The final FG

[Goondal]

After 3rd down my brother and I both said immediately "go for it."  Rivera did not, we lost.  Of course, nobody can really fault him for it.  Most nobody, at least not someone who reached HC in the NFL would have gone for the win there.  My question is, who here would have?  With our track record in close games, I would have in a heart beat.  Get beat trying to win dammit.

 

I understand why 95% of people would not have and also why Rivera did not.  Rivera coahces by the book, but as with many cases, I feel the book is wrong.  Winning by 1-2, of course, kick the FG so a FG does not beat you.  Winning by three, with Cam at QB, I am going for the win.

 

This is not something I am critical of Rivera over (there are plenty of other reasons) because even Belicheck would likely have kicked a FG, but I would love to have a coach that would take a chance from time to time.

[MuMouey]

who would have? A coach who HAD to prove that he can close out a single game. A coach with nothing to lose. A coach that needs to shows hes in it to win it

 

basically, who should have gone for it? .... Ron Rivera

[toldozer]

Everyone here knows we should have went for it. Only 95% of pussies kick the fg. Chico has "coached" himself out of a job.

[Lloyd Christmas]

It was the correct call, considering that Rivera is such a great defensive mind.

[Growl]

I would always always always rather lose trying to win than lose hoping for the best

[PantherPhann89]

I'd like to have a coach that plays to win, not a coach that plays not to lose.

[Fox007]

It was the correct call, if you like losing

 

Or

 

If your franchise has a losing record overall

 

Or

 

If your franchise has NEVER had back to back winning seasons.

 

Or

 

....eh fug it

[Zod]

Like many on here, I thought if we didn't get a TD we would lose. Its like the same game over and over again.

[Archimedes]

Mike Smith

Harbaugh X 2

Mike Mccarthy

Bill Billicheck

Sean Painkiller

Chip Kelly

 

probably a list of others, but I'd say I'm 90% sure any of those would have gone for it, and its 100% the right decision.

[TheRed]

It baffles me that there are actually people here that are defending that decision from Rivera.

Yet these same individuals wonder why we can't win.

[d-run]

To me it wasn't so much the field goal, I probably would have kicked it to. What pissed me off was running it up the gut on third and 5 against a stacked box. They had a timeout, so they were going to stop the clock anyways. Throw the ball and try and pick up a first. They were playing for a field goal the whole time (aka trying not to lose)

[Fox007]

.........................................after 10 more games that end this way............

 

It was the right call guys.

 

I know we are 0-15 when we do such things but...right call guys..right call.

 

We'll get em next time.

[Lloyd Christmas]

It was the correct call, considering that Rivera is such a great defensive mind.

This was 100% sarcasm. 

[Salvo]

A good head coach has to take the entire game into context and apply an appropriate course of action when dealt with a situation like that one.

 

Our secondary was depleted (on top of being 2nd rate), the Bills offense had shown signs that it was capable of taking it down the field for a score, and our offense was driving it pretty good on the ground prior to the 4th and 1.

 

Consider all those things and you should ignore what the book says. Go for it...because being up by 6 with 1:30 left is no guarantee anymore.