FalconMama Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 petrino defends punting decisionby steve wychethe atlanta journal-constitutionpublished on: 10/22/07new orleans on what turned out to be their final possession, the falcons, down 22-16, faced fourth-and-13 at their 47 with 1:58 remaining. instead of going for it, petrino opted to punt. new orleans gained a first down after taking possession at its 10-yard line, then ran out the clock.the determining factor for petrino came when tailback warrick dunn was penalized 5 yards for delay of game after he spiked the ball when harrington overthrew him on a screen pass."i certainly was" thinking about going for it, petrino said. "when you get that fourth-and-8, fourth-and-7, you can still utilize some of your quick game and utilize some short catch-and-run. i was concerned about the protection, and on a fourth-and-13 the chances are not very good."we had three timeouts on the clock. [punter] mike koenen had been kicking the ball very deep all day. he had a nice punt there. ... we had to get three stops."more on ajc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon124 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 petrino defends punting decisionby steve wychethe atlanta journal-constitutionpublished on: 10/22/07new orleans on what turned out to be their final possession, the falcons, down 22-16, faced fourth-and-13 at their 47 with 1:58 remaining. instead of going for it, petrino opted to punt. new orleans gained a first down after taking possession at its 10-yard line, then ran out the clock.the determining factor for petrino came when tailback warrick dunn was penalized 5 yards for delay of game after he spiked the ball when harrington overthrew him on a screen pass."i certainly was" thinking about going for it, petrino said. "when you get that fourth-and-8, fourth-and-7, you can still utilize some of your quick game and utilize some short catch-and-run. i was concerned about the protection, and on a fourth-and-13 the chances are not very good."we had three timeouts on the clock. [punter] mike koenen had been kicking the ball very deep all day. he had a nice punt there. ... we had to get three stops."more on ajc.comwe were 1-5, nut bag and you have already done this twice before this year with the same result. try to win the game!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Matt Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 petrino defends punting decisionby steve wychethe atlanta journal-constitutionpublished on: 10/22/07new orleans on what turned out to be their final possession, the falcons, down 22-16, faced fourth-and-13 at their 47 with 1:58 remaining. instead of going for it, petrino opted to punt. new orleans gained a first down after taking possession at its 10-yard line, then ran out the clock.the determining factor for petrino came when tailback warrick dunn was penalized 5 yards for delay of game after he spiked the ball when harrington overthrew him on a screen pass."i certainly was" thinking about going for it, petrino said. "when you get that fourth-and-8, fourth-and-7, you can still utilize some of your quick game and utilize some short catch-and-run. i was concerned about the protection, and on a fourth-and-13 the chances are not very good."we had three timeouts on the clock. [punter] mike koenen had been kicking the ball very deep all day. he had a nice punt there. ... we had to get three stops."more on ajc.comyeah, much better to throw in the towel. what's worse, us losing trying to win or us losing giving up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beernuts Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 that was absolutely the right decision there - 4th and 13 is not a down and distance you make in the nfl - you have 3 time outs left, you punt and count on your defense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Matt Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 that was absolutely the right decision there - 4th and 13 is not a down and distance you make in the nfl - you have 3 time outs left, you punt and count on your defensewe all know that when stopping the run counts, our defense can't. petrino gave up, plain and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon124 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 that was absolutely the right decision there - 4th and 13 is not a down and distance you make in the nfl - you have 3 time outs left, you punt and count on your defensego eat some more beernuts. this is the 3rd time we've done that this year, all with the same result. try to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uup115 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 we were 1-5, nut bag and you have already done this twice before this year with the same result. try to win the game!!!!!!i nominate this "post of the week"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beernuts Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 you folks do not understand the pro game if you thought petrino should have gone for it therein fact, most of you would have criticized him for going for it when it came up shortwake up and smell the coffee - just becuase we lose does not mean its the wrong decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon124 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 you folks do not understand the pro game if you thought petrino should have gone for it therein fact, most of you would have criticized him for going for it when it came up shortwake up and smell the coffee - just becuase we lose does not mean its the wrong decisionyou are right. great results with that plan. hey, it didn't work the first 2 times so the 3rd time had to be the charm....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtybirdsdance Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 you guys are a joke.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Matt Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 you folks do not understand the pro game if you thought petrino should have gone for it therein fact, most of you would have criticized him for going for it when it came up shortwake up and smell the coffee - just becuase we lose does not mean its the wrong decisionuh....yeah it does. how many times does he have to punt it away. there was less than 2 minutes left in the game. you know as well as i do that the saints are going to run the ball and clock down. you only have so many timeouts to use and when the defense doesn't stop the run, then the game is over. we know our d can't stop the run late in the 4th, it's a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Matt Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 you are right. great results with that plan. hey, it didn't work the first 2 times so the 3rd time had to be the charm....