XxXdragonXxX
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The Packers loss last night got me thinking about this. Why not go for 2 instead of kicking the PAT to go to OT?
Think of it this way, you have one 2 yard play for the win.
Or you can kick the long Pat that has been missed several times this year. Then go to a coin toss to decide who gets the ball. If you win, you can win the game by driving the length of the field for a TD. Or kick a field goal to give the other team a chance to match with a field goal of their own, or beat you with a TD, or stop them for the win. If they match, you have to drive down for another field goal. Or maybe you fail to score at all, then you have to stop them from scoring to get another chance.
Or maybe you lose the coin toss and they get the chance to win first. If you can hold them to a FG and then can only muster a FG of your own, you have to stop them on their next possession or they win with a FG. No matter what, you're going to have to draw up at least 1 scoring drive, and most likely at least 1 defensive stop.
I'm taking my chances with the 2 yard play for the win. But coaches are afraid to do this because all the captain hindsight fans and media would tear them apart if it fails, even though it's the right thing to do.
Think of it this way, you have one 2 yard play for the win.
Or you can kick the long Pat that has been missed several times this year. Then go to a coin toss to decide who gets the ball. If you win, you can win the game by driving the length of the field for a TD. Or kick a field goal to give the other team a chance to match with a field goal of their own, or beat you with a TD, or stop them for the win. If they match, you have to drive down for another field goal. Or maybe you fail to score at all, then you have to stop them from scoring to get another chance.
Or maybe you lose the coin toss and they get the chance to win first. If you can hold them to a FG and then can only muster a FG of your own, you have to stop them on their next possession or they win with a FG. No matter what, you're going to have to draw up at least 1 scoring drive, and most likely at least 1 defensive stop.
I'm taking my chances with the 2 yard play for the win. But coaches are afraid to do this because all the captain hindsight fans and media would tear them apart if it fails, even though it's the right thing to do.