Kicking off the tee after the safety.

[Glenn's take]

Did anyone else find that odd? I'm not sure I have ever seen it done before. The Florida fan sitting in front of me didn't even know it was an option. I had to explain that it was a free kick and you can do it either way. Like I said, ever other safety I have ever seen, they punted instead of using the tee. It worked out well. I will give it that.

 

[gobigblue812]

Our punter was averaging about 38 yards per punt. It was the right call.

 

[NCPurplecat]

It was a deep kick that with the Fplrida penalty worked out great. In just a few plays we saw a historically bad and historically great play.

 

[Glenn's take]

I'm not saying for a second that it didn't work out. Was just wondering if others have seen it before.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

At that point down 16-7 and kicking from our 20 and UF with all the momentum and the Swamp roaring, thats when our men dug deep and fought back!

 

[vhcat70]

Can't recall when/where, but have seen it. Maybe 5% of the time?

 

[Chad Rock]

It’s pretty common especially if your kicker can get that perfect outcome of height and distance. I think we got the ball carrier down between the 25 and 30…worked out pretty good but the interception right after was awesome! Such a great win all round!

 

[bthaunert]

It’s all in the return. I think punts average about 5 yards per return where kickoffs average about 20 yards per return. The net says you punt, but I’m glad we didn’t .

 

[know1]

It's an option. We chose to kick instead of punt. It's not that unusual.

 

[Ineverplayedthegame]

Years ago, it was the standard play but over the last few decades, punting has improved and the distance advantage of a kickoff is out weighed by the hang time of punting.

 

[NostraDanis]

Its rare. In our case, the right call because C. Poore has a big leg, and Goodfellow has quietly been underperforming on his kicks in the first couple of games.

 

[BIGBLUEQ]

Did anyone else find that odd? I'm not sure I have ever seen it done before. The Florida fan sitting in front of me didn't even know it was an option. I had to explain that it was a free kick and you can do it either way. Like I said, ever other safety I have ever seen, they punted instead of using the tee. It worked out well. I will give it that.

It has always been an option.

 

[The-Hack]

I'm not saying for a second that it didn't work out. Was just wondering if others have seen it before.

From the seventies until 1995, I remember the “free kick” usually being from the tee.

I saw UK free kick by punt in the 90’s successfully.

Either has been legal since I played in the seventies.

 

[Finna_Go_HAM]

A real baller move would be to onside kick on the free kick after a safety. That's one play no one would be expecting, for obvious reasons.

 

[southindycat]

A real baller move would be to onside kick on the free kick after a safety. That's one play no one would be expecting, for obvious reasons.

That you, Scott? How's the resume coming along?