Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Bring Back the Tie

With the 49ers and Rams playing to a tie on Sunday, the first tie game in the NFL since 2008, I wondered if perhaps we might not be better off if regular season games were allowed to end in a tie.  I can recall Myron Cope once talking on this subject and he said that often times, not always, perhaps, but more often than not, a tie is a just result in a football game.  Frustrating perhaps, but just.

I didn't watch that 49ers game, so I can't comment on it, but let's look at last night's Steelers game.  Had it ended in 13-13 tie, as it would have prior to the institution of regular season overtime, could you argue that it would not have been, as Myron put it, a "just result"?  Certainly, an argument could be made that the Steelers didn't deserve to win that game.  The same argument could be made for the Chiefs, for that matter. 

With the concern for player safety, why make the players slog through a possible additional 15 minutes of play?  They even play OT in exhibition games, which is really ridiculous.  Anyway, what's wrong with factoring in ties in determining the standings?

I don't expect that many will agree with me on this, but isn't it worth considering? 

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