re: Predict the football teams record for 2014

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Our punting game has to get right come hell or high water.

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How about this...

On fourth down and unmanageable (5+ yards inside the opponents 50 or on our side of the field and longer than the nose of a football) you put in either one of the walk-on QBs or the Wild Cat QB and just throw a long interception. The WRs can make a cursory attempt to get the pass, but they should be more often stopping the DB at the point of the turnover. It will often work out better than a shanked punt and you even have the added bonus of getting a better than average shot at retaining possession than a punt would.

The obvious downside would be keeping other teams from just knocking the ball down and getting the turnover on downs. So the WRs will really have to sell that they are making an effort for the ball and the QB will have to make sure they are putting it in a catchable area for either player. But most DBs are hungry for picks and will instinctively go for the INT...

I think this could revolutionize the game!!