Why not put Allen on the punt team…?

[K-9]

Tyler Bass at DT I can see, but Allen on the punt team? No way.

[BuffaloBillyG]

I'm almost in favor of cutting Haack and letting Josh punt. Couldn't be much worse. Danny White (Google him, youngins) helped save a roster spot for years for the Cowgals. 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

8 hours ago, loyal2dagame said:

Because if the play isn't the and the $250 million dollar qb gets injured being blocked,  the whole coaching team would need to be fired

And the OP shot. 🤨

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Remember the days before Madden?  (The game, not the coach/broadcaster.)

6 hours ago, BurpleBull said:

Wait, hear me out, hear me out!

More like show you out, show you out.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

6 hours ago, HardyBoy said:

 

I mean obviously they would scheme it in a way that Allen isn’t at risk of getting hit, I’m not suggesting he stays in to block a punt rush. 
 

I guess what I’m thinking is you’re basically running a regular offensive play with Haak in as an option in case the play isn’t there scheme wise. 

And a new voice auditions for the 'Nightcap'.  Just finished a stint as editor of the school newspaper's sports section.  (And chief typist.)

[RobbRiddick]

Hardy boy, I can hardy take this seriously

[The Wiz]

Let's all start using Ranch instead of blue cheese for our wings also.

 

Edited September 19, 2021 by The Wiz

[Rew]

I feel like he's onto something, but it could use a little work.  Why not put haak in the backfield on 4th and inches.  That way when the play is blown up and Allen throws the ball backwards he can just kick it instead of running into a defender?  We can call it the RPK option play.

[Chandler#81]

2 minutes ago, Rew said:

I feel like he's onto something, but it could use a little work.  Why not put haak in the backfield on 4th and inches.  That way when the play is blown up and Allen throws the ball backwards he can just kick it instead of running into a defender?  We can call it the RPK option play.

Don’t do drugs kids.

[HardyBoy]

You guys need to read Belichik’s comment on how the kicking game evolved over time and start anticipating the next potential advance. 
 

Again, you would scheme this in a way that the qb would be running away from any rushers sideways if the ball is going to the punter.

 

Honestly, punting on 4th and 1 from the other team’s 41 is just a really bad play. I get pinning them deep and hoping your crowd can help lead to a turnover, or you get great field position, but how about you just get a yard and there is your turnover for all practical matters, and you have great field position. 
 

13 minutes ago, Rew said:

I feel like he's onto something, but it could use a little work.  Why not put haak in the backfield on 4th and inches.  That way when the play is blown up and Allen throws the ball backwards he can just kick it instead of running into a defender?  We can call it the RPK option play.

That’s literally what I said when I was saying it could be like a ruby play (I am well aware of the sarcasm)!

 

Maybe not long 4th and inches, but on 4th and 5 on the 40, if the play isn’t there then you punt it, but the punter is a specialist for just that situation, and a former qb and could also throw it in instead of punting. 

Edited September 19, 2021 by HardyBoy

[Rew]

6 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Don’t do drugs kids.

I guess it's too early and the sarcasm too thick.  I thought the Daball play call reference from last week would be enough of an indicator.  Sorry old man.

 

As a serious response, I agree the original post is not workable with current NFL rules.  

[Kelly2Reed]

Washington 

Team

Football

[HardyBoy]

There is literally an article on this from a few years ago: https://www.sbnation.com/2017/7/19/15992038/let-your-quarterback-punt-please-nfl-football

1 hour ago, machine gun kelly said:

No Chand, it’s…

 

Lat me add to the poster, just having fun.  We know you meant hair brained idea.  I don’t want to be mean as my auto correct is a pain too.

Haha that was genuinely funny (no sarcasm).  I was like is that Debbie Reynolds?!

 

Then the end of the commercial with the umbrella…yup!

 

 

[HardyBoy]

5 hours ago, JoPoy88 said:

i think you’re vastly overestimating how much time the punt team would have in these situations. Sounds like you’re trying to apply high-school/D3 trick play garbage (or rugby? Lol) to the NFL. 

I guess that’s my initial question: are there reasons this wouldn’t work from a rules or just the fact that you can’t make a good decision in that situation because is so fast perspective. 

Edited September 19, 2021 by HardyBoy

[Beast]

I see a name change in the OP’s near future. There is no recovering from this debacle.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

22 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:

There is literally an article on this from a few years ago: https://www.sbnation.com/2017/7/19/15992038/let-your-quarterback-punt-please-nfl-football

Haha that was genuinely funny (no sarcasm).  I was like is that Debbie Reynolds?!

 

Then the end of the commercial with the umbrella…yup!

 

 

Interesting article, I didn’t remember any of that with RC at the time, and also didn’t know that either Brady or Roethlisberger have punted in NFL action. 

[loyal2dagame]

18 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:

I guess that’s my initial question: are there reasons this wouldn’t work from a rules or just the fact that you can’t make a good decision in that situation because is so fast perspective. 

Rewatch the home opener's blocked punt that cost the bills the game.   That's all the reason you need. 

