Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
I just saw a clip from Andy being interviewed in the locker room after the game. He was unhappy with Kareem for taking it to the house. He said that if he had just gotten the first down and went down the game is over. I guess he's right, but I think that a 2 TD lead at that point was pretty good too.
That's ridiculous if true. Never stop scoring when the opportunity is there. Things can go wrong, or a snap can be fumbled. Always take more points. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
Falling down short ends the game
Scoring is the only way the chargers have a chance
What? How do they have a chance down 2 TDs with a minute left?
They have a bigger chance if he fell down because they could hope for a fumbled snap or something. Remember the chiefs/chargers Halloween game? Posted via Mobile Device [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
What? How do they have a chance down 2 TDs with a minute left?
They have a bigger chance if he fell down because they could hope for a fumbled snap or something. Remember the chiefs/chargers Halloween game? Posted via Mobile Device
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
I just saw a clip from Andy being interviewed in the locker room after the game. He was unhappy with Kareem for taking it to the house. He said that if he had just gotten the first down and went down the game is over. I guess he's right, but I think that a 2 TD lead at that point was pretty good too.
This is beyond ****ing stupid, if true, and makes me question Andy's coaching acumen.
Fluky shit happens that you can't plan for, you ALWAYS take the points when the opportunity is there. A 2 TD lead is much better than one at the end of the game, no matter which team has the ball. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Red Dawg:
I can understand Andy. More plays more problems and no play is safer than a kneel down.
Tell that to Rivers at the arrowhead game where he fumbled a snap that allowed us to win the game when they had it locked up. I take the score all day long in that scenario. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
I just saw a clip from Andy being interviewed in the locker room after the game. He was unhappy with Kareem for taking it to the house. He said that if he had just gotten the first down and went down the game is over. I guess he's right, but I think that a 2 TD lead at that point was pretty good too.
Originally Posted by -King-:
What? How do they have a chance down 2 TDs with a minute left?
They have a bigger chance if he fell down because they could hope for a fumbled snap or something. Remember the chiefs/chargers Halloween game? Posted via Mobile Device
How many fumbled snaps have their been in a kneel down? Even then, if he falls at the 2, with a fumbled snap, they have to go 98 yards with no timeouts and score a td.
Vs being down 2 scores with 1:50 ish left.
Odds are low either way, but kneeling it is a higher probability [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city: How many fumbled snaps have their been in a kneel down? Even then, if he falls at the 2, with a fumbled snap, they have to go 98 yards with no timeouts and score a td.
Vs being down 2 scores with 1:50 ish left.
Odds are low either way, but kneeling it is a higher probability
I don't know w/o looking it up, but probably about the same amount as 14+ point comeback wins with 1:50 left in the game . . . . . . . hardly any.
And what happens if the fumbled snap happens on first down vs. 3rd down? Then Rivers has 1:45 to negotiate a 95 yard drive only down 7. You'd rather have that possible scenario than him having the ball at his own 25, down 14, with 1:50 to play? That makes no sense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
What? How do they have a chance down 2 TDs with a minute left?
The TD happened right after the 2 minute warning. After the TD, the Chargers had 1:49 and a TO. The Eagles almost came back from 2 TDs in the same amount of time.
I was actually thinking during Hunt's run that maybe he should take a knee at the 5 yard line. The Chiefs could have kneeled down 3 times, forcing the Chargers to use their TO. Then kick a short FG, making the Chargers two scores down with about 20 seconds left.
That said, fluky shit can happen like having the FG blocked and returned for a TD or a fumble (ala Rivers at Arrowhead a few years ago). Even though the Eagles almost came back, being down 2 TDs with less than 2 minutes left requires a lot of stuff to happen to tie it up so scoring on the long run was the best call, imo. [Reply]
