10-14-2015, 11:10 AM
(10-13-2015, 11:25 AM)Ryuko Wrote: 1. When he makes it to the 10 or 15 instead of the 20 that he would have been handed for free, it's like having an offensive lineman who starts every drive with a holding penalty or a false start. The yardage loss is the same, but one would be viewed as totally unacceptable while the many turn a blind eye to Tate. This bad field position (an extra 12.5% of the field to go) affects the offense, defense, and special teams and takes points off the board by turning TDs into field goals, field goals into punts, and punts into less effective punts, giving the defense less room for error.
Starting first-and-ten at the fifteen is NOTHING like starting first-and-fifteen. There is a big difference in the down and distance.
Starting at the 15 instead of the 20 doesn't really change the play calling at all.
