Why Did GOP Punt On Third Down During Kavanaugh Hearing?
Bobby Dodd, the legendary head football coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1945–1966 was fond of punting on third down. If Dodd found his team bogged down deep in their own territory and unable to cross mid-field he would deploy a punt as a defensive weapon.
Dodd would place his quarterback in the shotgun formation and direct him to punt the ball on third down.
The third down punt would catch his opponent’s defense off guard. They would not have anyone back deep to field the punt and the football with any luck would bounce around deep into his opponent’s territory before the ball could be downed.
Oftentimes a strategic punt on third down changed the field position by pushing the opponent back towards the end zone, so much so, that when Dodd’s team got the ball back they were in better field position to score.
During the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Democrats benefited from a credible performance by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. But Republican Senators were able to move the goalposts with an angry defense lead by Kavanaugh causing the Democrat’s drive to stalled in the Red Zone.
On the second day Republicans ran into fierce resistance from Democratic Senators. The Democrats had them bobbled up all day under a cloud…
