All quiet on the western front

-- Err, so really, nothing at all has happened of note so far this weekend. The most talked about thing I can find is the new overtime rules, with much debate on all sides of the fence. Some, like me, can't see the point. Some think that a rules changes was necessary, but don't think the new rules adequately address the issue. Some think it's a godsend. One of the more prevailing theories at the moment seems to be the idea of letting the last team to possess the ball in regulation continue from wherever their drive ended in the 4th, until one team scores. This I don't get. Surely this is even worse for fairness than the coin toss? And what a lot of people still fail to realise is that the regulation game has ended. You have 60 minutes to score for a reason, because we don't want the game going on all night. It's very easy to complain that the coin toss is "unfair" etc, but the point is, you've done nothing to earn a fair result. You had your "fair" amount of time and "fair" number of possessions in regulation, and you couldn't win. So quit crying and start motivating your defense for a stop.