madlithuanian

Blech! The easy solution is to put the kick spot back to the 35 as it was in the past. Let's move closer toward classic pigskin instead of Techmo Bowl... Let the NCAA have the little fun 'n games. I want a battler, not nonsene rules that apply under certain circumstances and on certain days. An even easier solution. Beat the other team during the alotted time.

I just don't like it. It was fine the way it was. This just bring everything more in line with youth soccer...everyone gets a trophy, etc. The only possibility I'd have like to have seen would have been: 1. The team that scored the last points in regular time gets the ball. 2. Start the OT exactly where the 4th ended. If it's 3rd on the 20, then it re-starts with 3rd on the 20.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/category/rumor-mill/ Overtime proposal passes Posted by Michael David Smith on March 23, 2010 3:22 PM ET The National Football League owners have approved a change in overtime, starting with the playoffs following the 2010 season, that will modify the sudden-death format and prevent a team from winning a game with a field goal on the opening possession. The vote was 28-4, with the Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals voting against. It needed at least 24 votes to pass. "It was really a good discussion in the sense that there's been a lot of debate, both publicly and privately, over the rule -- which is always good," Competition Committee co-chair Rich McKay said in announcing the vote. "We've had this discussion for a number of years. We felt like this proposal, which we call 'modified sudden death,' was really an opportunity to make what we think was a pretty good rule -- sudden death -- even better." McKay stressed that the new overtime rule, which says the team receiving the kickoff can't end the game on the first possession unless it scores a touchdown, will apply only to the playoffs. "Part of the reason we have different rules is we have different consequences," McKay said. "The consequences in the postseason are, go home if you don't win. In the regular season, we have 15 other games." It's the first major change in playoff overtime rules in the NFL since "The Greatest Game Ever Played," when the Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL Championship Game.

They say there is something to the water up there in NY!

Can't say I disagree...

No problem with the Hou blues! I loved watching Campbell when I was little.

I think you may on an island on that one...

I saw them a few years back. It was fun. But I got my tickets for free...

It's the Chicago Way! http://draftmvps.nfl.com/?campaign=Ext_email_NL0318

Works for me...

No real surprise. Vashy, thanks for the good memories, and so long to the bad ones...

I hear ya. Except when there is no football, I just play Madden!

http://www.hopeline.com/ Sorry couldn't resist... I mean no disrespect to the organization, please take no offense! I'm a Cubs fan too. But my love for them is a small percentage of what I feel for the Bears. Sorry, I know of nothing similar.

I wish I knew... But it's addition by subtraction in my book.

Here's what it looks like... Looks cool.

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those numbers look like garage sale price stickers!

It's 75% Zombie Smith and 25% Stomach Turner! It's always more Smith!

Hillis would have been nice...

Slainte!

Next thing you know, we may actually see some semblance of head coaching ability from Smith!? ...that may be asking for too much. Better quit while I'm ahead.

Here's a link.... http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...ason-mckie.html

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD!!!!

Part of me would really like to stir it up!

I haven't a clue who these guys are, but damn if Ulatowski doesn't sound like a Bear!

I'm interested enough to kick the tires for sure... We could use a mean streak. Hell, we're getting OL penalties anyway for false starts and holding. At least some pushing and shoving makes it interesting.