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4th & Smart: One look, two fourth-down threats
Steve Kuhn’s football thesis proposes using one fourth-down unit that can either punt or run offense, forcing the defense to choose its personnel before it knows the call.
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- The opening scenario sets fourth-and-3 at the team’s own 42 and describes two gunners, a three-man shield, and a matched return unit.
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The opening walkthrough names the personnel on both sides: a punt team with two gunners and a three-man shield, followed by a return unit with a deep returner and a vise player on each gunner. A scenario panel supplies game context—own 42, fourth-and-3, third quarter, 9:14, tied game—and displays a declaration timer and an expected-points figure. The film section is labeled as forthcoming.
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