Benefits of defering

[Old Tiger]

on coin toss?

[Lucky2Coach]

on coin toss?

Better quality first possession. If your
First possession is in the 2nd half, as opposed to the 1st half, you have seen the defensive alignments through the first half, and theoretically have a better chance at a quality first possession.

Field position in the first half. If you cover opening kick off well, 3 and out, force a punt. Then, you set yourself up to win field position until the they can flip the field
With some first downs. Puts pressure on the opposing teams offense.