If he was going to punt it 100 out of 100 times, why the indecision and timeout ?Clearly adding 5 yards would not have been a problem for Hayes, and by most accounts would be a good idea. It rarely works, but how many times do we see a team line up on a fourth and less than 5 (especially fourth and 1 or 2 on the + side of the field) to try to pull someone offsides. I've seen it work once or twice, but usually it ends up with a 5 yard penalty, gives the punter a little more room to play with, and everyone moves on. To me, taking the timeout signaled he was thinking about it; no reason to do so otherwise. The timeout did not matter in the end I believe, but no reason to use it there based on what he says.