01-23-2023, 04:15 PM
(01-23-2023, 04:13 PM)Nepa Wrote: When we first changed up the status quo, and began to take the ball first on offense, I was so surprised. The whole league for years followed the Belichick standard of kicking off and then taking the ball to start the second half. This team said to heck with that, we're confident in what we're doing and we're taking the ball first.
They took the coin toss at the beginning of the game and made it into a Bengals win no matter how the coin lands. Other teams must be disillusioned from the coin toss on.
Statistically, it's always better to DEFER as that's the ONLY way you can possibly get 2 consecutive possessions (barring an onside kick recovery.)
Scoring to end the 1st half, then scoring again to start the 2nd half is a HUGE momentum booster, and has resulted in MANY wins for teams, over the years.
