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David Whitley: Packers’ loss shows coin toss is no way to decide NFL issues

If you’re a Green Bay Packers fan feeling cheated by a tossed coin, take heart. The act has caused far worse than losing an NFL playoff game.

Just ask the Phoenix Suns, Hassan Shamsid-Deen of the long-lost Orlando Rage or Ritchie Valens.

Well, you can’t ask Valens because he died in 1959 thanks to a coin toss.

Green Bay’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night pales, but it raises the same quandary. Why do we let something so small decide something so big?

Games should be decided on planning and performance, not “heads” or “tails.