Great point about gambling becoming a big part of the sport. Several players have already been suspended for gambling on games they played on. Off topic a bit: Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas has been famous for years for never punting on 4th down, EVER, and they won several state titles. I’m sure the analytics had more to do wi…
Great point about gambling becoming a big part of the sport. Several players have already been suspended for gambling on games they played on. Off topic a bit: Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas has been famous for years for never punting on 4th down, EVER, and they won several state titles. I’m sure the analytics had more to do with the change in the NFL, but the team was famous for not punting on 4th nationally among football aficionados.
An alternative to not punting is for punters to get better by learning Australian Rules football skills. Either approach is more promising than the traditional American approach.
Punting made a lot of sense in 1930s football with a lot of 7-6 games when it was hard to move the ball. But now a punt is, basically, a turnover.
Great point about gambling becoming a big part of the sport. Several players have already been suspended for gambling on games they played on. Off topic a bit: Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas has been famous for years for never punting on 4th down, EVER, and they won several state titles. I’m sure the analytics had more to do with the change in the NFL, but the team was famous for not punting on 4th nationally among football aficionados.
An alternative to not punting is for punters to get better by learning Australian Rules football skills. Either approach is more promising than the traditional American approach.
Punting made a lot of sense in 1930s football with a lot of 7-6 games when it was hard to move the ball. But now a punt is, basically, a turnover.
Teams are eventually going to realize that even a field goal is basically a turnover