4th and inches

[Rook35200]

they were both afraid to give the ball to the other team because they didnt think they could stop them, our defense practically dominated the Hawks all day today, that wasnt the issue.

We dominated the Falcons in the first time we played them last year, and we see how that turned out

[88 Bronco]

Y CAN'T WE PLAY LIEK MADDENZ!!!!!11111!!!!!!1111!!!!1

[Doc Holiday]

Y CAN'T WE PLAY LIEK MADDENZ!!!!!11111!!!!!!1111!!!!1

It's a heavy case of this that I believe I have been dealing with in this thread, kids that think because it worked in madden it's a good idea to do in real life.

[panthernation23]

Look, Ron Rivera has made plenty of bad decisions these last two years.  Today was not an example of that.  He made the right choices in both cases without a doubt.

 

the scoreboard says otherwise

[Toundra]

from your 30/35 yards it is a dangerous thing to do, you can still do that against a bad defense but not against a good one.

[Mr. Scot]

Thats not the point i'm arguing. I'm arguing that they play calls were aggressive and they put the ball in the hands of their best player to go out and win the game. We should have let our best player go out and make a play for us

Our 'best player' yesterday was our defense, which means punting was the right call.

[Rook35200]

Our 'best player' yesterday was our defense, which means punting was the right call.

 

 

That makes no sense....

[the butch]

You guys keep forgetting the DWill fumble.  Not going for it didn't have that much to do with losing as much as the fumble did.  I think this is simply misplaced banter prompted by general Rivera hate.

[pantherclaw]

I didn't disagree with the call.

I knew there would be a group hanging our coaches for it.

[Doc Holiday]

That makes no sense....

and with that you just labeled yourself a idiot, congrats!!!

[Davis83]

Only coaching I disagreed with was the end of the 1st half. After all the "talk" about maximizing opportunities - you basically run out the clock at the end of the half with 35 seconds left? Its a close game and every possession matters - we should have took at least a couple of shots to try and get to FG range.

That is the "defensive" coach coming out in Rivera. Offensive HC would have tried to get a FG at least.

[footballisasport]

Wow you guys love to second guess everything with this team, don't you? I sometimes wonder if this team would all of a sudden start winning, what would some of wring your hands over. 

 

One could also argue that if the team didn't receive so many silly penalities, the they could have also won. It's clear by the score that Russel wasn't throwing TDs all over the place. Not sure why his yardages was so high considering how low the score was. The game would have been yours had u gotten either another TD or at least gotten one more fieldgoal than them. 

[DaveThePanther2008]

^{I understand the decision but sometimes you have to gotta show your team you believe in them.  Not hope but expect them to get the first down.  What better way to show your team you believe in them then in game 1, in your own territory that you trust the offense to get the first down and god forbid you miss it.  You trust your defense to stop them.}

 

^{I just think that was a perfect opportunity to set the tone for the whole season.  Silent count.  All Cam has to do is reach the ball over the plane of 2 inches.}  

[weyco2000]

Jim Harbrough and Ron Riveria tied for Super Bowl titles... 0. Matter of fact his clock management and play calls cost the 49ers the game.