TwistedHusky
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When your defense stops the opposing team on the goal line, and you have the ball inside the 2 or 3....you intentionally take the safety. Especially when you have a large lead.
Because otherwise, even if you don't fumble or get intercepted, what normally happens is kicking out of the EZ to give the opposing team a short field. Likely starting at the 40 or even 30. Which is basically a FG.
You are trading 2 points for 3 (or 7) in what you are giving up. And you are resetting the field position so they have to move the length of the field - burning clock.
We have now done this twice, asking our defense to make impossible stops AFTER making many impossible stops
Because otherwise, even if you don't fumble or get intercepted, what normally happens is kicking out of the EZ to give the opposing team a short field. Likely starting at the 40 or even 30. Which is basically a FG.
You are trading 2 points for 3 (or 7) in what you are giving up. And you are resetting the field position so they have to move the length of the field - burning clock.
We have now done this twice, asking our defense to make impossible stops AFTER making many impossible stops
