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

[Steve Behrens]

I understand what your saying, but playing for OT isn't playing for a tie
like you kind of make it sound... They're still playing for the win, but in
this case and in my humble opinion, you're trying to go after it in a less
chancy way... because I think it was a huge 'if', as in ''if' we can stop
them, then 'if' we can drive down and make a game winning TD.

It could be splitting hairs, but IMO, the less 'Iffy' proposition was to go
for the TD that you needed one way or another when your down there.  And
*then* kick the FG in OT to win it.

Sometimes you have to have confidence in the offence, rather than the
defense.

-Behr




On 11/28/06, Victor Waldron (CBFF) <victor at chicagobearsfanforum.com> wrote:
>
> 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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