A: There's no question. We need more out of every last one of our players. Is he one of the players that need to step up and bring more to the table? Yes, he is, and I think they all do and I think they all understand that because that's how I conduct business..After years at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, you will notice that the change of venue is not the only difference compared with championships of yore. This is the first year the tournament has been played under the smoking ban. Thus the eco system which used to hang in the air generated by the smoke from several thousand cigarettes (most of them sparked by players) has gone.

This figure would still likely not be enough to negate the 57% advantage, even accounting for the fact that the game would usually end in the first two possessions. But it gets worse: in the NFL format, teams would likely start well short of their opponents' 25, decreasing the chance that the knowledge of the other team's points would be useful.