Going for it instead of leading by two scores in the 4th

[TheBigKat]

I’m not being cute and I’ve seen a fair amount of football. Can someone walk me into the rationale of that

[toldozer]

1 minute ago, TheBigKat said:

I’m not being cute and I’ve seen a fair amount of football. Can someone walk me into the rationale of that

We have a big strong QB and can pick up a foot with ease ... Oh wait. Definitely should have kicked the fg to go up 10 with like 10 to play

[Pantherxtreme]

I know he likes being aggressive, but that seemed to be a little too aggressive.

Not sure why were chasing points with the lead there.

Rico averaged 3.1 yards this game and Chuba averaged 3.6 we couldn't run on them in the first game and neither in this one. 

Field goal was the better play. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Pantherxtreme

[TheBigKat]

Just now, Pantherxtreme said:

I know he likes being aggressive, but that seemed to be a little too aggressive there. 

Not sure why were chasing points with the lead there.

Rico averaged 3.1 yards this game and Chiba averaged 3.6 we could run on them first game and neither in this one. 

Field goal was the better play. 

Like not even a in retrospect…. I saw it in real time and was like WTF

[LinvilleGorge]

Wasn't it gonna be a near 60 yard attempt? I'm sure the analytics say to go for it on 4th and 1 in that scenario but the analytics probably wouldn't be accounting for the inability to run a QB sneak.

[Pantherxtreme]

4 minutes ago, TheBigKat said:

Like not even a in retrospect…. I saw it in real time and was like WTF

Yea same here.

Weird that a field goal wasn't a option. 

 

[ChuckWag78]

I'm fine with being aggressive, you can't get mad when it doesn't work and not recognize the positive when it has worked for us this year. 

I wish we would have kept being aggressive and gone forward on that last fourth down. Don't even give the saints a chance to get the ball back. 

Edited 9 hours ago by ChuckWag78

[OneBadCat]

I feel like Dave knew the kind of game it would be and was trying to buffer the game from the refs. 
 

I think Fitzgerald could have made it but I was more upset that we didn’t just sneak Bryce for half a yard. He could have got that.

[Swaggasaurus]

It wasn’t a gimme field goal. Going for it…WITH A SNEAK is the call.

[TheBigKat]

Just now, Swaggasaurus said:

It wasn’t a gimme field goal. Going for it…WITH A SNEAK is the call.

It would have been a 52 yarder

[CRA]

8 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Wasn't it gonna be a near 60 yard attempt? I'm sure the analytics say to go for it on 4th and 1 in that scenario but the analytics probably wouldn't be accounting for the inability to run a QB sneak.

52? 

think you have to factor the Saints I think think lead the NFL in stuffed runs for negative yardage and we weren’t sneaking 

[electro's horse]

Dave values potentially taking another 3 minutes off the clock there more than potentially making it a 2 score game.

Edited 9 hours ago by electro's horse

[LinvilleGorge]

9 minutes ago, CRA said:

52? 

think you have to factor the Saints I think think lead the NFL in stuffed runs for negative yardage and we weren’t sneaking 

I was remembering it being a little longer than that but that might be right. Fitz is 2/4 on 50+ for the season. 

I'm honestly not mad about the call. But we should have someone else practicing QB sneaks since little Bryce and geriatric Dalton can't do it. Let Rico or one of the TEs or XL or somebody do it. Somebody with the power to move the pile.

[hepcat]

The playcall was doo doo is the main problem here