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DougGabriel2007 · 01-18-2009, 08:40 PM

How often does the team who wins the toss elect to receive?

***Patjew*** · 01-18-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DougGabriel2007

How often does the team who wins the toss elect to receive?

More often than you change your screen name?

JoePats · 01-18-2009, 08:56 PM

Nice line...

It used to be always. But now you can defer so it's still more than 50% but not close to always.

Up through last year if you chose to receive, and then the other team would choose to receive in the 2nd half. If you chose to kick, the other team would get the ball twice.

Now, you can choose to defer your decision to the 2nd half, which wasn't an option before.

***Patjew*** · 01-18-2009, 09:05 PM

I think virtually every team defers now.

DougGabriel2007 · 01-18-2009, 09:15 PM

JoePats, are you sure about that?

I think choosing to receive the ball in the 2nd half was always an option...

JoePats · 01-18-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DougGabriel2007

JoePats, are you sure about that?

I think choosing to receive the ball in the 2nd half was always an option...

Pretty sure. That's why they changed the rule.

xmarkd400x · 01-18-2009, 09:27 PM

Most teams defer to the second half.

I believe it's because you have a chance to get more possessions during the game.

DougGabriel2007 · 01-19-2009, 10:47 AM

You might be right....

I think teams always had the option to kick or receive to start the game though and get the ball in the second half and are just doing it more now....

***Deus Irae*** · 01-19-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DougGabriel2007

You might be right....

I think teams always had the option to kick or receive to start the game though and get the ball in the second half and are just doing it more now....

No, you did not have the option of taking the ball to begin the second half prior to the rule change.

DougGabriel2007 · 01-19-2009, 11:13 AM

Sure about that Deus? I thought you always had that option....

Hell, I know I did in video games...