To open the game: receive the kickoff, or defer?

[reflexblue]

Don’t think anyone has. I don’t see why it wouldn’t be it’s like any other kickoff.

Well it would catch the other team by surprise. I have a vague memory of a team starting the second half with an on side kick because they were behind by a lot.......it didnt work

 

[Pape]

Take the ball first and ATTACK!!!

Hey Patton, tell that to the Spartans!!!

 

[Pape]

has anyone ever tried it, and is it even legal

why wouldn't it be? clots used to do it a few years back and were very successful using that tactic... that was pre-2018 though, when the rule changes kicked in...

since then, on-side kick conversion success has been miserable, with the conversion rate dropping dramatically... a surprise onside kick was successful about 60%, an expected onsides kick 20% of the time iirc... after the 2018 rule changes, a conversion was successful 8% of the time, and in 2019 just 6% of the time... not sure about 2020... couldn't find those numbers..

 

[Schmo]

Defer and then onside kick

Unfortunately, bailey would just kick it out of bounds, 50 rows into the stands.

 

[reflexblue]

why wouldn't it be? clots used to do it a few years back and were very successful using that tactic... that was pre-2018 though, when the rule changes kicked in...

since then, on-side kick conversion success has been miserable, with the conversion rate dropping dramatically... a surprise onside kick was successful about 60%, an expected onsides kick 20% of the time iirc... after the 2018 rule changes, a conversion was successful 8% of the time, and in 2019 just 6% of the time... not sure about 2020... couldn't find those numbers..

I don't remember posting this, it was to early in the morning. But it happens with to much frequency, that is... not remembering that i posted something . Ill get back on the forum hours later and see i have notifications, and my first thought is for what. I then hit the icon and its "oh yeah, thats right i posted that" but had forgotten.

 

[1960Pats]

Take the ball first and ATTACK!!!

I was thinking along the line of deferring but I now defer to @Joker and General Patton and will receive and beat the snot out of them.

 

[1960Pats]

Well it would catch the other team by surprise. I have a vague memory of a team starting the second half with an on side kick because they were behind by a lot.......it didnt work

The Saints did it in the SB vs Indy and it worked perfectly.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Defer 100%. Is anybody confident this offense takes the opening kickoff and starts scoring right away? Biggest game of mac’s career thus far on a big stage, he’ll have jitters early

 

[Loving_life35]

Isn’t it the patriot way to defer like 99% of the time

 

[Midship]

Wrong thread