kick the FG?

[DetDannyWilliams]

My friend at work today told me that he thinks the Bills should have kicked the FG that would of made it 17-16 and then put the D back out there. What do you guys think?

[Novacane]

Re: kick the FG?

I didn't have a problem going for the TD. You never know if you'll get the ball back which we ended up not doing. Take your shot to win the game when you have it.

[swiper]

Re: kick the FG?

My friend at work today told me that he thinks the Bills should have kicked the FG that would of made it 17-16 and then put the D back out there. What do you guys think?

Absolutely.

[OpIv37]

Re: kick the FG?

I wasn't happy with the coaching yesterday but I liked that call. There was no guarantee we would get the ball back.

And the announcer who said we should kick the FG and go for an onside kick is a moron (Wilcots I think). The chances of recovering an onside kick are far worse than converting the 4th down.

[YardRat]

Re: kick the FG?

Catch-22. If they score a TD...brilliant. If they kick the three, the defense holds, and get shot at another three to win...brilliant. Any combination of the above that fails? Stupidity. Coaches make their rep on fourth downs, game-deciding decisions on the backs of the execution of the players.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: kick the FG?

You have to make that decision on first down. If you are going to go for it on 4th, then the whole playbook is in play, including runs, and you should still work short if its there. If you are going to kick, then throw for the first three times.

[bdutton]

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I think once we were at 4th and 15 you need to take the 3 points and go for a deep kick into the endzone. Defense holds and you use timeouts to keep enough time on the clock to get within range of another FG.

[RedEyE]

Re: kick the FG?

I was yelling go for it while we were in that situation and as soon as that last ball flew, I knew it was not the right decision.

[CommissarSpartacus]

Re: kick the FG?

Kick the field goal.

You certainly don't call a back shoulder toss at the goal line, not in a win or lose situation. Call a play where the QB can throw it to a guy he KNOWS is open, rather than a guy you HOPE is going to be open.

[ServoBillieves]

Re: kick the FG?

Hindsight is 20/20. On to the Fish.

[Mace]

Re: kick the FG?

My friend at work today told me that he thinks the Bills should have kicked the FG that would of made it 17-16 and then put the D back out there. What do you guys think?

I honestly already thought at that point the game was lost but I was hoping for a miracle catch by Watkins. If they kicked 3, fine, if they made a 1st better, if they drew the defense offsides awesome, just please no, no penalty. Wrong answer. When all the movement happened, I thought "holy crap it worked ! We're a team of destiny !" Then the replays, and I was angry with myself for not knowing better.

Given the final choice I'd say let them live or die on merit and roll the bones on going for it. At the very least, it gives Marrone a chance to say "well, I believed in you" in the locker room after the game before putting his hands in his pockets and walking away to motivate them to not hurt his feelings for believing in them anymore.

[Scumbag College]

Re: kick the FG?

You have to make that decision on first down. If you are going to go for it on 4th, then the whole playbook is in play, including runs, and you should still work short if its there. If you are going to kick, then throw for the first three times.

Agree with this and bdutton. 4th and under 5 to go you go for the first down or TD. Fourth and 10 with all of your timeouts and over 2:30 to go with the defense playing the way it was you kick the FG. My biggest problem with the management of the game was that sequence of plays from the 15 and only running 22 times with an average of 5 ypc. Ultimately the game was lost due to idiots Brown and McFumbles, but it was totally salvageable with better decisions and not inexplicably giving up on the run.

[paladin warrior]

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I KNOW !!!!!! I was yelling at the television... Kick the FG!!!! You stupidest Marrrone-!!!!

[MikeInRoch]

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Wilcots is, in general, a moron. His commentary and analysis is terrible.

You 100% do NOT go for the FG there. Going for the TD is clearly the correct play.

[Herd bull]

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Hindsight is 20/20. On to the Fish.

Right, It was a gamble either way, if you don't win the game people are going ***** no matter which choice you make. forget it, it's over.