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re: The Coach who never punts
Posted on 11/14/13 at 11:31 pm to IAmReality
Posted on 11/14/13 at 11:31 pm to IAmReality
The difference is he is coaching high school. The vast majority of high school teams do not have a good punter and thus the risk ratio is lower when going for it when you would otherwise punt.
For instance, in high school if you are punting from inside your own ten the other team is almost guaranteed to get the ball inside your 45 yard line and will frequently already in FG range when they take over. In college and especially the NFL, such a scenario frequently finds the other team on their OWN 35-40 yard line. That is a HUGE difference. Also, with regards to the onside kick, in most states high school teams kickoff from the 40 and most kickers cant kick it through the endzone. Thus, it benefits them far more to try an onside than it would a college or pro team.
This strategy works in high school, it would not work at higher levels. Now, I agree that most coaches should go for it more often than they do (it is almost always better to go for it on 4th and 7 or less on your opponent's side of the field) but going for it every time is stupid at higher levels.
I do hate it when coaches choose to punt on 4th and 5 from the other team's 45, though.
For instance, in high school if you are punting from inside your own ten the other team is almost guaranteed to get the ball inside your 45 yard line and will frequently already in FG range when they take over. In college and especially the NFL, such a scenario frequently finds the other team on their OWN 35-40 yard line. That is a HUGE difference. Also, with regards to the onside kick, in most states high school teams kickoff from the 40 and most kickers cant kick it through the endzone. Thus, it benefits them far more to try an onside than it would a college or pro team.
This strategy works in high school, it would not work at higher levels. Now, I agree that most coaches should go for it more often than they do (it is almost always better to go for it on 4th and 7 or less on your opponent's side of the field) but going for it every time is stupid at higher levels.
I do hate it when coaches choose to punt on 4th and 5 from the other team's 45, though.
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Posted on 11/15/13 at 12:17 am to Roger Klarvin
Well wouldn't the percentages change according to the skill level of the players on the field? So saying they don't have good punters doesn't mean that much considering not every high school team has 5 star recruits either.
Players in the NFL are pretty evenly matched so the odds could be close to the same or even better for pro teams. Imagine the Broncos or Saints adopting this style. I don't know know what would happen but with QB's like Manning and Brees orchestrating your offense and a solid special teams that practices onside kicks regularly it could be scary.
Players in the NFL are pretty evenly matched so the odds could be close to the same or even better for pro teams. Imagine the Broncos or Saints adopting this style. I don't know know what would happen but with QB's like Manning and Brees orchestrating your offense and a solid special teams that practices onside kicks regularly it could be scary.
This post was edited on 11/15/13 at 12:19 am
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