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

[Nat Mara]

Granted, however if we get back to the Red zone and maybe we don't face any
4th downs, or maybe they are more manageable.  The way that game was playing
out, I would have placed my money on Belicheck's scheme vs. Turner's scheme
and/or Rex's accuracy on that particular play.  Had we come away with no
points .. Especially after the Pass interference call, would have been
demoralizing at that point.

Nat 

-----Original Message-----
From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
[mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Steve Behrens
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:39 PM
To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
Subject: Re: [CBFF] Bad Decision To Go For the FG???

On 11/28/06, Nat Mara <azbearfan34 at cox.net> wrote:
>
> I have no problem with that call. It was 4th & 6, and our offense kept 
> bogging down inside the 20.  Had it been 4th & 2 or less ,I might have 
> gone for it.  Coming away with no points would have been a killer 
> after a drive like that .. At that point in the game.


Why?  We still had to go thru the red zone 'that we kept getting bogged down
in' after kicking the FG.  Avoiding it with a FG doesn't make that fact go
away.

-Behr




Nat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Steve 
> Behrens
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:30 PM
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Subject: [CBFF] Bad Decision To Go For the FG???
>
> 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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