Counterpoint - get a stop
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Counterpoint - Make it so each team gets a shot on offense no matter what. Then no one will complain about the coin anymore.
I don't hate this matchup.
Counterpoint - a coin shouldn't decide which team should be forced to make a stop
Using statistics doesn't even matter here because it's just one of those common sense items.
yea i'm just going to walk out of the room now.
Statistics don't matter though because the argument isn't to change the outcome of games or change the likelihood of a team winning. None of that matters.
We just want both teams to have a chance on offense because that would make the game so much more enjoyable.
i'm not even going to deny that - but it's a completely different argument. if the argument is that we should change the OT rules to allow both teams to touch the ball no matter what, and/or to switch to the college version, strictly because it's more entertaining to the viewer? well, okay. there's some truth there.
my only debate is with the idea that the current system is somehow "unfair." it's not - and the stats back that up overwhelmingly.
My issue always comes down to the validity of allowing a coin toss to shift the probability of victory in any substantial way. Even if the average team scores a TD on only 18% of their drives, what is the merit of allowing one team such a notable statistical advantage due to the outcome of a choice with roughly 50/50 probability and no true skill? How does that make the game more entertaining or fair?
Even in other sudden death scenarios in professional sports, like NHL hockey, you can score before the other offense gets the puck, but it requires winning a face off and that takes skill. Both teams have a shot at taking over on offense because of a skill inherent to the sport itself.
But yeah allowing the other NFL offense a chance to match the results of the opposing offense would be more entertaining as well, to me at least. Both offenses and both defenses are required to excel in this scenario, not just one or the other.
Oh, yeah, that's been my argument all along. Not the fairness argument. As a fan, it certainly is disappointing when your team loses in OT but never touches the ball, but usually there are plays during regulation that could have been made to avoid going into OT or have your defense stop them.
My argument has always been from the standpoint of making the overall product better.
Football is not just an offensive game. The rule is fine as is.
Also Cooper Kupp is not human.
That OBJ guy had a pretty good game too.
LOL. It's official now. The nightmare is over.