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Originally Posted by Rain Man
The professional level is full of great athletes so it's hard to win on physical ability alone. The way to win is to put them off balance. Even if you don't get the onside kick, our next dozen opponents will be in the film room saying, "Now, watch for the onside kick", and that may win us a few yards on every kickoff.
On a related note, I like the fact that I can't always tell who's blitzing now. With Gunther's defenses, the QB would walk to the line, point out the blitzers, and then audible receivers to go into their area. Whether it was poor play design or poor execution, Gunther's blitzes never surprised anyone.
I'd much rather have the Chiefs be unpredictable than predictable.
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Exactly. When you watch what happened, Indy clearly wasn't staying home at all. They had no respect at all for the possibility of an onside kick and we would have gotten the ball if it went 10 yards.
We might not be able to pull that trick off more than 1 or 2 more times this year, but at least our remaining opponents will stay home and not be in a big hurry to get back early to set up their blocks. 5 or 6 weeks from now, if we notice on our first kickoff that they aren't staying home, onside kick it again and keep doing it until they respect our kickoff unit.