LeGOATski Posted September 27, 2019 Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 8:41 PM, Nextmanup said: Our strength is the D, not the offense. So give the ball to NE first and let the D go out and make a statement to get the crowd going. That can backfire, however, if Brady drives straight down the field and scores. Could be pretty demoralizing. I would still play the odds, have confidence in the D, and give Brady the ball to start the game. Expand Meh...the Giants marched right down the field and scored. Look what happened.
BullBuchanan Posted September 27, 2019 Posted September 27, 2019 When my cousin and I played Tecmo Super Bowl in 1990, as small kids we knew it was always better to kickoff so you could score twice. I have no idea how it eluded coaches until Belichick started doing it.
Nick the Greek Posted September 27, 2019 Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 8:37 PM, KD in CA said: Sorry, no. Seen enough Pats doubling up on last possession of 1st half and first possession of 2nd half to last a lifetime. Expand You remind me of Dick Jauron. ?
klos63 Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 8:41 PM, Nextmanup said: Our strength is the D, not the offense. So give the ball to NE first and let the D go out and make a statement to get the crowd going. That can backfire, however, if Brady drives straight down the field and scores. Could be pretty demoralizing. I would still play the odds, have confidence in the D, and give Brady the ball to start the game. Expand Don't put too much emphasis on the first drive of the game, then it can't be demoralizing if NE scores.
Happy Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Defer in the 1st quarter. Receive the kickoff to start the second half.
Nextmanup Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 1:44 AM, klos63 said: Don't put too much emphasis on the first drive of the game, then it can't be demoralizing if NE scores. Expand If NE gets the ball first and drives for a TD, it will get quiet in the stadium very quickly, and most fans will be thinking "here we go again." Doesn't mean the noise won't come back or the team won't come back. I don't expect NE to drive for a TD anyway, and would rather have the ball to start the second half. So for all these reasons, I would kick off to NE to start the game if we can. Pretty sure I have nothing more to say on this subject.
ColoradoBills Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 8:34 PM, JohninMinn. said: Let's go old school. Remember when the most important thing was to have the football to score? This goes against the fashionable algorithm way of doing things but the Bills will be making a statement that shows a lot of confidence right away! Buffalo 24 Patriots 13 Expand Mathematically it means nothing. It's all psychological. If McDermott wanted to do that it's fine by me.
klos63 Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 2:27 AM, Nextmanup said: If NE gets the ball first and drives for a TD, it will get quiet in the stadium very quickly, and most fans will be thinking "here we go again." Doesn't mean the noise won't come back or the team won't come back. I don't expect NE to drive for a TD anyway, and would rather have the ball to start the second half. So for all these reasons, I would kick off to NE to start the game if we can. Pretty sure I have nothing more to say on this subject. Expand Hopefully we have better fans than that, but you're right, it may happen. I just remember Bill Walsh saying he never told his team something like, 'we need to score on the first drive' or 'we need to stop them on the first drive' because, what if they didn't? Still a lot of game left to play. 1
Boatdrinks Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 8:42 PM, r00tabaga said: I want ball 2nd half. I want to be loud right off the bat. Expand Agreed. Loud out of the gate and don’t give the Pats* a free drive to start the 3rd quarter when half the stadium is at the concession/ bathroom etc.
WideNine Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 8:41 PM, Nextmanup said: Our strength is the D, not the offense. So give the ball to NE first and let the D go out and make a statement to get the crowd going. That can backfire, however, if Brady drives straight down the field and scores. Could be pretty demoralizing. I would still play the odds, have confidence in the D, and give Brady the ball to start the game. Expand That first drive could play out that way as Leslie Frazier is not the quickest with in-game adjustments. That being said, he did do a good job of shutting down what the Giants were doing after they went down the field like a hot knife thru butter on their first possession. We will see, would love it if we defended well to start the game, but sure ol' Bill will have that whole first drive scripted out pretty well. Will watch and root for my Bills either way.
That's No Moon Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 The Patriots are the masters of scoring at the end of the first half, getting the ball to start the 2nd half, scoring again, and putting the game away before you have an opportunity to touch the ball again. If you win the toss, you defer.
Just Joshin' Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 So if the Pats win the toss, they will defer. If the Bills win the toss, they take the ball and give the Pats exactly what they want. Makes sense to me. 1
billsfan89 Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 I always prefer to defer. No matter what you always want the ball to start the second half. If you are up it gives you momentum and the chance to pad a lead, if you are down you want that extra posession to try and start a comeback.
Kmart128 Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 9:12 PM, Bray Wyatt said: I dont think that has anything to do with us getting the ball or not at the half Expand No but I'd rather have the extra possession in the 1st Quarter rather than the 3rd. I think it would help out time of possession.
BillsFanNC Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 8:42 PM, r00tabaga said: I want ball 2nd half. I want to be loud right off the bat. Expand Yes, plus giving the Pats* the ball the second half guarantees no 12th man factor with 1/4 of the fans not yet back to their seats. 1
BillsSbSoon Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Yeah no. Im always in favor of getting the ball after half and i would do it 100% of the time. And with our defense you take the chance you can get an opening drive stop
skibum Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 We all know Brady will be slipping the ref a coin with two heads anyway.
Dan Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 The only time you don't defer, and get yhe ball to start the 2nd half is when there may be a wind advantage (or sun, depending on the stadium in the old days) if you can the wind at your back in the 4th. Otherwise... Always defer!
Locomark Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Don't' worry about a choice. Belicheat will call the two headed coin as heads and defer....
wagon127 Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 1:18 PM, Kmart128 said: No but I'd rather have the extra possession in the 1st Quarter rather than the 3rd. I think it would help out time of possession. Expand Why wouldnt you want to have more time of possesion towards the end of the game? By then you know half of how the game has gone, and can plan your 2nd half strategy better...
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