It's Shitty Because You Don't Have The Ball Anymore, Coaches Say
NEW YORK—As the 2012 NFL playoffs begin, coaches across the league find themselves in agreement on one fundamental aspect of the game: Punting the ball sucks, because the other team gains possession of the ball."I was glad we only had to punt about 50 times this season, because punting is really, really shitty," New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton told reporters, adding that he is typically unhappy whenever he sends the punting team out, and happy when he doesn't have to.
"Scoring touchdowns is the best," Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey said. "You usually get seven points, which can really help in terms of beating your opponent. But you can't get that number of points when you punt unless something really weird happens.""Overall, I prefer when my team scores a touchdown a lot more than when another team scores a touchdown," he continued.
"I've found that, throughout the course of a football game, having the ball is really important and good," said Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, widely regarded as the league's greatest football mind. "Given that the idea behind punting is to willingly and knowingly give the ball away, one would not expect it to be a very popular thing to do.
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