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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
That’s basically what Butker is doing with creating weird angles and bounces. Really low flat kicks are risky though because they are harder to control and they would be much more likely to land before the 20 yard line, which if that happens then the ball comes all the way out to the 40 yard line.
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Exactly. And what Butker/Toub are trying to do is force the returner to delay his decision on whether to return it or not to the last possible moment, as well as making fielding the ball as difficult as possible. That can lead to mistakes, and gives the tacklers more time to close the distance, which should lead to shorter returns, or even opportunities for a turnover.