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Originally Posted by Suudy
He asked "then why don't we always go for a FG instead of punting?" Our LJ shrugged and suggested that it might be an issue of distance and reliability of getting the kick off.
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REPLY You were correct in your ruling. Another reason might be the low trajectory of a place kick and the increased chance of having it blocked even some distance in front of the kick. How many times have you seen a try/FG kicked into the faces of rushing linemen?