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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 1024664" data-attributes="member: 7277">There is no rational strategy for not kicking deep. Average NFL starting field position is greater than the 25. The odds of allowing them to break a big return or even score outweigh whatever miniscule benefit you might gain from an extra 5-10 yards of field position IF everything is executed perfectly. And again, the returning team can opt to get it at the 25 no matter where you kick it to by fair catching, making the strategy all the more baffling. You can argue "but they're not fair catching it". Well yes. That's pretty telling, isn't it? They're not fair catching because the strategy is bad and they're gaining against the average by returning. If it was advantageous to fair catch a short kick, they'd be coached into doing that.</blockquote>

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