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If you’re the 12th man on special teams shouldn’t you be aware of it? (alien.top)
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Do teams not use the same 11 players on field goal blocks for every play?

I can understand how you get 12 players on defense because someone was confused about what package you’re running, but if you’re the 12th guy on special teams shouldn’t you stop and think “Hey, I’m not usually out here for these plays, maybe I’m an extra?”

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[–] thallusphx@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

i don't think they had a timeout to use.

[–] thallusphx@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yea. Realistically they shouldn’t have subbed out at all and used the same 11 players for both plays

[–] tsgram@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I meant that they’d had plenty of time before the penultimate play to discuss