I'm still unsure whether you want to take the ball in overtime or to kick, but i lean receiving if it's 10 minutes and I think teams that kick are making an error.
It appears that teams believe the best method is to kick, which makes sense since you know what you need score-wise and whether you need to go for it on 4th down, but with just a 10 minute clock, the odds of getting it a second time if it comes to that are virtually nil. In aiddition, the team that receives the ball first has a great chance of getting the ball a second time in a true sudden death where they can end the game on a measely field goal.
As an aside, it's funny how we play 60 minutes and we absolutely must have both teams get the ball, but if we play 67 minutes, everyone's cool with having a possession imbalance. How long before people complain that we must ensure both teams get it twice? Then three times, then 4, ad infinitum, until games are as long as India/Pakistan Cricket tests?
yeah, good point -- that's why Quinn HAD to go for two because only DEN had time for a possession. But I guess each successive iteration requires both teams scoring the same number of points, so it gets rarer and rarer that it makes a difference. Still two possessions till uneven is not that rare. I do think they should make it 15 minutes -- who wants a tie anyway?
I'm still unsure whether you want to take the ball in overtime or to kick, but i lean receiving if it's 10 minutes and I think teams that kick are making an error.
It appears that teams believe the best method is to kick, which makes sense since you know what you need score-wise and whether you need to go for it on 4th down, but with just a 10 minute clock, the odds of getting it a second time if it comes to that are virtually nil. In aiddition, the team that receives the ball first has a great chance of getting the ball a second time in a true sudden death where they can end the game on a measely field goal.
As an aside, it's funny how we play 60 minutes and we absolutely must have both teams get the ball, but if we play 67 minutes, everyone's cool with having a possession imbalance. How long before people complain that we must ensure both teams get it twice? Then three times, then 4, ad infinitum, until games are as long as India/Pakistan Cricket tests?
yeah, good point -- that's why Quinn HAD to go for two because only DEN had time for a possession. But I guess each successive iteration requires both teams scoring the same number of points, so it gets rarer and rarer that it makes a difference. Still two possessions till uneven is not that rare. I do think they should make it 15 minutes -- who wants a tie anyway?