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re: with this team shouldn't we take the ball for the opening kickoff?
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:58 pm to stephendomalley
Posted on 9/18/19 at 12:58 pm to stephendomalley
I have been wondering that myself. This team
Scores almost every time they get the ball. I say let everybody we play try and catch us. Also we can make any offensive adjustments sooner. This also could result in the D not being on the field as much the first half. At least.... at least one possession.
Scores almost every time they get the ball. I say let everybody we play try and catch us. Also we can make any offensive adjustments sooner. This also could result in the D not being on the field as much the first half. At least.... at least one possession.
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Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:02 pm to stephendomalley
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with this team shouldn't we take the ball for the opening kickoff?
no, have to maintain street cred
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I was wondering why the hell we deferred against NWS.
see above
ETA: also, it's kind of like breaking service in tennis
This post was edited on 9/18/19 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 9/18/19 at 1:39 pm to The Boat
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It's correct
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Majority of NFL coin toss winners now defer choice of whether to receive until second half
LINK
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The number of teams that won the opening coin toss and chose to defer has dramatically increased since the rule was adopted for the 2008 season — from 38 percent to 68 percent.
2012: 55 percent
2013: 65 percent
2014: 68 percent (through Sunday’s day games)
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And it doesn’t stop with the regular season. Check this out: Since the rule was adopted, in four of the past five Super Bowls the team that won the coin flip deferred, preferring to open the second half with possession rather than the first.
This is from 2014. I'd bet it is even greater disparity now.
Here is my evidence. I'd like to see yours.
This post was edited on 9/18/19 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 9/18/19 at 2:01 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
Bill Belicheck always try to get a score at the end of the half then receives the ball for the second half. I’ll go with his method.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 2:25 pm to stephendomalley
I 've posted this a few times over the yrs when this question comes up, so this may sound like an echo. NEVER in the history of fb has a coach uttered these words late in the 2nd quarter: "Boy am I glad we are kicking off to start the 3rd quarter." Always defer.
Posted on 9/18/19 at 3:01 pm to sumbodyorsum1
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Our defense seems worse in the 2nd half too
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