| There's no question that teams punt way, way too much. In general, I would almost never punt on the other team's side of the field. I'd almost always go for it on 4th and 5 or less outside my own 35 or 40. I'd almost always go for it on 4th and 2 or less regardless of where the ball was. (This is just in general -- obviously it would depend on score, time, how good my punter was, how good my defense was, etc.)
Punting the ball from the other team's 40 is like committing a turnover on purpose. |