“We looked at a lot of different ideas, but most of them were inherently flawed or unfair,” Aiello said. “The ‘no possession’ system, on the other hand, passes all the tests: It’s fair, it's even-handed, and it provides no unfair advantages to either team. The only downside, really, is that no football will be played. Still, there’s no such thing as a perfect solution.”

The details of the proposed new format are as follows: If a game ends regulation, both teams’ captains will meet in the center of the field for a coin flip. The referee then flips the coin and then all players walk off the field and into the locker room, ending the game.

“So basically we walk out to mid field, we have the coin toss, and the game is over,” said Aiello. “No more awarding possession based on a coin flip, no more quick, 40-yard field goal drives to end the game, and no more bitching and moaning after the fact. We still have an overtime period. It’s just that nobody gets possession. If a team can find some other way to score, be our guests.”

Reactions have been mixed to the latest proposal. Many observers have applauded it as a reasonable alternative to the current “broken” system, while others feel it will be anti-climactic. Still, few can argue that it will level the playing field more than ever.

“It’s a decent alternative to what we have right now,” said Titans coach Jeff Fisher. “Sure, it might be a little anti-climactic but the important thing is to give each team an equal shot at winning. And in this case they have no shot at winning, which is totally equal. How will the fans feel about it? Who cares? What are they going to do, switch to the UFL?”

Another proposal discussed would have had the winner of the coin flip automatically lose the game, thus eliminating the unfair advantage that goes along with winning the coin flip. Yet another suggestion involved eliminating field goals and touchdowns and forcing teams to win the game with extra points alone, but that was deemed impossible.

If the current proposal is ultimately voted down, it will be back to the drawing board for the league.

“Hopefully this will pass and we can move forward with it,” said Aiello. “But if not, we’re just go back to the drawing board and start over. We’ll come up with some solution that will make everybody happy, or at the very least equally miserable.”