To kick or not to kick
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But you and Race are forgetting that Oregon had all the momentum at that moment. Was it possible for a noticeably wincing Penix to drive 90 yards and score? Of course! Was it a slam dunk? Not at all.TheRoarOfTheCrowd said:‘That's why I defend Lanning on going for it at midfield. We? couldn't stop them, allegedly, and they weren't going to stop us‘
Exactly, everybody in the stadium knew that if Washington got the ball back, they were going to score…
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Yes, people forget Penix had his rib cage removed in the third quarter.
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Not a slam dunk, but it was a home run guarantee. Punting would have just ensured that Oregon had no clock left to try to tie.DerekJohnson said:
But you and Race are forgetting that Oregon had all the momentum at that moment. Was it possible for a noticeably wincing Penix to drive 90 yards and score? Of course! Was it a slam dunk? Not at all.TheRoarOfTheCrowd said:‘That's why I defend Lanning on going for it at midfield. We? couldn't stop them, allegedly, and they weren't going to stop us‘
Exactly, everybody in the stadium knew that if Washington got the ball back, they were going to score…
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I'm usually in the kick it camp if you need more than a yard, your kicker is competent, and it's under 45 yards. Outside 45 I'm not kicking unless there's something about the situation that forces you, like the end of the half or game.
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Call me old school but my 80 yr old dad gets sick of me saying “take the points.” He actually just laffs but same difference.DerekJohnson said:
Don James always kicked the field goal or punted.dirtysouwfdawg said:Live by the sword, die by the sword.
These big dick coaches didn’t get where they’re at with beta thinking. To kick goes against their big dick strategy. Being an alpha is cool and everything but without logic you’re left with L’s that could’ve been W’s.
I’m glad our? Insurance salesman is 81% alpha, 9% emotional intelligence, and 10% logic.
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If you have a great defense, field goals make sense. If you don't and/or are competing against an offense you are struggling to stop, then you go for it. That's why Lanning went for it. He knew he likely needed the points. The only questionable one was right before the half, because they get the ball back anyway. Other than that, he made the right decision.
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The nerds have convinced them that their probability of failing twice in a row are less than the odds of failing on the first attempt, i.e. losing two consecutive coin flips is a 25% chance and a 50% chance of winning the first one. I agree they've jumped the shark here a bit. Your second 2-point play is probably a worse one than your first play. Add to that, sometimes going up 1 with 1:30 left on the clock can be worse than being tied as opponents now have 4 downs and have a sense of urgency to move the ball and take risks.LoneStarDawg said:I feel like the last few weeks the “going for 2 before crunch time” has jumped the shark. Success rate was low and ended up prematurely killing the chances of the team involved.
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*amputatedTheHB said:Yes, people forget Penix had his rib cage removed in the third quarter.
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I debated. But since the rib cage is entirely inside the body (for most humans), I went with removed.AtomicDawg said:
*amputatedTheHB said:Yes, people forget Penix had his rib cage removed in the third quarter.
People forget that.
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Medical procedure superiority guy right here...TheHB said:
I debated. But since the rib cage is entirely inside the body (for most humans), I went with removed.AtomicDawg said:
*amputatedTheHB said:Yes, people forget Penix had his rib cage removed in the third quarter.
People forget that.
Tomato, tomahto
