Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Brandon Aubrey being really good at kicking ball far actually cost Dallas there. He kicked the kickoff through the end zone when basically any return would have taken enough time off the clock to prevent that ending 1614210 0
Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026thing is, kickoff return TDs basically don't exist anymore. The Ravens haven't had one since 2022. There were 6 in the NFL in 2025 on 2,100 returns. 0.3% probability. a 25-yard pass and a long FG is like ... 10 times more likely? 20? would people have blamed Schotty? sure. but it was the right playDavid Dilbert@candyman718.bsky.socialUnless, of course, the kick was returned for a touchdown and then the same people would be saying why didn’t he just kick the ball out of the end zone 6470 0
David Dilbert @candyman718.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Cue the people saying the Eagles should have kicked it out the back of the end zone 000 0
David Dilbert @candyman718.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There are no perfect statistics for the other side of the equation, but the chances of completing a 4th and 20 are about 4 or 5 percent. Now multiply that by the chances of calling the timeout in time and the odds of making the field goal and we are pretty close to the odds of returning a touchdown 100 0
massholio.bsky.social @massholio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It’s mind boggling how often this scenario comes up. 000 0
80cloud.bsky.social @80cloud.bsky.social · 28/09/2026can i ask this in a different way, since we are doing hindsight? Dallas knows he kicks the ball really far, and probably because of that does not practice kickoff returns, with the expectation he kicks far. Would the lack of practice not mean they would have worst shot at covering the kick return? 100 0
Reed Strong @notreedstrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Which brings up a separate point: Why did Dallas allow such an easy completion at that spot? 000 0
Hairybusiness @hairybusiness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Dallas should have been prepared on a completion to not immediately tackle or touch down the receiver so that time ran out. 010 0
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