No need to overhaul overtime

After the Saints thrilling overtime victory in the NFC Championship game, there has been an outpour from pundits and fans to change the overtime rule because the Vikings did not get a possession. According to Sports Illustrated's Peter King, I'll say only one thing about the overtime rule: It stinks.King goes on to add: I won't repeat every one of my objections to the rule that puts an inordinate amount of importance on the coin flip on overtime winners, but the NFC game was a classic case of why it's a bad idea to not give each team one possession in overtime:The Vikings called heads, and it came up tails. New Orleans returned the kick to its 39-yard line. That meant if the Saints gained 28 yards, they'd be in field-goal range for Hartley. They got 17 yards in drive sustaining penalties, and 32 yards on their own, and Hartley's 40-yard field goal won it.On the other sideline, Brett Favre stood waiting for his chance, the same way Peyton Manning waited for a ...