There isn't much that coach isn't willing to be open-minded about. Playing defense, however, is one of them.The AFC postseason came down to with the Kansas City Chiefs at the Yan Gomes Jersey helm. In the divisional round, Kansas City won the coin to s and staged a game-winning touchdown on the opening drive, thus eliminating any chance for the Buffalo Bills to score.A week later, Kansas City won the coin to s against the Cincinnati Bengals, but Patrick Mahomes threw an interception in the ensuing drive, allowing the Bengals to kick a game-winning field goal.NFL owners are currently deliberating at the leagues meetings this week. Smith said that while he's open to change, it's the team's job to make sure they stop the opposing offense to give its own side a Michael Brantley Jersey fighting chance.When you kick the ball off, you have the ball deep down there, and you can take the Trevor Bauer Jersey ball away, get it and score right there and win," Smith "Im OK. Theres a reason why weve had these rules in play for a long period of time, but I think change is always good too. To make it to where both teams are guaranteed an opportunity to touch the football, were not against that at all either."Scroll to ContinueSmith's overtime record might have something to do with his method of thinking. A defensive-minded coach, the 63-year-old Smith is 8-5 all-time in overtime matchups.Houston did not play in an overtime game last season in Smith's first year as the team's defensive coordinator. The Texans' last overtime game came in October of 2020, in which the Tenne see Bob Feller Jersey Titans ultimately walked away with a42-36 win.Smith feels that both teams have a fair advantage of scoring regardle s of the coin flip. It's the coordinator's job to make the stop and force a turnover.You have one team that gets it. Defense can take the ball away right away to get the ball," Smith said. "You can score that way too. But it makes sense Mike Napoli Jersey the other proposal to guarantee that both teams have an opportunity for the ball. And I think both of the proposals make sense.