neilclarke Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Going for the 2 pt conversion there could have bit us in the arse! You don't go for it in the 3rd quarter... If we kick the extra point, we're up by 9 and the game is over.... A win is a win but you have to know when to go for 2 and when to kick the extra point.... :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Janky Spanky Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 first of all, it was in the 4th quarter. also, i think it was the right move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I am not in favor of going for 2 unless you are in the fourth quarter and it is the difference between going for the win. Maybe it's old school, but my feeling is you take the almost 100% PAT in all other situations earlier in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Not really. It was 22-10. They score a TD and its 22-17 or 23-17. No difference. You go for the two. Even if we kick the extra point, its still a 2 TD game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skin_finatic Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Not really. It was 22-10.They score a TD and its 22-17 or 23-17. No difference. You go for the two. Even if we kick the extra point, its still a 2 TD game. exactly, hindsight is 20/20 but it was the right move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohioskinsfan Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 The chart is the problem, he was looking at it. It is a matter of personal opinion but I believe you kick the extra point unless you are down late in the game and must go for 2. 6-2 going into the Pitts game. HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohioskinsfan Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 The other reason I like kicking the extra point, is football is a game of momentum. I believe why give a team any momentum by stopping a 2 pt. conversion. HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairRedskin Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Going for it was the right call. They would have needed two TD's to tie had we made it. Had we kicked the XP or missed the conversion, they would have needed 14 points to win either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 going for 2 is reserved for dire straits...must only be done when absolutely necessary and, without a doubt, late in the fourth quarter. i hate it when coaches chase points or attempt to become mathletes. take your xtra 1 pt and move on... it's all good though...6-2 fits us nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I'd have made the same call. Kicking it doesn't give you much there. Two touchdowns will pull them ahead and a touchdown and field goal will leave them behind whether you make the kick or miss the conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 If you lack the competence to do simple math and be aware of the correct game time on a matter like this, you're not competent to make worthy comment on this topic. It's good to learn your limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I think it was the right call. I don't think Zorn thought Blache would get performance anxiety and call it soft again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 The other reason I like kicking the extra point, is football is a game of momentum. I believe why give a team any momentum by stopping a 2 pt. conversion.HTTR I think the defense cares more about giving up the touchdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 If you lack the competence to do simple math and be aware of the correct game time on a matter like this, you're not competent to make worthy comment on this topic. It's good to learn your limitations. nice attack...you'd serve us better playing dt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Anyone notice how cranky Jumbo is today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomadicSkinFan Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 If you lack the competence to do simple math and be aware of the correct game time on a matter like this, you're not competent to make worthy comment on this topic. It's good to learn your limitations. But... but... but... had we kicked the extra point and they would have had to score two TDs AND make the PATs. We know how common it is for those to be missed. On a serious note, I'm not sure if it is a lck of math skills or logic skills that makes this difficult for people to understand. You don't go for two early in the game. 4th quarter with a chance to make it a 2 TD game? Easy decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 It was premature at that point. There was a huge momentum shift on our side, Lions were ready to lay down. No point in giving them any hope on a single play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyansRangers Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I agree it was not a good time to go for 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Anyone notice how cranky Jumbo is today? You don't say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 If you lack the competence to do simple math and be aware of the correct game time on a matter like this, you're not competent to make worthy comment on this topic. It's good to learn your limitations. Wow, pulling out the whooping stick today, Jumbo. Agree, though, that was the right call to make at that time. Hindsight is 20/20. I am not exactly sure that the play call was terrific, they tried it on the first drive and it didn't work. But converting it would have mean 2 TDs tie the game. Extra point means 2 TDs win the game. any which way, TD and FG is meaningless. You can't assume 3 scores... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Some of you guys have difficulty accurately analying things other than football. I'm in a great mood. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBNG Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Going for the 2 point conversion IMO was the wrong decision. Our average so far in trying those this year are not good (but very good for opposing teams). It was 22-10 with 11 minutes left in the 4th quarter. If you don't believe we could of at LEAST kicked a FG with 11 minutes left (which we did) leaving the Lions having to score 2 TD's and a FG, then I don't know what else to say. If they we're successful in trying to make two 2 point conversions ending in a 26-26 tie, then OK. But at least it would be tied. Either way, I doubt they would have had time for 2 TDS and a FG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM916 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I thought he was using the chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I don't get what the issue was here. He chose to try and put the game completely away by going for 2 and putting us up by 2 TDs. Most of you whine and cry when we don't go for the jugular. Yet today when we do, you whine and cry that we actually did. Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Not really. It was 22-10.They score a TD and its 22-17 or 23-17. No difference. You go for the two. Even if we kick the extra point, its still a 2 TD game. there is a difference. If they get a FG its 22-20 and then another one could beat you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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