for some time as you know and probably been the most vocal over the past 17 years on these websites regarding injuries, penalties, and fumbles.
The guys that don't like it is usually centered around things like in their style of play, they get limited opportunities for offensive possessions so they don't want any type of chance element stopping their progress. That really PO's them!
They think that something happens on every play. The Box rarely have things happen. In the course of that game between the Colts and Dolphins, we had two penalties all night and that was because of hitting ineligible linemen, not the Box. That was rare!!! But sometimes, you can shake the Box all night and nothing happens and then other times, there is a rash of penalty. Bo Pellini of Nebraska had the Box shaked on him 16 times last weekend
.
Something else I find interesting is that some guys say "As long as it is craps, I have no interest" and then those are the same ones who will turn around and use cards and other simulations.
But I can tell you that all the coaches who have played in the Shootout (or 99%) will tell you that there is no way they can go back to playing without it. The reason is simple. Many understand that even in defeat, football is a game of skill and chance. They know that without this element, the game becomes SO BORING where you're just running into the line, with hopes that something good will come of it.
For oh so long, I was ridiculed about this element of the game. Even guys who were suppose to be my supporters would never defend my stand on this matter. Yet all of "WE" would benefit from it.
I can tell you now, it would be MORE THAN UNLIKELY (100%) that I would ever compromise on such a fascinating part of the game. Playing otherwise without that element is something I will never do. Chance or luck or bad luck or whatever you call it, is a part of football. Injuries happen all the time. Penalties happen all the time. Fumbles happen.
It does help when you play in styles of play that give you many chances for offensive or defensive opportunities! I know in the Shootout system, you can run off as many as 100 plays (if refs and statisticians are efficient). When I play alone in the Shootout way, I do run 100 plays and thus, you know there will be momentum swings. And the action simulation Box is what gives you those great opportunities.
But this is a dead horse
I have beaten over the years. I remember the early years on these boards how it was a tidal wave against my thinking. Now, a
has been created to give it a little respect!
Oh, what a world, what a world!!!
Reginald