Never A Better Coin 💰😜

Coin tosses should never determine the end result of a game.

You can say they do not possess that type of power, but they do have a large impact, especially in the game of football. Well, the NFL.

In most other sports and leagues each team receives their fair share of chances in overtime to win a game. Rugby represents the closest sport to NFL overtime rules. In the NFL, you need to win the coin toss because the winner of the toss will most likely score and...game over! 

Yea, well, play defense and top the pursuit immediate.

That's not the point. Each team deserves a chance to play offense in overtime. Go tit-for-tat until the rhythm breaks as displayed in college football where teams play their fair share of overtime offense. Who cares if we get a score of 52-49 in the NFL because two teams play the game into the 6th overtime. Make a change.

Period.

Even Michael Jackson made a change. How many times will I reference him in posts this month? The count: 2. The other reference is in draft form at the moment.

I should end this post right now, but I cannot because it would resemble an NFL overtime - one-sided. So, let me give another side from a competitive point of view:

Yes, teams must play defense if they lose a coin toss, heading to overtime. But, in the idea of competition, the coin toss should have a slim to none impact on the outcome of a game. Right now, as NFL rules state, a coin toss pretty much has a 50% advantage on the outcome of an NFL OT game. The coin toss should only determine who gets the ball first. 

Why 50%? The toss typically favors the winner. The winner (the other 50%) takes charge and wins. 

However, the increased likelihood that a coin toss winner will win the game should force a rule that states that both teams receive a chance in overtime to score. In the name of competition, it makes sense unless teams will start drafting skilled coin toss players.

When a Coin Toss is Fun. It occurs in exercise 💪 among other challenges. In exercise, heads equals 30 KB swings and tails equals 5x200m sprints. Heads equals go home 🏡; tails equals 10 more minutes. Heads equals yell at the top of your lungs; tails equals have a loud conversation 🗣 in the grocery store aisle. Heads equals roll in the snow without a shirt on; tails equals build a snow track.

See, that wasn't bad.

But, that's not how overtime in the NFL works.

It's easier when your team or teams are not involved.

When was the last time you flipped a coin?

Derek|@teemptraining |derekteempt@gmail.com