Comments on: Lions undecided on new overtime rule

By: G MACK

G MACK — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:25:24 +0000

his name was Dan RUNoutsky

By: jeffro

jeffro — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:15:20 +0000

How about the first team to score six points wins!! GOOOOO LIOOOOONS!! There going to win four games this year!!!

By: jasncondit

jasncondit — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:56:01 +0000

How about this for an OT that’s fair? Teams line up on their own 40. The ref throws the ball in the air and it’s a fumble who ever recovers it gets 1st possession vs. a coin flip. Or just XFL style and leave it smack dab on the 50 and start everyone on the Goal line. Ready set go. Leave the sudden death intact.

By: braindead

braindead — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:21:05 +0000

Don’t be afraid clones, it’s just “change”

By: Jumbotron84

Jumbotron84 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:04:42 +0000

Orlovsky

By: iambruce

iambruce — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:49:53 +0000

“UPDATE: As a reader points out, the Lions’ final position might hinge on the manner in which the rule applies to the quarterback running out of his own end zone.”
Stay classy Florio! Way to go out of your way to update a post to kick a team while they’re at the bottom of the heap!

By: eaglealan64

eaglealan64 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:02:39 +0000

What happens if there’s a safety in overtime under the new rules??

By: slipkid

slipkid — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:44:52 +0000

lions’ position on it is immaterial.

By: crackbubba

crackbubba — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:44:51 +0000

There have been more Lions stories today than the average week. I think PFT must be really slow today.

By: robrown

robrown — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:40:25 +0000

The name of the quarterback who ran out of his endzone was Dan Orlovski. He was let go by the LIons and now plays for Houston.
Rob

By: JohnWayne506th

JohnWayne506th — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:14:56 +0000

Man Florio i swear you go outta your way to kick someone when they are down. WTF does Dan O running out the back have to do with this. And that happened 2 years ago, get over it. That has nothing to do with the Lions deciding how to vote on the overtime proposal. i wonder why i even come on this site when all you do is repeat other peoples articles and then put your crapfilled spin on it.

By: BengalBruce

BengalBruce — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:14:10 +0000

Florio-
You really need to rename this Cannonfodder.com

By: Raidersmojo

Raidersmojo — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:06:35 +0000

Exactly. The lions will never see the postseason anyway let alone hang around long enough to see overtime if they were to make the playoffs by accident.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:54:50 +0000

This team won’t get a chance to see the new rule for another 5 years…

By: Renoberger

Renoberger — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:53:41 +0000

No reason to be confused, it is a stupid rule change, vote it down. The one thing they can do that makes sense is to move the kick-off up 10 yards to create more starts from the 20 yd line. That would give the team with the ball first less chance of scoring than if a ball was returned to the 35 or 40.

By: EdgarSnyder

EdgarSnyder — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:34:51 +0000

Leave it the same.
your qk dismissal of the argument of “play defense” shows a lack of understanding of the game. To lobby so strongly for a rule change is Very weird. Florio have you ever played football?

By: SonOfNOLA

SonOfNOLA — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:34:19 +0000

So changing the overtime rule is the right thing to do because you say so? Just eliminate field goals from the game, period, if you’re so uptight about Favre losing the NFCCG and this wouldn’t be a problem.
I’m quite sure you weren’t even a Vikings follower until Favre came to the team. Where were you the previous years when Tavaris Jackson was the starter. Why weren’t you pushing for the OT rule change then?

By: wryly1

wryly1 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:32:51 +0000

The rule ain’t broke – don’t ‘fix’ it.

By: irishfan4life

irishfan4life — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:32:49 +0000

why is changing the rule…”the right thing” ???

By: Hugified Wang

Hugified Wang — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:32:01 +0000

Awesome!

By: The Wishbone

The Wishbone — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:28:24 +0000

How can you possibly endorse the “play not-to-lose” mindset? Guaranteeing both teams the ball in overtime–unless a touchdown is scored on the first possession, or whatever qualifier they put on it–will just lead to worse fourth quarters, as there will be less reason to play-to-win.
Why even play the game? Just punt it back and forth and go to overtime.