w/walk on back up kicker dooley HAS to figure

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that into his decision making...4th and very long from inside the 20? Sure...let the kid kick. But 4th and 5 from the 26 for example is now a no brainer to go for it. I hope Dooley realizes that the calculus on expected points for determining strategy of going for it vs kick a fg has changed. I am sure he does.

Great story but he's a walk on for a reason.

Coaches kick too many fg's and punt WAY too often vs going f it...took coaches til the 1980's to start kneeling on the ball in victory formation so football strategy not really an area of dynamic change towards what makes statistical sense.
 
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One thing DD seems to be pretty aware of versus say PSU the other week is our kicking limitations.
 
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I think the idea of starting Brodus is that he is out preforming Palardy and Dooley is more confident in Brodus' abilities, so i would imagine his decisions wouldn't be any different than they would if Palardy was starting.

Yes he is a walk on but that doesn't mean he can't work hard and become better than a scholarship player.
 
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hard to see where kicking a fg outside the 40 is sound strategy...4th and 22 from the 27?

Someday coaches will figure out that punting is usually dumb unless it's 4th and very long from deep in your own territory.
 
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Besteresque said:
Inside of 40 yarders, it's all Brodus. Might have to see Palardy on a long attempt.
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Yep. He has hit from 51. I've said it before and I will say it again....he does the difficult stuff well and he is terrible at the easier stuff.
 
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I've certainly questioned some calls we've made on the field but not so much on special teams. The execution has been pretty poor (sometimes really poor) especially last year but i wouldn't say the calls weren't the issue. At the same time we've not exactly been predictable either which is good. Special teams should have a certain amount of calculated risk to leverage yourself into a better spot when needed.
 
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We will be going for it on fourth and short between the gator 35 and 20 most likely. Brodus is solid from 35 and in, he doesn't do well when he has to try and crush one from deeper.
 
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HottyToddyVol said:
I think the idea of starting Brodus is that he is out preforming Palardy and Dooley is more confident in Brodus' abilities, so i would imagine his decisions wouldn't be any different than they would if Palardy was starting.

Yes he is a walk on but that doesn't mean he can't work hard and become better than a scholarship player.
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+1
 
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TBtheGBwiththeTD said:
We will be going for it on fourth and short between the gator 35 and 20 most likely. Brodus is solid from 35 and in, he doesn't do well when he has to try and crush one from deeper.
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They'll just play conservative ball and try to directional punt it outside of 35 IMO. Darr has done ok.
 
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TBtheGBwiththeTD said:
We will be going for it on fourth and short between the gator 35 and 20 most likely. Brodus is solid from 35 and in, he doesn't do well when he has to try and crush one from deeper.
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How does anybody really know what his range is? His career long attempt is 25 yards.
 
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Whoever put him on the Groza award watch list obviously hasn't watched him play. I'm betting even he thought that was a stretch. That being said , he could make some people forget all this if....IF...we need him for a game winner from long distance. I'm really hoping it doesn't come down to a field goal though.
 
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DD4ME said:
They'll just play conservative ball and try to directional punt it outside of 35 IMO. Darr has done ok.
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I know this is an accepted strategy bu punting on say 4th and 7 from the 38 is really, really bad strategy.

People talk all the time about how big turnovers are and then in exchange for an average of 25 yards you voluntarily give the ball to the other team. Like I said, one day coaches will figure out what stats people have known for a long time...punting usually not smart, but especially so across the 50.
 
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PowerSweep said:
I know this is an accepted strategy bu punting on say 4th and 7 from the 38 is really, really bad strategy.

People talk all the time about how big turnovers are and then in exchange for an average of 25 yards you voluntarily give the ball to the other team. Like I said, one day coaches will figure out what stats people have known for a long time...punting usually not smart, but especially so across the 50.
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Cool strategy on Xbox. Real life . . . Not so much.
 
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PowerSweep said:
Explain that logic to me. The idea of what is smart and not smart you understand is based on real life, right?
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Even 25-30 yards of field position is huge against a team that is offensively challenged.
 
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PowerSweep said:
I know this is an accepted strategy bu punting on say 4th and 7 from the 38 is really, really bad strategy.

People talk all the time about how big turnovers are and then in exchange for an average of 25 yards you voluntarily give the ball to the other team. Like I said, one day coaches will figure out what stats people have known for a long time...punting usually not smart, but especially so across the 50.
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If you corner kick it it's huge. Obviously it all comes down to execution. They could also miss the catch and you score a TD. All sorts of possibilities. It's got the highest odds of pushing their team farther down field even if you just put it in the endzone.
 
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