[Dr. K]

Why can't he play linebacker as well as QB? Nobody likes Edmonds anyway, right?

 

And cornerback, too! At the same time! That will really confuse the opponent's offense!

[todd]

10 hours ago, HardyBoy said:

On punts inside the 50, where Allen plays the guy between the snapper and the punter. Then put McKenzie in one gunner spot Kumero at the other and run a jet sweep. If the play is there, they snap it to Josh, if not Haak does a pooch punt and pins them inside the 20, or bashes it through the end zone. 
 

Are there motion rules if you kick a punt that are different from regular plays?

is it true that some people post something stupid to see what happens? I’m hoping this isn’t a realistic idea and more of a joke.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

28 minutes ago, Dr. K said:

Why can't he play linebacker as well as QB? Nobody likes Edmonds anyway, right?

 

And cornerback, too! At the same time! That will really confuse the opponent's offense!

Wrecks Ryan's teams were masters of the 'one player / two roles' on defense...at the same time.

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No, Rob Ryan...roles.  Not 'rolls'.

Edited September 19, 2021 by Ridgewaycynic2013

[Hapless Bills Fan]

8 hours ago, HardyBoy said:

 

I mean obviously they would scheme it in a way that Allen isn’t at risk of getting hit, I’m not suggesting he stays in to block a punt rush. 
 

I guess what I’m thinking is you’re basically running a regular offensive play with Haak in as an option in case the play isn’t there scheme wise. 

 

The point is, the "personal protector" is there for a reason.  If you take away his role and actually assign him protectors, then you no longer have a functional punt formation.  Might as well go for it on 4th down.

[dgrochester55]

Is this a subtle satire of the Diggs at running back post from earlier this week or was this just a case of Saturday night Johnnie Walker wisdom?

Edited September 19, 2021 by dgrochester55

[Mr. WEO]

How about no more punting...

[Hapless Bills Fan]

2 minutes ago, dgrochester55 said:

Is this a subtle satire of the Diggs at running back post from earlier this week or was this just a case of Saturday night Johnnie Walker wisdom?

 

I have not heard this phrase before.  I like it.

[dgrochester55]

Just now, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I have not heard this phrase before.  I like it.

Its from a Leonard Cohen song

[WhoTom]

I get it - you want a guy who can throw a pass on a fake punt. But a fake punt typically works when it's well-disguised and results in a wide open receiver, in which case you don't really need an accurate QB, just a guy who can throw a football in the general vicinity of the receiver. (See the Bills-Pats* game from last season.) Any personal protector (or punter, for that matter) can make throws like that. In fact, Brian Moorman has a higher career passer rating than any Bills QB in history, thanks to a couple of fake punts and fake FGs.

 

 

[nedboy7]

Well he did get 4 pages of attention. Good job folks. 

[KGun12TD]

Kids, there are dumb questions!

[Ya Digg?]

OP I don’t know how you expected this to go, but the responses have been amazing and I’m here for all of it! 

[Draconator]

28 minutes ago, KGun12TD said:

Kids, there are dumb questions!

 

There are no stupid questions. Just stupid people

[HardyBoy]

22 minutes ago, nedboy7 said:

Well he did get 4 pages of attention. Good job folks. 

I know, this is crazy. Not the type of attention I was hoping for though. 

[JohnnyBuffalo]

In the immortal words of the legendary band C + C Music Factory…..Things that make you go hmmmm

[Yawning Frog]

[JPP]

LOL......yeah for sh**s and giggles lets just throw him into a huge pile and guys coming at you 50 mph....money well spent.....

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

13 hours ago, eee1776 said:

Looks like we went almost a whole week without a stupid post.

 

Really!!!  We can't go an hour here without a stupid post!

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

This 'Allen on the punt team' sounds very CFLsy.

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"Coach said we needed volunteers for the punt team.  If you said 'no', you're automatically on the crew that stays late and cleans up the stadium." 🙁

[sullim4]

This reminds me of a certain poster that ate crayons and proclaimed from the rooftops that we should lose the Cardinals game 10 years ago to improve our chances in tiebreakers.

 

Trent Edwards got the memo cause he literally got his clock cleaned in that game.

[Simon Says]

C'mon. Can you screen people before they post?

[BuffaloBill]

On 9/18/2021 at 10:43 PM, Hapless Bills Fan said:

"The guy between the snapper and the punter" is known as the "personal protector".

 

Think about what that name means as far as that guy's primary responsibility on a punt, and whether you want our QB playing that role.

 

C’mon, don’t bring sane thought into this conversation. You’re ruining the fun.

[Freddie's Dead]

On 9/18/2021 at 11:12 PM, BillsShredder83 said:

Why don't we have him play that knife game where you see how fast you can stab between your fingers on a table!!!

 

Dudes an athlete could proli get top 10 in the world at it if he hangs the cleats up

 

Mumbletypeg is the name of that game.  I'm not a trained physician, so I will refrain from commenting on the sanity of the OP.  As said earlier, just....wow.