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That quote from Rhule might just be some gamesmenship. Say something like that a few days before the game and the opponent is forced to work kick coverage a little more in practice and waste their time.
That quote from Rhule might just be some gamesmenship. Say something like that a few days before the game and the opponent is forced to work kick coverage a little more in practice and waster their time.
That quote from Rhule might just be some gamesmenship. Say something like that a few days before the game and the opponent is forced to work kick coverage a little more in practice and waster their time.
I think it's legit. The analytics reason is a big play tends to have a large impact on game result, much more so than the potential field position tradeoff.
The psychological reason is that it puts pressure on your opponent, and is another piece of instilling the attitude that you go out & win games.
I don't think that means we'll discard all situational awareness, but I would expect we will be returning the vast, vast majority of kicks if he's saying this.