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Its 4th & 6.....

Jetsfan80

By Jetsfan80
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  1. 1. What's your decision?

    • Decline the penalty, 1st & 10 for opponent on their own 3
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    • Accept the penalty, go for it on 4th & 1 at the opponent's 45
      15

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Jetsfan80

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....you're at midfield and are lining up to punt. Its early in the 3rd quarter, you're down 17-3, and while you have a good running game, you are plagued by your young QB's growing pains. Your opponent isn't having a particularly great offensive day either, but nonetheless lead by two TD's. Your punter gets off a good one and it is downed at the 3. However, a player on the opposing team lined up offsides.

You now have a decision to make. Do you decline the penalty and give up possession, giving your opponent a 1st & 10 at their 3? Or, do you accept the penalty, and go for it on 4th & 1 at the opponent's 45?

A team had a similar decision to make today but I won't reveal which just yet.

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stoicsentry

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....you're at midfield and are lining up to punt. Its early in the 3rd quarter, you're down 17-3, and while you have a good running game, you are plagued by your young QB's growing pains. Your opponent isn't having a particularly great offensive day either, but nonetheless lead by two TD's. Your punter gets off a good one and it is downed at the 3. However, a player on the opposing team lined up offsides.

You now have a decision to make. Do you decline the penalty and give up possession, giving your opponent a 1st & 10 at their 3? Or, do you accept the penalty, and go for it on 4th & 1 at the opponent's 45?

A team had a similar decision to make today but I won't reveal which just yet.

I think in this scenario, I would decline the penalty and give up possession to my opponent at the 3. They are having a tough offensive game, if we can stop them then we can back them up. A failure on 4th and 1 may all but seal their victory (3rd quarter, 2 score lead with the ball close to scoring position).

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CoachTsurfing

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I think in this scenario, I would decline the penalty and give up possession to my opponent at the 3. They are having a tough offensive game, if we can stop them then we can back them up. A failure on 4th and 1 may all but seal their victory (3rd quarter, 2 score lead with the ball close to scoring position).

down by two touches, I'd hope we'd take the chance to get into scoring position.

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Bergen Jet

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Was at the game. You have to take the penalty there (thought they had him pinned at the 8 and not the 3. Always a chance that you draw another illegal formation or an offsides just by lining unto run a play or punt it again. I don't care who you are kicking too and how they were playing all game.

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Jetsfan80

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I was at the game too and was surprised at the decision.

The Panthers are terrible, and will be in a dog fight with the Bills for the #1 pick in the draft.

Living in NC, I get all the Panthers games, and based on my exposure I'd say that John Fox is probably one of the 3 worst head coaches in the NFL. How you play it that conservatively when your team is 0-4 is mind boggling.

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CTM

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Good question, downed at the 8 i definitelty accept and got for it. At the 3 or 2 or 1, i may decline and figure I stand a good chance of getting it right back where i am, ormaking something happen on defense.

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