Grantland: Rivera Made Best Coaching Moves of the Week

[frash.exe]

And if we would have lost, he would look like he doesn't know what he is doing. I hate these kind of arguments. We had to go for it on 4th and 10 at our own 20. Not saying Ron is a bad coach, but you would like to not have to be in that position. He still has a lot of making up to do in my book. Again, not trying to bash on Rivera, just trying to respond to the thread topic. I just hate how analysts contrive these argument post hoc.

If I may interject perhaps it's like when you know you have the hottest dual threat qb in the league on a 4th and 10 down by 3 and there's not much time left it's a good call to go for it, but when you call timeouts with the clock running down to 0 to close out the half so that the other team can get their field goal unit out and comfortably strut to the field and not have to rush it's a bad call?

[LinvilleGorge]

One of the biggest changes during our winning streak has been our halftime adjustments.   Last year and earlier this year, it seemed like we always got out-coached and out-adjusted coming out of the locker room for the 2cd half.  During our winning streak, we have consistently been a better 2cd half team than our opponents.  Props to Rivera and company. 

[cranky]

And if we would have lost, he would look like he doesn't know what he is doing.  I hate these kind of arguments.  We had to go for it on 4th and 10 at our own 20.  Not saying Ron is a bad coach, but you would like to not have to be in that position.  He still has a lot of making up to do in my book.  Again, not trying to bash on Rivera, just trying to respond to the thread topic.  I just hate how analysts contrive these argument post hoc.

 

Actually even if we would have lost, it still would have been the correct call. Look at the time differential between him calling them when he did vs. if he had waited. The argument is based on facts/statistics - not post hoc observations.

[cookinbrak]

Riverboat made a proper call. Get the 1st down, keep on rollin'. Don't get it, tell the defense to hold 'em to a FG and we still got a chance.

[TheMaulClaw]

So if the Chiefs keep stumbling, does that improve Rivera's chances for COY?

 

I would have to believe so.

[RoaringRiot]

You have to go for it there. If you don't get it then you hold Miami to three downs, stop the clock twice, and a TD still wins it. If you punt it you're giving them the whole field and a better opportunity to hold the ball and run the clock.

[megatroll]

And if we lose?

 

I bracketed my comment with a "I'm not bashing the decision" disclaimer, yet you still take offense to it.  And just because "all sports commentary is post-hoc," [and accepting that as true] that doesn't make it correct; 2 + 2 still equals 4 no matter what the masses say.  You can still report post-game without crafting your opinion on the outcome, and I believe you are confusing the two.

 

 

Zod please ban "IF" just like curse words