Re: It's a choice.

I responded, walked away, and I think it occurred to me, what you were
asking. Deferring is a choice. As in (paraphrase of 3-2-3 ahead) the
winner of the coin toss, gets to choose between the options or defer his
choice to the second half. Is that what you are asking?
 This brings up a deferent topic altogether. That is captain who wins
the toss and decides to kick, when his coach wanted him to defer. We
have all had it happen. In my association we have it on a fairly regular
basis. 
I often wondered if this could be cured, by changing the mechanic to
something like this:
Blues captain you have won the toss. Do you want to choose now, or do
you want to defer your choice to the second half. After answering that
question, than you could tell him what his other choices are.

Guardenman wrote:
> 
> Scott Taylor wrote:
> >
> > "Bill Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >>> 2.)  It's a vain attempt to get you to pull your head out of your *ss, and
> > > get on the same page as everyone else who works football. <<<
> > >
> > > My interest in this conversation was piqued when I saw the "Zeroth Down" come
> > > into play, but alas, no further discussion was forthcoming on the esoteric
> > > subject. ;-)
> > >
> > > In regards to the quoted passage...
> > >
> > > Scott,
> > >
> > > I often suggest to those afflicted in the manner to which you refer having a
> > > glass stomach installed. Pulling ones head out seems difficult for them,
> > > perhaps you would be wise to suggest another "option" with which to view
> > > the world to your argumentative foil?
> >
> > I think I sorta like "glass rectum" better.  I has a certain ring to it.  :^D
> >
> > > Harold,
> > >
> > > Quit being so damn logical and to the point. It could kill the conversation.
> >
> > Harold is doing a nice job balancing himself on top of the fence.
> > He's ok there.
> >
> > But, if Guardenman is going to tell us what an Option is
> > according to Fed 3-2-3, then he's also going to use the
> > same rules reference to tell us what Defer is.  It's right
> > there in black and white, but he doesn't dare say so,
> > because he knows he'll get buried on the rebuttal.
> 
> It's all in the context. There is no argument that Defer couldn't be
> called an option under the definition of the word. However in the
> context of rule 3-2-3 defer is not an option.
> 
> In rule 3-2-3 defer is postponing your choice of the options, until the
> second half.
> >
> > --  Scott