The NFL has had many changes in its lifetime either due to player's health. Or to do with making the game as fair and non-biased as possible. There have been big rule changes that many NFL fans have seen or little changes that might not be seen by the average person. These rule changes can be as big as playoff overtime rule changes or as little as every failed fourth-down conversion is reviewed or players can wear the number 0 which usually doesn't make the news as big stories.
One of these big rule changes was playoffs overtime. The change came following the Buffalo Bill's loss to the Kannas City Chiefs in overtime of the AFC Championship. This change was in the postseason (playoffs) the clock will be 15 minutes as opposed to 10 minutes in the regular season. Another change was each team would get a chance to possess the ball and score. Compared to before the change which stated that the first team that got the ball first could score and win without the other team getting a chance.
Some fans are upset with these changes because they think they're going away from what the game has always been. Others are worried about their favorite player's safety they think if the game were to just keep going and going players' bodies would begin to fail and become more vulnerable to hits and other football-related injuries. Also, fans are now thinking about all the other games in history that could have been different which would've changed the whole season and could've caused their favorite team to win the Super Bowl.
I can go with either of these sides because yes it makes the game fairer and a change for a team with maybe a bad defense to allow their offense to keep them in the game. However, looking back if these rules were in place since the beginning of the sport teams such as the Buffalo Bills would've been just fine and have gotten a chance to maybe stay in the game back in 2021 but they didn't, and lost the game 42-36 in the first drive resulting in a touchdown by the Kannas City Chiefs.
Questions
1. Do you prefer the new overtime rules or the old ones?
2. Would you be upset if this happened to your team depending on what side you choose?
3. Do you think the NFL should just let the sport be played and stop making all these rule changes?
Sources:
https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/rules-changes/2023-rules-changes-and-points-of-clarification/
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/333322-a-few-reasons-to-keep-the-nfls-overtime-rules
Replies
Excellent job Mason!!
I think that some rules could be chnaged to have each player have more of a chnace to score. But I also think that the rules now will probably stay the same because it has been around for many years. If they do chnage the rules, it could be more fair and fun.
I personally perfer the new overtime rules instead of the old ones. Because I think both teams should have a chance to score instead of it all basically being up to a coin flip. I think that with the addition of these new rules it will make the overtime of NFL games more interesting and fair.
I do not watch much football but when I do I'm very lost in the game when they make a lot of calls.So I think that they should not change the rules all the time. But I probably shouldn't have a say in any of it because I really don't watch football that much.
I think that the rules should change with the times and make the game more and more fair/accurate. I do not really care whether or not that they change the rules. I will watch it either way. These new rules will definitely make the game more fair.
I prefer the new rules because it is more fair for each team because one team before the rule could lose their super bowl chances because of a coin flip. I think they should keep making rule changes, so the game is fair.
I think the new rules are better because they make it more fair for the teams and give them better chances. I do not think they should just let them play without rule changes because players would start playing dirtier and it would not be fair and there would be to many arguments.
I think that the new rules were put in place to make sure that both teams will have a chance to win, which will probably make the games more interesting and fun to watch. I think that it will be interesting to see how the new rules change the game.
I agree it will be exciting to see these new rules in effect as it does make the game more interesting and fair for both teams, and it will give each side of the ball to change the game not just one and the other sits back and watches.
the nfl rules are already good. there is no reason to change them.
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