old (insert expletive) who THREW AWAY his (maybe) last chance at reaching the Super Bowl

[tornadospotter]

I think it will be, or should be adopted for the Regular season, every game played should be by the same rules. Be it preseason, regular season, playoffs and the Super Bowl.
I am in favor of this change.

[DC_Chiefsfan]

It's a great rule change. And this applies to us as we will be in the playoffs next year!! Remember, when Pioli took over in New england they went 5-11. The following year they went 11-5 and won the superbowl. I'm not saying we'll win the superbowl, but we'll be a winning team next year!!

[Connie Jo]

I hate this.

OT should be about winning as a team. Not putting the QBs on display.

And the team that wins the coin toss wins the game about 55% of the time, so its just about equal, there's no advantage to winning the toss in OT. People just think offense matters more than defense

EDIT:
I just saw that the rule only applies to FGs, TDs are still sudden death.
This I can live with.

It's actually about 60% of the time that the team who wins the toss wins the game. It use to be higher than that at 65%.

Personally, I've always felt that there should be change with OT rules. In baseball each team receives a turn at bat, but similar isn't true in the NFL, and it can be based upon luck with the coin toss. I don't know what the best solution is, just that I feel each team should have a chance at possessing the ball in OT.

[jb908]

I always thought overtime should be decided after both teams have a chance to score. I do not like the gamble of a coin toss decided how a team finishes. It's really bad if you have two offensive teams in over time. Whoever gets the toss is guaranteed to win the game.

[Ryfo18]

I think it's a good rule change, especially for the playoffs. Football shouldn't rely on "chance".

[Connie Jo]

I can't edit my post, too late, so will add this...the 60% figure I mentioned in my previous post...is repeated from ESPN's calculations.