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Originally Posted by bacats32
I agree with everything but the bold. If Hester calls for fair catch because it is only a 45 yd punt instead of a booming kick that outkicked coverage you still saying that. IOW, I think this thought is result oriented thinking.
as much as it seems it would be its not, i was talking w/ my roomate about how its a slightly different situation where billicheck was behind by 4 took a saftey on purpose after a punt pinned them inside the 2 w/ 3 minutes left.
essentially the think was as follows: you have hester a dynamic returner, a rookie punter and questions all about hte special teams all the way back from last year. penalties were just starting to surface then. BUT they key is we dont have a running game to get out 3-5 yards for a punt, and in a cover scheme teh outside recievers are jammed more and everyones facing the QB, increasing the chances of an INT. put on top of that our shaky oline and any hit on rodgers could let the ball get loose for a TD.
if you gain 45 yards of field position IF he fair catches (whens the last time packers forced a fair catch?!) (thats also quite a big IF), you still about garuantee them a FG. a saftey gives them 2 prs but you probably give the ball back ~chi 35