Icing the kicker?
Are there any stats kept as to whether there is any advantage to this? I'd guess there isn't any advantage.
Lol, course, as I type this, he misses. |
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Are there any stats kept as to whether there is any advantage to this? I'd guess there isn't any advantage. Lol, course, as I type this, he misses. [/ QUOTE ] Forgetting that awful kick, I wonder if it will soon become a surprise tactic to not call a timeout there and just flatten him as he expects not to have to kick. Lori |
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Got curious, and some googling led me to this article:
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/...3/mathtrek.asp "Using their model, Berry and Wood calculate that, for an average kicker, the estimated probability of a successful 40-yard kick in sunny weather is 0.759. The estimated probability under the same conditions for an average kicker who has been iced is 0.659." |
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Forgetting that awful kick, I wonder if it will soon become a surprise tactic to not call a timeout there and just flatten him as he expects not to have to kick. Lori [/ QUOTE ] hahaha I want to see a coach throw out the red challenge flag onto the field before the kick, that would really confuse everyone |
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"Using their model, Berry and Wood calculate that, for an average kicker, the estimated probability of a successful 40-yard kick in sunny weather is 0.759. The estimated probability under the same conditions for an average kicker who has been iced is 0.659." [/ QUOTE ] So, the .759 takes into account all 40-yard kicks in sunny weather, including when it's 0-0 in the 1st quarter? If so, the comparison is meaningless. |
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this kickers roundtable article was on the front page of ESPN last week:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/column...amp;id=2661773 icing was one of the six major topics discussed |
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The article sounded like they compared the success rates of game-tying or game-winning field goal attempts when the opposing team did or did not call a timeout beforehand.
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The article sounded like they compared the success rates of game-tying or game-winning field goal attempts when the opposing team did or did not call a timeout beforehand. [/ QUOTE ] I probably should have not been lazy and read the article. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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[ QUOTE ] The article sounded like they compared the success rates of game-tying or game-winning field goal attempts when the opposing team did or did not call a timeout beforehand. [/ QUOTE ] I probably should have not been lazy and read the article. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Looks like a pretty small sample size, though. |
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Got curious, and some googling led me to this article: http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/...3/mathtrek.asp [/ QUOTE ] Very interesting, thanks. |
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