NO more PUNTING?????

It was a rarity for my old HC to punt.. we probably went for it around 70% of the time..

went for it several times inside our own 40.. and a few inside our own 20..

so do you punt then

I can see this (from anywhere on the field) IF the distance is managable. 4th and 8 or less is a makeable down for most teams with a decent passing game.



4th and 15 though................


I'd really like to know how a team like this approaches 4th and 15+

Oh no, dubber, I agree and you're not being condescending at all. If I was a HS coach, maybe I'd approach it differently.

I was always out of the thought that you go for it in respect for your defense. If I have faith in my defense holding an offense out when they are in my red zone, I'll feel a lot better about going for it on 4th down. If I have no faith in my defense and want to put the burden on their offense to drive the length of the field, I punt.

I know it sounds backwards, but thats how I feel about it.

So of all those times you punted, how many times did the other team score on that possession? How many were returned for TDs? If the other team went 3 and out and punted, did you end up with worse or better field position than from where you punted? Did you punt on 4th and 1, 4th and 5, 4th and 10? What position on the field were you in? Were you up or down on the scoreboard? First half or second half?

See, too many variables in deciding when to punt or not.

I save practice time and my hairline recedes a little slower by not having to make those kind of decisions.

Just don't punt. It's not scary going for it on 4th down if you ALWAYS go for it on fourth down. There's no decision to be made.

Now instead of needing 3.33 yards per play to get a first, you need 2.5 per play. If it's 3rd and 10 you no longer have to pass because you still have 4th down to convert.

Now that I think about, I don't know if I would punt in high school either.

ME!!

I hate hearing the talking heads.. its incomplete and they'll have to punt..

BS!! I dont have to do anything.. its MY down.. 3rd and long is just another chance to get close for a 4th and short..

let me rephrase that

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE VARSITY COORDINATORS
......WHOSE DEFENSE DOESN'T COMPLETELY BLOW $%#@ ?

LMAO!! Well my HC wouldnt LET me go for it much this year..

But last year.. we went for it ALOT and our defense was above average..

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i'm a varsity O coordinator but our D blows

A significantly lower percentage than when we turned it over on downs on our side of their forty. (Our punter/kicker knocks down 35-40 yard field goals at a ridiculous rate which is really nice since he is a freshman). So we go for it when between their 40 and their 25. We punt on our side of their 40 and go for 3 on their side of their 25.



Zero returned for TD. Zero blocked. One significant return which resulted in a net gain of less than ten yards.



We ALWAYS will win that match.



We punted a lot so at different times we punted on 4th and 1 (deep in our end up by a good amount and with our D stopping theirs). We always punted on 4th down on our side of their 40 unless we were certain about getting the yardage (4th and inches on our 40 vs the 4-4 and running QB Sneak). Or when we were behind and needed to score before time ran out on us.



I'm befuddled by that comment. It is like saying "To many variables in deciding what play to call."



Eh my snapper and punter practice on their own time. We haven't done punt team practice since week 3 and before that we just did . My hairline would take more damage from going for it on our 25 when we're up by 7...



I guess calling a trick play wouldn't be scary if you always ran Pro-Right Dive-Right.



I strongly stand by having the option to punt. I'd even go to say that all of our wins this year were determined by field position battles first and foremost by our punting game.

Here is the rule;

Inside your 50 you have 3 downs to make the 10 yards. If not you punt. 3.33 yards per down.
Inside their 50 you have 4 downs to make 10 yards. You go for it on fourth. 2.5 yards per down.

I'm not trying to be a smarta$$. But lets say you have a 4th and 35 from their 40. Do you still go for it then? I tend to consider the likelihood of making the first down - playing the odds - in addition to the risk involved in giving the opposition good field position. I'm more likely to go for it on 4th and 1 from my own 35 than the 4th and 35 from their 40. Maybe this sounds rediculously obvious, but then again maybe not. I'm shocked by the number of teams that will let games get out of hand when they are way behind by going for it on long 4th downs in their own end. Its almost like the coach wants to get his team embarrassed.

I think what you are forgetting is that: "punting puts the other team in a position they don't want to be."- Jeff

I remember a few years ago some statistician/ professional mathmateican? came out with a study that said offenses should only punt on 4th and really long (I assume 10+) I tried to find the study but never could, I imagine it would be an interestin addition to this topic.