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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
At the end of the day, it was a 50/50 call but the special teams coverage boned them.
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I don't know... I realize that usually when a coach makes a call like that, there's some back-and-forth about whether he made a mistake. In this case, I think it might have been objectively a bad call:
-On the kickoff, Williams caught the ball on the Stampeders 20. On a deep kickoff, you're pretty much guaranteed a 10 yard return, so let's say best case scenario (for the redblacks) the Stamps scrimmage from their own 30. If you're pretty sure Paredes will hit from the 40, then you need to defend 40 yards against a field goal.
-If you punt out of your end zone, Williams probably catches it on the redblacks 45, and might get 5 yards return (again, best case scenario for the redblacks special teams). Now you need to defend 40 yards against a touchdown.
I'd take 40 yards against a touchdown every time, over 40 yards against a field goal. Either way a significant return is a risk, although I think you could cover the punt better than the deep kickoff. I think he just whiffed on that call.