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Post by airman on Aug 28, 2006 13:34:33 GMT -6
I was watching a game this weekend. the one team was clearly better then the other. the team which was better, with 2 min left in the game and a 26 point lead. they call time out and attempt a field goal, which they miss. is the coach a champ or chump?  |
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Post by stackattack on Aug 28, 2006 19:35:50 GMT -6
I would say a champ, b/c think of the outcry that would have been made if he went for it on 4th down and made a 1st down or scored. I'm guessing that b/c this coach was having his way with the other team, he might have thought kicking a FG was a better option than going for it. With 2 minutes left he couldn't have called for a kneel down.
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Post by khalfie on Aug 28, 2006 20:19:04 GMT -6
Champ...
Special teams is a very important aspect of the game... here was an opportunity for the coach to get a live look, vs an angry and hostile team... not his scout team... and he gets to see how his kicker reacts under the lights... even if its only minimum pressure.
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Post by brophy on Aug 28, 2006 21:19:35 GMT -6
champ....winning cures and justifies everything.
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Post by tothehouse on Aug 28, 2006 22:41:11 GMT -6
Champ - Early in the season. Get a live FG goin. Would it hurt your feelings? I wouldn't be pissed at the FG. I'd be pissed that we couldn't play defense!!!
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Post by wildcat on Aug 29, 2006 2:44:31 GMT -6
chump.
Many coaches forget that what goes around, comes around.
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Post by coachcalande on Aug 29, 2006 5:02:53 GMT -6
chump. Go for it on 4th down and thatd be fine...but to call time out (!!!) to kick for more points???...26 points is a 4 score lead and very secure...this was an attempt to rub it in, want to work on field goals?, thats what practice is for. just one mans opinion.
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Post by knighter on Aug 29, 2006 7:18:03 GMT -6
champ-
need to see it under the lights to know when the pressure is on and it IS needed if you can count on that special team to win a game. 26/29 what is the difference?
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Post by Coach Geordie on Aug 30, 2006 7:39:44 GMT -6
Field Goal = Champ. Not running up the score, practicing a genuine play and skill as part of the game.
Time out = chump. What happens when he has to rush his field goal team on in ahurry when he needs it? has no frame of reference to get it right.
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Post by davecisar on Aug 30, 2006 9:46:19 GMT -6
Champ,
Gottta practice your FG team early on.
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Post by airman on Aug 30, 2006 10:50:01 GMT -6
I thought he was a chump but for other reasons.
he was passing the ball when they are a running team with a lead that big. if you run the ball, you better no start working on your passing game in the 4th quarter with a 28 pt lead. to me that is rubbing it in the other teams face.
now if you are a passing team, I can understand throwing the ball because that is what you do.
i also thought he was a chump because the guys who call time out for a FG attempt, are also the guys who cry foul if another team puts up big numbers on them.
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Post by knighter on Aug 30, 2006 11:36:40 GMT -6
i would agree with airman (hey there is always a first in everything right) the timeout may have been a little excessive. run em out there to get lined up, and kick it....good practice for when you might really need it.
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Post by mitch on Aug 31, 2006 9:22:43 GMT -6
I don't think them trying to throw it late in the game is necessarily rubbing it in your face. I have been part of teams that had to throw it to keep the score down. It all goes back to working on something you might need down the road.
I always thought it was my own fault when we got hammered, not the other guys.
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