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon124 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 uh....yeah it does. how many times does he have to punt it away. there was less than 2 minutes left in the game. you know as well as i do that the saints are going to run the ball and clock down. you only have so many timeouts to use and when the defense doesn't stop the run, then the game is over. we know our d can't stop the run late in the 4th, it's a fact.but you don't know pro football. you can't say that. you don't have the mind power that beernuts give you in professional football!!!!!great post, by the way. i agree with you 1000000%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zee Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 with 3 time outs, it was absolutely the right call but our defense let us down at the end and couldn't get the stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlfalcsfan55 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 we all know that when stopping the run counts, our defense can't. petrino gave up, plain and simple.how did he give up? oh lets go for it and turn it over on down and possibly give them a fg and losing the game flat out instead of punting it and counting on our defense? yea dumb atlanta fans need to wake up and learn some football petrino gave us the best chance to win and our d didnt show up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beernuts Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 but you don't know pro football. you can't say that. you don't have the mind power that beernuts give you in professional football!!!!!thank you for acknowledging your deficiencies - it will make all future dealings easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Matt Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 with 3 time outs, it was absolutely the right call but our defense let us down at the end and couldn't get the stop.that's one of the reasons why i say it was a bad call. we all know our defense can't stop the run late in the 4th. it's just reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000# Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 i was thinking that we should go for it while i was watching, but i think petrino made the right decision. the penalty on dunn made it 4th and 13, not 4th and 8. that probably factored into his decision to kick.if you go for it there then the whole game comes down to that play. by kicking you still give the defense/kicking team an opportunity to make a play and possibly get a turnover.or maybe we should have done another fake punt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon124 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 how did he give up? oh lets go for it and turn it over on down and possibly give them a fg and losing the game flat out instead of punting it and counting on our defense? yea dumb atlanta fans need to wake up and learn some football petrino gave us the best chance to win and our d didnt show upif we hadn't already been down that road twice before this year, i would agree with your assessment, but you know as well as i do that the chances of us preventing one first down wasn't very good based on what has already happened this season. so, in this circumstance, you go for it and try to win the game!!!! maybe we don't convert, but by god we would have tried!!!!go falcons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Matt Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 how did he give up? oh lets go for it and turn it over on down and possibly give them a fg and losing the game flat out instead of punting it and counting on our defense? yea dumb atlanta fans need to wake up and learn some football petrino gave us the best chance to win and our d didnt show uphow dumb can you be to actually think our defense will stop the run? maybe you should try watching our defense before posting stupid comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uup115 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 i was thinking that we should go for it while i was watching, but i think petrino made the right decision. the penalty on dunn made it 4th and 13, not 4th and 8. that probably factored into his decision to kick.if you go for it there then the whole game comes down to that play. by kicking you still give the defense/kicking team an opportunity to make a play and possibly get a turnover.or maybe we should have done another fake punt. didn't joey convert on a play just like this the series before?offensive genius = punt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon124 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 how dumb can you be to actually think our defense will stop the run? maybe you should try watching our defense before posting stupid comments.owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beernuts Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 that's one of the reasons why i say it was a bad call. we all know our defense can't stop the run late in the 4th. it's just reality.yea, you may be right - our coach should decide that our defense sucks and therefore rely on our nfl lowest offense in scoring to right the shipthat would have been a good call - i take it all backor else, i am right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon124 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 yea, you may be right - our coach should decide that our defense sucks and therefore rely on our nfl lowest offense in scoring to right the shipthat would have been a good call - i take it all backor else, i am rightyep, you're right and we won the game. great defensive stop. we won by one point. td and extra point. thanks, d! you guys were great right there at the end stopping them from getting one first down. great job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Matt Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 yea, you may be right - our coach should decide that our defense sucks and therefore rely on our nfl lowest offense in scoring to right the shipthat would have been a good call - i take it all backor else, i am righttell me when the run d has actually stopped the run late in the 4th quarter this year. i'd trust our crappy offense more than our ######ty run-d late in the 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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