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I'm not really sure why I was thinking about OT the other day, but I came up with an interesting idea.  No kicks.  None.  No kickoffs, no punts and no FGs.  Just offense versus defense, removing special teams from the equation.

The winner of the coin toss would have to choose between starting with the ball at their own 25 or defending against the other team at their 25.  With no punting, the team on offense needs to pick up the first down (probably multiple first downs) or the other team will start out with really good field position, but still no FGs, so they would need to score a TD.
A team couldn't just play the field position battle because there are no punts.  A goal line stand by a defense wouldn't bail out the offense from having to move the ball (safety would lose the game).  I could see some interesting strategies developing.  Every play would be important, every penalty would be important.
This, of course, would only apply to the regular season.  For the post season, they should really just play another quarter. 

That's my idea, what's good and what's bad?  Should FGs still be in play?

OBM took the day off to extend the 4th Holiday.

Done at the gym, ran errands, took son to hockey camp...

Sooooo....time for a Gentleman's Jack on the rocks!

Cheers!!

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Report: Khalil Mack will have to wait until 2018 for new dealPosted by Charean Williams on June 29, 2017, 7:48 PM EDTGetty ImagesKhalil Mack will have to wait until 2018 for a new deal, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Per Schefter, the Raiders won’t have room to fit a new deal for the All-Pro linebacker under their cap after signing Derek Carr to a five-year, $125 million deal and giving Gabe Jackson a five-year, $56 million extension in recent days.
Carr and Jackson were the priorities as their rookie contracts expired after the 2017 season. The Raiders exercised the fifth-year option on Mack, extending his contract through the 2018 season.
Mack likely sets a new bar for defensive players when he gets a new deal. Only 26, he has twice earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors and last season won the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.

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