Clock Management

[Dionysus]

Doing a little research today and found an interesting site.

Scenario:

You’re winning 14-13, 1:32 left in the game, 3rd and Goal on your opponents 4 yard line, they have no timeouts left.
You run a play-action pass, touchdown.
But wait — flag on the play, pass interference on the defense.
Accept or decline the penalty?

Spoiler: Answer

Accept the penalty.

Take the points off the board? You do that if it puts you in the take-a-knee period. You're guaranteed to win, whereas declining the penalty and kicking the extra pt gives your opponent 1:30 to score 8 pts.

This is the principle of more versus enough. That is, you never seek more points, first downs, or yards after you have enough to win. All the coach has to do in this scenario is accept the penalty, take a knee four times and win the game.

 

[AC]

Accept penalty and run more clock.

now I’ll check answer.

 

[LonghornCatholic]

Thats too much time remaining if DC is Orlando, and he is, so I'm thinking accept the penalty. I'm assuming its automatic 1st down if PI in the end zone, correct?

I'll take 4 more cracks at it.

I'll check answer now.

 

[easy]

take the flag should come with a first down and kneel it out

 

[Statalyzer]

One reason I think automatic first downs are generally a bad way to penalize teams. Offenses don't get automatic fourth downs for equivalent penalties. It's especially bad when it's like 3rd and 23 and a team runs an 8-yard slant and a borderline holding call makes it 1st and 10.

 

[VYFan]

take the flag should come with a first down and kneel it out

That was Easy

 

[horninchicago]

Trick question.

Lock thread, ban user.