Coach Doh at Phil's lunch

[Treadway21]

My point is that we will never use it on punts so what is the point. If we have only used twice on extra points are we ever going to run in at midfield where a screw up almost insures points for the opposition. Could the extra assignments have contributed to the blocked punt at ntsu (i wasn't there so I don't know if they used it on that kick)? Also I would like a comparison of our return yards from last year. I can't imagine that this helps in our coverage of punts. Just line up and kick. As you can tell this is a pet peeve of mine, I have some others that I will bring up in due time.

[tmustangp]

The theory is that you line up all the guys out wide, on the side so that the other team has to go line up in front of them. Then, if they don't, you abandon the punt and run the ball behind a wall of blockers over there. In addition, there's the possibility that if the other team does line up wide with the swinging gate and then scrambles back to the middle of the field with the line, they could line up in incorrect/disorganized fashion, thereby creating the possibility of a fake.

I'm with you, I don't like it much. It seems to me that until you're a dominant team, adding a wrinkle like that -- with so many moving parts and the chance to go wrong -- adds more risk than reward.

that is a good explanation, but the bottom line is that the swinging gate is extremely easy to run and if you can get an easy cheap two point conversion.. then you really put the other team in a bind..

[gostangs]

Its stupid and highschoolish