Disadvantages
The disadvantages (required for the punt to be unexpected) are one or more of these:
- earlier sacrifice of possession of the ball, or sacrifice of a kick at goal (field goal);
- greater exposure to the kick's being blocked by an opponent (although that may be mitigated by its being unexpected), or inadvertently by a teammate;
- sacrificing distance or accuracy by need of being done quickly; and/or
- being done by someone other than the team's best punter.
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