07-08-2024, 08:24 AM
(07-08-2024, 01:14 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: That's a cool idea. I've always wondered why nfl teams don't try for more punts that go out of bounds right at the 1 or 2 yard line. You'd give up a lot more yards to touchbacks that way, sure, but every so often you'd get maximum value for dialing up the punt. Using the punter as an offensive weapon to try to get a safety could be the new thing if the punt crew were good enough.
NFL teams do this all the time, multiple times per game. The problem isn’t intent, it’s ability. No one is good enough to hit it consistently. It’ll fall short, not go out of bounds at all or touchback. It’s very difficult to do.
