"the defense wants to be out there" is literally "we defer" with extra words. There's nothing vague about that to anyone with common sense.Nah pimp. You specifically have to say “we defer” which means we defer our choice to kick or receive until the 2nd half.
If you say “the defense wants to be out there”, not only is it vague, it could be interpreted as not wanting to defer and instead giving the opposing team the option of receiving twice.