03-23-2016, 03:45 PM
(03-23-2016, 01:04 PM)MrRager Wrote: I have to wonder if more teams will have a guy kick it a bit shy of the endzone if they trust their kickoff team and the opposing returner isn't great.
It seemed like we have even done this in the past. I feel like Nugent or any NFL kicker can bomb it to the endzone everytime, but don't because they think they can stop the return team short of the 20.
Now I thought this was stupid because the risk of a TD isn't work 4 yards, but maybe it is worth the risk of 9.
A high, hanging kickoff to the goal line is MUCH more effective than a line drive several yards deep even under the odl rules.
I saw one special teams coach that taught his return men to count hang time. There was a certain number of seconds of hang time that determined if he returned the ball. It didn't matter how deep he was in the end zone.
