“That was designed, you know, meant for her because that’s what she used to striking. You know, really, we tried to go with the most natural kicks in her arsenal.
“Tried not to, you know, over-coach her, but let her do and understand what felt comfortable to her. And that’s really what we went with. Man, I thought she punched it exactly where she needed to punch it. Ball’s down, 35-yard line. Let’s go.”
Give the coach a break, they had no other person to go with.........
The coach could have just had her kick the ball out of bounds to get the same effect (ball on the 35 yard line). I guess the optics of her just kicking it out of bounds would not really have fit the narrative.