Gotta keep track of this. With how ******* ultra conservative we are playing on offense, it's gunna be worth tracking Mario 4th down decisions this year. Can already feel we are being super conservative about when to go for it and not.
We punted 4 times. Three of them were inside UFs 50, which you never really want to do.
- First Punt was 4th and 5 From the UF 41... Well Technically we had a delay of game before punting so 4th and 10 from UF 46.
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So analytics is toss up with slightest of slightest leans toward punting. This is a decision I probably would have considered going for. But more importantly we MUST have the mentality on 3rd down in that situation that we would be going for it on 4th! It was 3rd and 4 from the 41. Thats a situation if you're already playing conservative, you can just run it twice for. But we threw an incompletion instead of picking up any yards at all...
- Second Punt was 4th and 9 from the UF 42.... AGAIN Technically we had a delay of game before punting so 4th and 14 from UF 47
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This one was a clear correct decision to punt even though it was same area of field as last time.
- Third Punt was 4th and 4 from the UF 39...
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This imo is a mistake. This is a toss up by metrics because its 4 yards to go, but we were at the ******* 39. Punting there is simply a ***** move imo that has little upside. Opening of 3rd quarter we are up 13-0 and are driving it. First of all we had 3rd and 4 and have another incompletion.... But We end up punting and getting a ******* touchback! Punting resulted in a difference of 20 yards basically. Whats kinda crazier is that we literally just kicked a FG earlier in the game on a 4th and 24 from the UF 35, which Davis made with room to spare. So we trusted him for that 53 yard FG, but not 57... Interesting. Now we probably know what range we trust our kickers from = 55 or less.
- Fourth Punt was 4th and 9 from Our 32
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Correct decision, this was only punt we had from our own side of field.
Other 4th down decisions:
-Went for the kick on 4th and 24 which was a 53 yard kick. So that was an obvious one.
- Second FG 4th and 10:
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Maybe debateable, but getting points when we were getting stops and kinda easily driving it down the field most of half, Im not tripping on taking the FG. More annoying thing is we get a penalty on like 3rd down I think which pushed us back to the 10...
- 4th and 1 at UF 48 on first drive of 3rd quarter: We went for it and picked up the 1st on a 3 yard run.
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Obvious go for it decision.
