[CBFF] Bad Decision To Go For the FG???

[Victor Waldron (CBFF)]

Well, generally speaking you want to get points when you can. Grabbing 3 
from that position was a good bet so I can see why we kicked.  Even 
though we still needed a TD afterwards I think this is what we can 
expect from Lovie and Co. because he believes in our defense getting the 
job done. I doubt he was thinking turnover, but definitely one first 
down at the most and us getting the ball back with some time (which 
happened, but not exactly according to plan).

This game having been on the road, the FG put us in position for a game 
winning TD........an aggressive move. I guess what you have to consider 
are the risks/rewards of: 1) not making it on fourth down and having to 
drive for a game tying TD later, and 2) driving perhaps 80 yards for a 
TD later, but a TD that would have won the game.

That all said, I don't think it was a bad decision considering we were 
able to move the ball on them for most of the game. The strategy almost 
backfired because the D didn't hold on the subsequent drive and, of 
course, the last INT, but I liked that Lovie was playing for the win on 
the road (instead of OT).

V

Jason Cetina wrote:
> Yeah. I have to agree.
>
> I was all "WTF" when it happened, but I forgot about it on the last pick.
>
> On a different note, I was thinking about Rex during MNF when Favre through a pick with about 6:30 left in the game.
>
> Very similar situation and play.
>
> Am I alone in this thought?
>
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:29:57 -0600, Steve Behrens wrote
>   
>> I'm still a little surprised there hasn't been more talk about the decision
>> to kick the FG with 5 minutes and some odd seconds remaining instead of
>> trying for the first down on, what?  4th and 4 or 5?  This decision, more
>> than any other, worries me about our ability to make the right call in
>> crucial situations (and there have been others).  This probably flies under
>> the radar because our defense forced and unlikely T.O. (instead of the
>> opponents going 3 and out the coaches were expecting).  But we got the ball
>> back and Rex throws the stupid pick, which redirects attention and
>> discussion towards that.
>>
>> But come on...  you have to go for the First down and continue to drive for
>> the tying TD.  If you're going to depend on your defense to win the game,
>> you do it in possible O.T., or at the very worst, you don't score, you run
>> out of downs, and you have the opponents backed up where the defense can
>> maybe tee off a little. It was pretty obvious that Brady was hot and he was
>> going to move the ball if he got it back... it was to me.
>>
>> Kicking the FG and being down by 4 points still means the Bears offense,
>> which was struggling in the second half (to put it mildly) had to drive the
>> length of the field for a touchdown anyway.
>>
>> You need a TD, one way or another... you're at their doorstep... you show
>> some balls and go for it.  Very disappointing call and the worst one of the
>> game.
>>
>> -Behr
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