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Message: [QUOTE="Millhouse, post: 369806, member: 78"] my argument is a little different. it's partially habit but it's also a way to signify which club you belong to. depending on your team to stop someone is tougher than depending on your team to not be stopped. settling for 3 is the tough guy thing to do . we only need three , here's the ball, now we get to hurt you. less violent games will have less irrational signalling like that. the coaches who choose math over being a tough guy usually are pretty bad at teaching people to hit hard. look at the defenses of the teams with the smartest offenses. marrone wants to throw a lot but he has to show his tough guy bonafides one way or another. stupid punts and 300 lb running backs get you there [/QUOTE]