Everyone loves overtime. There is nothing better or more entertaining than watching two teams battle it out and go into extra time to decide the victor. However I believe that there is some serious room for improvement for overtime rules in some of the major sports leagues in the United States. In my opinion, the NFL, MLS, and MLB all have flawed overtime rules that don’t properly determine winners, and I offer changes that I believe will help even the playing field and more accurately determine the outcome of the games.
Though the NFL has recently made some changes to their overtime rules, they still rely too much on a simple coin toss. The team that wins the toss has the option to receive possession and if they score a touchdown, the game ends without the other team ever getting the ball. They made a good decision in changing the rules so that a field goal no long ends the game, but I believe that too much of an advantage is gained by winning the coin toss. My solution is simple: change the NFL overtime rules to the current NCAA football overtime rules. In the NCAA, though they do have a coin toss, both teams switch off getting the ball starting at the 25-yard line and are given an opportunity to score. This allows both teams defenses and offenses to see the field in overtime, and provides a more competitive scenario that I believe determines …show more content…
However, it is my opinion that three leagues here in the United States: the NLF, MLS, and MLB have seriously flawed overtime rules that should be changed for the good of the sports. The current overtime rules of these three leagues do not fairly determine the winners of their respective sports. I believe that my suggested overtime rule changes would level the playing fields in all three leagues and more accurately determine a winner than the rules currently in
Though the NFL has recently made some changes to their overtime rules, they still rely too much on a simple coin toss. The team that wins the toss has the option to receive possession and if they score a touchdown, the game ends without the other team ever getting the ball. They made a good decision in changing the rules so that a field goal no long ends the game, but I believe that too much of an advantage is gained by winning the coin toss. My solution is simple: change the NFL overtime rules to the current NCAA football overtime rules. In the NCAA, though they do have a coin toss, both teams switch off getting the ball starting at the 25-yard line and are given an opportunity to score. This allows both teams defenses and offenses to see the field in overtime, and provides a more competitive scenario that I believe determines …show more content…
However, it is my opinion that three leagues here in the United States: the NLF, MLS, and MLB have seriously flawed overtime rules that should be changed for the good of the sports. The current overtime rules of these three leagues do not fairly determine the winners of their respective sports. I believe that my suggested overtime rule changes would level the playing fields in all three leagues and more accurately determine a winner than the rules currently in