Why do we always seem to receive first?

cheeseheads123
Member Topic Starter

16 years ago

I always ask myself this why do we receive first? We just go 3 and out the first drive so its basically a waste.

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NormaL
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16 years ago

I've said basically the exact same thing. I know the Pack want to get off to a quick start, but the first couple of drives for teams always seem to go no where. I'd rather see us receive first in the second half when we've got our shit together.

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cheeseheads123
Member Topic Starter

16 years ago

"NormaL" wrote:

Exactly, i think we have had 3 or 4 touchdowns and a field goal on our second drive. So why not kick. It seems like we're always down at half no matter what we do so why not get the ball back at half where it seems like the team plays better after half time.

doddpower
Veteran Member

16 years ago

I always ask myself this why do we receive first? We just go 3 and out the first drive so its basically a waste.

"cheeseheads123" wrote:

Well, the idea is to put 7 on the board of the first drive and make the team play catch up the entire game. Let's say we score a touchdown on the first drive, stop them on their first drive, and score another touchdown on the next drive, we're already up 14-0 and that can totally knock teams off their game plans.

I agree with the strategy and idea, especially with our defense vs. our offensive.

A good offensive can make a better defense.

shield4life
Veteran Member

16 years ago

Yup thats what we did againts the saints scored fast ... and look where that got us lol

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gakko
Registered

16 years ago

our first 15 plays are always scripted anyway.

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go.pack.go.
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16 years ago

Yup thats what we did againts the saints scored fast ... and look where that got us lol

"krazygangsta" wrote:

Remember what QB we were playing against.

MassPackersFan
Member

16 years ago

I've been complaining about this all year. I'm a huge proponent of deferring in the first half, if you win the coin toss. Other than the fact that we have had some miserable first series this year, it always seemed to me that defense thrives off being pumped up at the start of the game more than the offense does. Plus if you get the last possession in the first half, you get the ball twice in a row, which could be huge.

IIRC, the '96 Superbowl team deferred more often than not.

dingus
Member

16 years ago

The Panthers got the ball first on Sunday.

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cheeseheads123
Member Topic Starter

16 years ago

#10

The Panthers got the ball first on Sunday.

"dingus" wrote:

Exactly my point. We went into half down 11. Then in the second half we had 18 unanswered points.

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