=abrahamburger= Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 After they missed the FG, we get the ball back on our own 30 (give or take a yard) with 43 seconds left (give or take a second). We'd have to go about 40 yards in under a minute, with no timeouts, to have a shot at a winning FG.We didn't go for it. Right after a missed Steeler FG, we didn't go for it. Okay, I can understand that. It isn't impossible, but I'd put it in the realm of unlikely. We didn't go for it on 4th and 1 inside the 10 on our last possession, so I kind of understand.What I don't get is this: Why call a run up the middle? Now we all like to flip things with "what if" and such, but in this case could someone argue that we could actually get some weird big gain off of it? I would hope not.This was just a play called to burn off time on the clock and go to OT. Isn't taking a knee a much less risky play for the same outcome? If the game was played at the dome and I was there, I think I would have booed this choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporkdevil Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Good point. To play mind numbing Martyball, you take the smallest risk necessary. So there is no way we would throw it (at least more than 7 yards), but a kneel down probably would have been better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interceptor430 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Good Questions.I just watched the game again on nfl rewind.Why we did that is very strange...We had the ball, time was on the clock, and we do not go for it? No hail Mary? No attempt to make a play and try to win the game. :blink: :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=abrahamburger= Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Good Questions.I just watched the game again on nfl rewind.Why we did that is very strange...We had the ball, time was on the clock, and we do not go for it? No hail Mary? No attempt to make a play and try to win the game. :blink: :unsure: I didn't get that either. It's sad, but I'll be honest; when I saw them run it up the middle my first thought was "why?" My second thought was "the Saints would have gone for it."Then my third thought was "what if we got an injury on that play?" I would have been really mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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