NFL overtime rules won't change [for 2009-2010]

[JugglingReferee]

Competition Committee decides there will be no change to NFL overtime rules - ESPN

NFL Competition Committee co-chairman Rich McKay, speaking on a national conference call, said there will be no adjustment to the current overtime rules. The committee met for 10 days in Naples, Fla., and, after consulting players and conducting a league-wide survey from the 32 clubs, there wasn't enough support to make any proposal to change the current overtime rules, which were created to minimize the chance of ties.

It took them 10 days to decide to keep the rules as is? Sheesh, I've seen juries come back with guilty verdicts in murder cases a lot faster than this!

[HLin NC]

getting Donovan McNabb to understand that after 15 min. its still a tie.

Originally Posted by HLin NC

getting Donovan McNabb to understand that after 15 min. its still a tie.

Ahhh...so that was the hold-up...now Terrell Owens can run his mouth all he wants about Donovan!

[Johnny Cakes]

They can say what they want, but from a financial standpoint, I bet they love quick overtime games. The TV networks must go nuts when the 1:00 game runs into the 4:00 game and the audience promised to the 4:00 game isn't there yet.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Johnny Cakes

They can say what they want, but from a financial standpoint, I bet they love quick overtime games. The TV networks must go nuts when the 1:00 game runs into the 4:00 game and the audience promised to the 4:00 game isn't there yet.

If that's the case, why'd they put in regular season OT to begin with? Yeah, I know, scared of competition from the WFL (which played 7:30 each way to break ties) for audience.

Robert in the Bronx

[Johnny Cakes]

Because most fans hate a tie and feel cheated when there is not an outcome. Hockey used to have lots of ties, but came up with the abomination they call the "shootout" so they could quickly declare a "winner."

[Tom.OH]

The only change I'd like to see is the sudden death not being used if the first team scores a field goal. Fine to end on a TD though. If the team kicks a FG the other team gets the ball and they have a chance to tie or win with a TD. If they do tie it up then it goes back to sudden death on any score.

[Robert Goodman]

If they want to settle more games in regulation play, they could eliminate 2 pt. tries, which are used much more to create ties than break them.

[indi456]

speaking on a national conference call, said there will be no adjustment to the current overtime rules. The committee met for 10 days in Naples, Fla., and, after consulting players and conducting a league-wide survey from the 32 clubs, there wasn't enough support to make any proposal to change the current overtime rules, which were created to minimize the chance of ties.