What's the point of lining up and then not running the play - trying to draw an offside? Was the field goal going to be easier from the 1/2 yard line?
- Der Kaiser

All I can say in his defense is clock management. But it's most likely a rookie coaching mistake and not a bad habit until we start seeing it again.

drawing a timeout?

it's the only answer I've got
- Michael Pachla

This might be a little overthinking it, but my thought was that he was trying to draw them offside to get a free play on 4th down. If he's offsides and you miss it, you get the down over again and kick the field goal.

so is hockeybuzz, when you say something nice about

the bills
the sabres
prospects

and 10 people cut you down and tell you they stink


it's a great site, when people make it great

some of you posters could learn a few lessons by reading comments 10 years ago


til then cut everyone down as if anything bills and sabres related, STINKS
- homiedclown

for the record, i didnt say stinks. i just said not henrik zetterberg. I only use that word or its equivalent regarding bogosian. if i toss it around to often it loses its value

http://www.sportsnet.ca/h...defencemen-three-seasons/


Still cant believe Bergivin got petry for a pick

drawing a timeout?

it's the only answer I've got
- Michael Pachla

Basically what I said, some kind of clock management. You run the clock down to 0, don't burn one of your own time-outs, and maybe the opponent burns one.

This might be a little overthinking it, but my thought was that he was trying to draw them offside to get a free play on 4th down. If he's offsides and you miss it, you get the down over again and kick the field goal.
- buffalofan19

who knows?

they won, so that's a good thing...as for the field goal, it's never a bad idea to get points while on the road

McDermott is being hailed as a hero today, but he screwed the pooch on the 4th and goal from the one.
- Der Kaiser

100%

He should have gone for it

Basically what I said, some kind of clock management. You run the clock down to 0, don't burn one of your own time-outs, and maybe the opponent burns one.
- BeadyEyedDouche

What I would like it see if that is what they are trying to do it set up at the line and call an "audible", you have a better chance of having a team call timeout if you do that then just try a "hard count".

100%

He should have gone for it
- Stripes77

jerry Sullivan was all over that at the time too...it worked...the three points turned out to be very important and...





they won

100%

He should have gone for it
- Stripes77

His guys apparently love him already.

Imagine what they would have done if he would have trusted them to punch it over.

jerry Sullivan was all over that at the time too...it worked...the three points turned out to be very important and...





they won
- Michael Pachla

Yeah but Reinhart didn't score and Lenner looked bad on shots from the high danger areas.

jerry Sullivan was all over that at the time too...it worked...the three points turned out to be very important and...





they won
- Michael Pachla

http://www.espn.com/nfl/qbr

but tyrod stinks

100%

He should have gone for it
- Stripes77

While I agree , kicking the field goal did force them to get a td instead of a Tying field goal... which they would have gotten.

What I would like it see if that is what they are trying to do it set up at the line and call an "audible", you have a better chance of having a team call timeout if you do that then just try a "hard count".
- Stripes77

I'm truly baffled that Tyrod never calls an audible, ever.

I mean. Even I can see that HB OFF TACKLE Madden play isn't going to work on 1st and 10. And they do. It. Every. 1st. And. 10.

Yeah but Reinhart didn't score and Lenner looked bad on shots from the high danger areas.


- Der Kaiser

jerry Sullivan was all over that at the time too...it worked...the three points turned out to be very important and...





they won
- Michael Pachla

Right they won, but not because of his decision there, because his defense bailed him out.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/s...ng/sort/quarterbackRating

Mittelstadt Is going to be Tyler seguin 2.0

Do you mean an underachieving, party boy?
- BernardShakey

So you’re telling me you would not take Tyler seguin

Right they won, but not because of his decision there, because his defense bailed him out.
- Stripes77

it eventually forced the falcons to score a touchdown...

taking points on the road is tried and true

Right they won, but not because of his decision there, because his defense bailed him out.
- Stripes77

That's a pretty common thing in the NFL though. The teams that are stronger on defense than offense will always look to have the defense do the heavy lifting.

I'm truly baffled that Tyrod never calls an audible, ever.

I mean. Even I can see that HB OFF TACKLE Madden play isn't going to work on 1st and 10. And they do. It. Every. 1st. And. 10.
- BeadyEyedDouche

He’s not allowed to

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/definitive-ranking-nhls-top-23-defencemen-three-seasons/


Still cant believe Bergivin got petry for a pick
- Sabresfan-365

WHERE IS NORRISTOLAINEN

it eventually forced the falcons to score a touchdown...

taking points on the road is tried and true
- Michael Pachla

It's a catch 22. If it doesn't work and we lose because we were only up by 3 instead of 6, he's going to receive all sorts of criticism for not just taking the 3 points.

Right they won, but not because of his decision there, because his defense bailed him out.
- Stripes77

Our win probability went down with that FG.

Even if we are stopped they would have needed 99 yards to take the lead.

it eventually forced the falcons to score a touchdown...

taking points on the road is tried and true
- Michael Pachla