Time listed its 50 Greatest inventions of 2009 last week. No. 33 was the No-Punt Offense, the brainchild of a Little Rock, Ark. high school coach named Kevin Kelley.
According to a recent Sports Illustrated story, Kelley doesn’t believe in punting — he doesn’t think it makes sense statistically. His team, Pulaski Academy, doesn’t have a punter or a kicker. The team hasn’t punted since 2007. Pulaski won the state championship last year, and is currently tied for first place.
You can nitpick whether or not the strategy is an invention, but Kelley is doing something right. Last night, obviously, things didn’t work out quite as well for the Pats against the Colts.
Above, watch Pulaski in action — fourth-and-long situations, onside kicks, and other things that are not punts. After the jump, watch Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s less scientific explanation for the controversial decision: “I thought we could get a yard.”
Posted by Brendan Lynch
Tags: Bill Belichick, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Pulaski Academy, Time
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