Kneeling To End The Game - How Do You Feel About It?

[BlizzPack]

Is it a good thing to allow a team with the lead to kneel to run time off the clock to seal a victory?

In arena football a team that has the lead cannot kneel to run time off the clock in the last minute of the game, and all plays must be for positive yards or the clock stops. This keeps the game competitive until the very end. What if the NFL did something similar?

Thoughts?  

[Darkswade]

if a kneel wasnt allowed they would just do the quarterback sneak..  

[Nyuupyon]

Or just run the ball with the fullback. Anyway, I think it's alright to kneel the ball. You have like, 58 minutes or so before to play to win.  

[BlizzPack]

True, teams would simply run the ball (as they generally do in arena ball) and as long as they could get positive yards it wouldn't matter. But running the ball brings up the risk of a fumble which is why teams wouldn't want to do that if they could just kneel.

If one team has a blow out lead over the other then I find kneeling acceptable since there's nothing the losing team can do and there's no point risking injury to players.

But if one team is down by a field goal or less under 2 minutes and failed on an onside kick or something then I feel that the competitiveness of the game is ruined a bit. Who knows what would happen in the final 2 minutes if the team with a small deficit were allowed a better shot at getting the ball back?  

[geko87]

no its not fair....it should be eliminated....it is a cheap way to win.  

[Yawneez]

although i say it is fair, i definetly dislike kneeling the ball.  

[Corp_Forrest]

It's just the way it is. It's the same thing as if the QB fell down and the play was called dead.  

[Devil-Dog-Unit]

Nyu-kun

Or just run the ball with the fullback. Anyway, I think it's alright to kneel the ball. You have like, 58 minutes or so before to play to win.

Exactly what I think  

[Spirit of Heaven]

I think that taking a knee is a cheap way to win. You can attempt to force a fumble in a QB sneak or if the fullback is given the ball, but when a QB takes a knee the defense has no chance. It should be eliminated.  

[BlizzPack]

Personally, I'd like to see the NFL adapt the same rules as arena football in that the team with the lead and the ball has to have their plays go for positive yards or the clock stops so it's more competitive.

Let's say it's conference playoff time and both teams remained close the entire game, but the team that's down by a couple of points is out of time outs after getting a score with less than 2 minutes remaining. They attempt an onside kick and fail. So then the leading team can just kneel and that's it. It's a cheap victory and then they get to go to the Super Bowl. Now really, who wouldn't be upset if that happened to their team?

If a team was only meant to have 58 minutes to win then the game would be 58 minutes long instead of 60.  

[Jcsb1993]

Ugh. It's fair, because you think of how hard the team worked to get in that position, but at the same time, it seems like a cheap way to win.  

[Glarken]

Its all strategy...why would you risk the game at that point?  

[King Chrono]

BlizzPack

If a team was only meant to have 58 minutes to win then the game would be 58 minutes long instead of 60.

3nodding Yup 3nodding  

[Centurion_Beta]

BlizzPack

True, teams would simply run the ball (as they generally do in arena ball) and as long as they could get positive yards it wouldn't matter. But running the ball brings up the risk of a fumble which is why teams wouldn't want to do that if they could just kneel.

If one team has a blow out lead over the other then I find kneeling acceptable since there's nothing the losing team can do and there's no point risking injury to players.

But if one team is down by a field goal or less under 2 minutes and failed on an onside kick or something then I feel that the competitiveness of the game is ruined a bit. Who knows what would happen in the final 2 minutes if the team with a small deficit were allowed a better shot at getting the ball back?

But what about the Heidi Bowl? 2 touchdowns in under a minute for a comeback victory...  

[BlizzPack]

By blowout lead I mean something like 30 points or more, something pretty much impossible to get in 2 minutes. Then I would find kneeling more acceptable, but I still don't like it.

2 TDs in under a minute is more possible, hence the reason that team should be given a shot at getting them.