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<blockquote data-quote="GTNavyNuke" data-source="post: 71705" data-attributes="member: 322"><p>Great question, the # of ST plays didn't include the blocked punts, I think it is under defensive plays since I found it in the Misc Defensive plays category. I missed that blocked punts category..... we were very good in that area last year with 5 all season which was tied for fourth best in the country ...... 4 out of conference and 1 in conference! (1 Elon, 1 BYU, 1 Syracuse, 2 Ole Miss). I'll add this category next year...... last year was our best year by far under CPJ. We had blocked 3, 1, 0, 1, 1 punts in 2008 through 2012 respectively.</p><p></p><p>Fake field punts were a category I couldn't find; probably just considered to be a 4th down attempt out of punt formation. </p><p></p><p>As to the key to good ST play being to avoid big plays for the opponent or generate big plays for us; I agree. That is also true of the defense and our offense. That was an idea I was thinking about when I put in the stats on average yardage per play. The ST returns are more yardage than the average offensive or defensive play; so ST plays are more "important" per play than the average offensive or defensive play. But for the specific plays you list ... a blocked punt is a net 40 yard or so gain which could be the longest net gain of the day compared to the offensive plays. Also, converting on 4th down is like a turnover to me since we don't give up the ball. That is an aspect which isn't captured in the stats {Whole different discussion about going for it on fourth; we weren't good at all last year.}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTNavyNuke, post: 71705, member: 322"] Great question, the # of ST plays didn't include the blocked punts, I think it is under defensive plays since I found it in the Misc Defensive plays category. I missed that blocked punts category..... we were very good in that area last year with 5 all season which was tied for fourth best in the country ...... 4 out of conference and 1 in conference! (1 Elon, 1 BYU, 1 Syracuse, 2 Ole Miss). I'll add this category next year...... last year was our best year by far under CPJ. We had blocked 3, 1, 0, 1, 1 punts in 2008 through 2012 respectively. Fake field punts were a category I couldn't find; probably just considered to be a 4th down attempt out of punt formation. As to the key to good ST play being to avoid big plays for the opponent or generate big plays for us; I agree. That is also true of the defense and our offense. That was an idea I was thinking about when I put in the stats on average yardage per play. The ST returns are more yardage than the average offensive or defensive play; so ST plays are more "important" per play than the average offensive or defensive play. But for the specific plays you list ... a blocked punt is a net 40 yard or so gain which could be the longest net gain of the day compared to the offensive plays. Also, converting on 4th down is like a turnover to me since we don't give up the ball. That is an aspect which isn't captured in the stats {Whole different discussion about going for it on fourth; we weren't good at all last year.} [/QUOTE]
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