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Smith: Overtime Rules “An Improvement”

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 24, 2010
Head Coach Mike Smith and other Falcons decision makers are at NFL meetings this week in Orlando, Fla. Countless topics are discussed but, by far, the owners’ vote to change overtime rules in the postseason has gotten the most attention. Smith and other coaches were quizzed repeatedly about the change, which creates a provision for both [...]
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Overtime Changed… For the Playoffs

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 23, 2010
The NFL announced Tuesday afternoon proposed changes for overtime which would allow — in some cases — both teams to get a chance at the ball will be introduced for the 2010 postseason. If a playoff game is tied at the end of regulation, a coin toss will be held to determine who receives the ball [...]
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Lunch Break: Proposed Overtime Changes

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 18, 2010
News broke Wednesday that the NFL Competition Committee, which is co-chaired by Falcons President Rich McKay, will present a proposal to owners for a change in overtime rules. This is not a new debate. Seemingly every offseason some form of overtime change is discussed. As it stands, if a game is tied at the end of four [...]
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Birdseed: November 23, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: November 23, 2009
The moment referee Gene Steratore tossed the coin in the air I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. When he announced the Falcons had, indeed, lost the overtime coin toss in Sunday’s game against the Giants, the feeling bubbled to full-blown realization. This is not good. New York wasn’t about to pull a [...]
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Change in Overtime? Not Yet

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 18, 2009
Every offseason the NFL’s competition committee reviews tape from the previous year and makes recommendations on rule changes and penalty calls. And nearly every offseason the league’s rules on overtime come up for debate. That was the case again this year but the committee opted not to present the owners with a proposal to change the current, [...]
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