“The flip side of that is when you kick it deep, then that gives them the best opportunity to set up the timing on the return as opposed to the ball coming down on the 10-yard line, the 15, the eight or the goal line,” Belichick added. “Ideally, you get that kick to the goal line, and that gives the return team the best opportunity to get all timed up the way they work on it. But the good kick, it keeps you from having to cover it. When it’s a touchback, it’s good. When it’s not, it creates an opportunity for the return team to get their (preferred play) timed up.”
