Comments on: Soft Zone, Coin Flipped Pats http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/11/soft-zone-coin-flipped-pats/ New England Patriots Blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:11:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tyler Carter http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/11/soft-zone-coin-flipped-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-4805 Tyler Carter Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:49:45 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=1511#comment-4805 ben & Shovelpass, I think we're all in agreement that subpar pass defense was the reason the Patriots lost the game. But Shovelpass, I couldn't disagree more that sudden death is 'traditional'. The league has been in existence for 88 years whereas sudden death has only been in place for 34. The conspiracy theorist in me says the league instituted it for gambling purposes, but that's another argument. And by your rationale, if 60 minutes is plenty for teams to duke it out, why not just let the game end a tie? I'd personally prefer either that or the 'at least one possession per team' that to sudden death. ben & Shovelpass, I think we're all in agreement that subpar pass defense was the reason the Patriots lost the game.

But Shovelpass, I couldn't disagree more that sudden death is 'traditional'. The league has been in existence for 88 years whereas sudden death has only been in place for 34. The conspiracy theorist in me says the league instituted it for gambling purposes, but that's another argument. And by your rationale, if 60 minutes is plenty for teams to duke it out, why not just let the game end a tie? I'd personally prefer either that or the 'at least one possession per team' that to sudden death.

]]> By: Shovelpass http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/11/soft-zone-coin-flipped-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 Shovelpass Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:17:21 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=1511#comment-4803 The sudden death rule is traditional and should never be changed in my opinion. I was at the game, and as dissapointed as anyone after the defense let us down in overtime (like the end of the last SB) but I love the urgency of the sudden death rule. The teams have had 60 minutes of back and forth already, and strategy and clock management was not enough to settle it. Time to $#!+ or get off the pot. The sudden death rule is traditional and should never be changed in my opinion. I was at the game, and as dissapointed as anyone after the defense let us down in overtime (like the end of the last SB) but I love the urgency of the sudden death rule. The teams have had 60 minutes of back and forth already, and strategy and clock management was not enough to settle it. Time to $#!+ or get off the pot.

]]> By: ben http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/11/soft-zone-coin-flipped-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-4797 ben Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:09:57 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=1511#comment-4797 I'd say the odds of a 3rd and 16 stop are much higher than losing in OT due to the coin flip. NFL did err when they moved the kickoff back to the 30, in OT it should have stayed at the 35. That has shifted the odds to the coinflip winner's favor whereas it was pretty even prior. I'd say the odds of a 3rd and 16 stop are much higher than losing in OT due to the coin flip.

NFL did err when they moved the kickoff back to the 30, in OT it should have stayed at the 35. That has shifted the odds to the coinflip winner's favor whereas it was pretty even prior.

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