What is the best option. I have heard two ideas that I really like that I'd share with you guys. Anyone have any others? I don't like the College one because its kind of gimmicky and people end up with crazy stats.
1) The team that gets the ball first, automatically starts on their own 10 yard line. That way if you are a really good defense, you could choose to kick it force a 3 and out and get really good field position. And you really need ot think twice about receiving first as you have ot get a first down.
2) First team to 6 points. This one intrigues me the most. I think it would be awesome. Imagine the coaching dilemmas. If you get the ball and its like 4th and 5 on the other teams 20. Do you kick the FG or go for the kill?
The way it is now is lame. I get that teams that get the ball first are 7-6 in the playoffs, so its close to a 50% wining % but that does not take into account specific teams and circumstances. In that 7-6, the 6 that lost GOT to touch the ball, thats the whole argument. So if they lost, thats life, they had a shot (like us the last two times we were in the playoffs, actually Seahawks/Packers too, we were involved in 3 of those 6 losses, lol).
But the point is that out of those 7 wins, I bet 5 were ones where hte other team didn't even TOUCH the ball, which is kind of nuts for everything to come down to a COIN TOSS. There has to be a better way?