Let me preface this by saying I HATE the "penalty kicks" format. It's a coin toss way to decide a game and we very easily could have lost that coin toss. It especially favors the weaker team by putting everyone as close as possible to the goal line. My simple solution is as follows:
Instead of starting teams at the 25 yd line in the first OT. Just start at the 50. Then run the same rules that we used to have form there. It eliminates a team from being able to go 3 and out and just kick a 42 yard field goal to extend the game. If you stop your opponent, then you still have to put some plays together to get your self in field goal range. Make going for 2 mandatory to help avoid the 8 OT stuff. You will have less OT periods, but I'm willing to bet less plays overall, or at least a reasonable amount of plays and the winner will have actually earned it.
Somebody tell me why this is a terrible idea.
Instead of starting teams at the 25 yd line in the first OT. Just start at the 50. Then run the same rules that we used to have form there. It eliminates a team from being able to go 3 and out and just kick a 42 yard field goal to extend the game. If you stop your opponent, then you still have to put some plays together to get your self in field goal range. Make going for 2 mandatory to help avoid the 8 OT stuff. You will have less OT periods, but I'm willing to bet less plays overall, or at least a reasonable amount of plays and the winner will have actually earned it.
Somebody tell me why this is a terrible idea.
