You won't see this in overtime of playoff games any more.

So the NFL owners passed a change to the sudden death overtime for 2010 playoff games so each team gets a possession if the team winning the toss kicks a field goal on the first possession.  BO-RING!!!  Let’s kick around some alternatives that would really spice things up:

Line ‘em up

Tired of OT being decided by a coin toss?  Then change it!  To open OT, set the ball at the 50 yard line and allow one person from each team to sprint to retrieve the ball.  Whoever gets it claims the ball for their team at the spot of the recovery.  It’s a bit of a spinoff from the old XFL opening scramble rule.  Somewhere Vince McMahon is laughing.

Imagine the Bears and Vikings tied at 17 with a division title on the line.  Devin Hester on one goal line, Percy Harvin on the other.  It’s a mad dash for the ball to establish possession.  Who wouldn’t be on the edge of their seat for that???

Better yet, line up your best 11 against my best 11 at opposing goal lines and let them go ape-shit charging for the ball Braveheart-style.

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