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Strategy at a time of desperation
Posted on 11/28/14 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 11/28/14 at 2:32 pm
The rule in football is that if a kicked ball hits a member of the receiving team beyond the line of scrimmage, then it is a live ball that can be recovered by the kicking team. I do not like this rule for reasons I have previously given on this board.
Should a team take advantage of this rule at a time of desperation near the end of the game? Say it is 4th and long and chances of picking up the first down are slim. And you don't want to punt the ball because you only have one timeout or no timeouts and the receiving team will just run out the clock in the victory formation.
The punter could intentionally try to hit a member of the defense. Remember all the punt needs to do is cross the line of scrimmage. The OL could hold their block momentarily and drop to the ground to expose the defensive line and let the punter try to hit one of the them. The rest of the team including the up backs will be ready to jump on the ball for the 1st down and they are back in business.
Thoughts? Remember it would only be used at a time of desperation.
Should a team take advantage of this rule at a time of desperation near the end of the game? Say it is 4th and long and chances of picking up the first down are slim. And you don't want to punt the ball because you only have one timeout or no timeouts and the receiving team will just run out the clock in the victory formation.
The punter could intentionally try to hit a member of the defense. Remember all the punt needs to do is cross the line of scrimmage. The OL could hold their block momentarily and drop to the ground to expose the defensive line and let the punter try to hit one of the them. The rest of the team including the up backs will be ready to jump on the ball for the 1st down and they are back in business.
Thoughts? Remember it would only be used at a time of desperation.
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Posted on 11/28/14 at 2:33 pm to gumbeaux
sure broshki
Posted on 11/28/14 at 2:37 pm to gumbeaux
So you think the chance of you intentionally hitting a defender off of a punt, and your team recovering it past the 1st down marker, is better than completing a long pass?
Posted on 11/28/14 at 2:41 pm to GeauxPack81
Wouldn't need to be past the first down, it would be a change of possession and a auto first.
Posted on 11/28/14 at 2:45 pm to GeauxPack81
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GeauxPack81 Strategy at a time of desperation So you think the chance of you intentionally hitting a defender off of a punt, and your team recovering it past the 1st down marker, is better than completing a long pass?
I did not think about the recovery needing to be past the first down marker. I thought that it would not matter. That once it touches a defender past the line of scrimmage that it is like a change of possession once it touches a defender.
If that is the case, then it would depend on the proficiency of the passing game on whether to go for it on 4th down or to try this strategy.
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