NFL coaches are divided over whether to change overtime rules
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Andy Reid is the Kansas City Chiefs head football coach. He spoke to reporters at a press release during Monday’s NFL owners meeting at The Breakers resort, Palm Beach, Fla.
Rebecca Blackwell | AP
PALM BEACH, Fla. – Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh wants no part of a new overtime rule. Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs’ coach is still undecided. Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills’ quarterback, made clear his position.
McDermott stated Monday that he would like to see “a change” at the NFL’s annual meeting.
NFL owners will be reviewing proposals to allow both sides to have the ball for an additional period. After a thrilling playoff match between the Bills and Chiefs, the debate follows a game that saw Kansas City score on its first possession.
Rule 16 allows every team to have the ball for extra play. If an opening drive leads to a field goal by either team, they have the option of attempting to equal the score with or winning with a touchdown. The first team to score wins if there is a turnover.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts have proposed that each team should own the ball in overtime regardless of whether there is a touchdown on the opening possession. The Tennessee Titans suggested that the winning team would be the one to score a touchdown on their opening drive. They also needed a 2-point conversion in order for them to win.
Since 2012, the playoffs have been played under this same rule. The format was extended to the regular season by the league in 2012. For the rule to be changed again, all 32 NFL owners must approve Rule 16 amendments.
Harbaugh joked, “I like staying out of overtime as often as possible,” said Harbaugh.
Then he became serious.
Harbaugh stated, “I am not for them.” “I do not believe that adding plays to the games at the ends is the right solution. “I don’t believe that extending games is the solution.”
Reid, Kansas City’s head coach, laughed when asked about the rule. The Chiefs’ playoff loss in overtime to the New England Patriots under Tom Brady was a memory he recalled. After scoring the first touchdown, the Patriots won a coin-toss to eliminate the Chiefs. However, he also mentioned his January victory over Bills and the Rule 16 benefit that the Chiefs received.
Reid, chairman of the coaching sub-committee which has input on the NFL rules changes, said that “I am not sure exactly where I sit.” “I have seen it work in both directions. “It’s been working the way it’s supposed to.”
Last week, Atlanta Falcons CEO Rich McKay – the chairman of the NFL’s Competition Committee – said “data and analytics” support a change to Rule 16. He pointed out that 12 overtimes have taken place since the new rule was adopted. Additionally, the team with the highest coin toss has been victorious 10 times. Seventeen of these victories were on the first drive. The Chiefs beat the Bills in January.
McKay stated that it will not be easy to secure 24 votes Tuesday and would require a lot of work.
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Lovie Smith, Houston Texans’ head coach told CNBC that there is a defense. “When you kick the ball off … you can take it away, score right there, and you win. These rules were established for a long time.
He said, however, “But change is always good.”
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