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People presuming that the Chargers were just gonna march downfield after converting (and they'd have needed to score a TD to end it, mind you - a FG still gets Pat the ball back) are making a presumption (that they'd move the ball well from that point forward) that actually undercuts their argument. Quote:
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09-21-2020, 09:30 AM | #64 | |
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I agree that this was a tough call for Lynn, but I say that remembering how continually angry I was at Andy for passing up going for it on 4th and 1 against the Manning led Broncos in 2013-2015 (Game 1). Playing it safe NEVER seemed to work against an elite QB. |
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09-21-2020, 09:56 AM | #65 |
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Anthony Lynn is a bad head coach.
Not because of this call, necessarily. He's just a bad coach period. I get that he's more a rah rah leadership kind of coach than an Xs and Os coach, but right now the Chargers need that kind of coach for their offense. I don't care how many picks Philip Rivers threw last year. That record was inexcusable if you're anything other than one of those guys who just treads water and gets fired after a few years. Right now it's looking like he's more that kind of coach than a successful one. |
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09-21-2020, 09:59 AM | #66 | |
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09-21-2020, 10:02 AM | #67 | |
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There's also the point that the Chargers would've needed a TD to win. A FG and the Chiefs are still getting the ball back with a chance to win or tie. |
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09-21-2020, 10:06 AM | #68 | |
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So unless you're Lynn and you think you can drive down for a TD, you have to figure it's a foregone conclusion that Mahomes w/ 4 downs the entire way, will be able to get them at least back into FG range. You're gonna risk a 4th down play where you have about a 90% chance of losing if you fail for THAT? The reward just wasn't great enough. It isn't just that the Chiefs get it so close to scoring, but that even a conversion leaves you a damn long ways away from a W still. Lynn made the right decision, IMO. |
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09-21-2020, 10:12 AM | #69 |
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09-21-2020, 10:14 AM | #70 | |
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09-21-2020, 10:18 AM | #71 | |
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That is like watching the roulette history and seeing it's hit red four times in a row, so deciding to bet on red. It's fools bet. |
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09-21-2020, 10:21 AM | #72 |
Would an idiot do that?
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On one hand, when the analytics say it's a toss up, that's when a human needs to look across the field at #15 as a determining factor.
OTOH, there are many valid points in this thread on why it's not a no-brainer... if you don't make it, the Chiefs are already in FG range, and the Chargers were struggling a bit on offense at that point. Plus, it took the Chiefs 13 plays to go less than 40 yards, including their own 4th down conversion and of course multiple FG attempts.... it's not like the Chiefs steamrolled them and really made them look foolish for their decision. IMO, if the Chargers were maybe only ~10 yards further downfield, the decision becomes much clearer to go for it. There's still part of me that thinks going for it is decidedly playing to win, versus playing for a tie or not-to-lose at that point... and as the clear underdog, why the hell not? But, I get the decision to punt though. |
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09-21-2020, 10:24 AM | #73 |
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I was saying the same thing yesterday. The coach played "not to lose" instead of trying to win. Zero imagination 1st and goal in the 4th and settled for a FG, then punting on 4th and 1 in OT with Mahomes and company and the best kicker in football waiting on the other side. Winners dont play that way. For 3 and 1/2 quarters it was the Chargers game to take but they never went for the kill.
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Again - they'd failed in exactly that scenario repeatedly and all you want to say is "Well it's still 90% likely they'd have picked it up..." Based on what? You have absolutely no support for that argument. You gonna try to say "they were due" and pretend that's not exactly the kind of thing you're arguing against right now? And again, even if they do convert, THEN what? They have 60+ yards to go to score when they'd put up zero touchdowns since the first half. The end result very clearly wasn't worth the risk. |
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09-21-2020, 10:27 AM | #75 | |
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Score a TD there and the Chiefs have biiiiiiig problems. And when he got it down to the 4, you thought for sure they would. And Lynn did nothing. Even on the play that Herbert botched, the play was vanilla as hell. There needed to be at least some kind of T eligible play-action play in there. There needed to be SOMETHING to take advantage of how poorly the LBs had been operating in read/react situations all day. That's where Lynn truly screwed the pooch, IMO. |
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