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...only three years remaining on his Rockets contract. "Attaching a personality to a car can generate interest," says Alexander Edwards of Strategic Vision, an auto consultancy, "but it alone rarely increases sales." Houston stadiums have had some bad karma too. Reliant Energy bought naming rights to the NFL's Houston Texans stadium three years ago. The company, now called CenterPoint Energy, has seen its stock drop 70% since the deal. Remember Enron Field, home of baseball's Houston Astros? The team had to buy back the name from the scandalous energy company. New name: Minute Maid Park...
...opinion, the argument that NFL overtime needs to be changed is mostly intuitive, just like “small ball” wins games in baseball or the notion of “clutch” hitting. Neither is likely true—all the statistics say both prevailing thoughts are myths. But every year, analysts and fans alike continuously praise “manufacturing” runs just as they groan about the unjustness of a coin toss...
...NFL went to a college system, other problems would arise. Would the statistics count? Every historic NFL statistical record would soon fall—quarterbacks might throw five touchdowns in overtime, as teams go back and forth. Certainly, the 70-65 score would be much more common, as most NFL teams have the firepower to score from the 25-yard line (much more so than the average college team—I mean, just throw to Terrell Owens, Randy Moss, Marvin Harrison, etc. four straight times and one pass is going to be caught...
Right now, the winner of a coin toss at the beginning of overtime in an NFL game decides which team receives the ball, and the first team to score wins. This system has an inherent flaw by not ensuring both teams have an offensive series...
...both NFL teams were assured one possession, the winner of the coin toss would have a real choice to make: does the team kick off first in order to know whether it needs a field goal or a touchdown to win, or does the team receive in hopes of putting pressure on its opponent by scoring first? Coaches would still take chances because they’d want to go up by a touchdown instead of just a field goal...