Going for 2, but kicking the FG from the 1

[NineOneSeven]

Best thing I've ever seen.


He freaking GONE.

 

[dasher]

Best thing I've ever seen.


He freaking GONE.

Hey, you weren't here for the Fg at the 1. You can't complain about it

 

[syr02esq]

No need for two. Now he needs to keep trying 2's from here on out. Smh.

 

[NineOneSeven]

No need for two. Now he needs to keep trying 2's from here on out. Smh.

Exactly. Going for two in the first half only down a couple scores and not getting it just forces you to do it later on.

It actually makes zero sense.

Credit to Millhouse here-- passed up extra 4 points from the 1 yard line to get an extra 1 point from the 2 yard line.

 

[tbonezone]

 

[OburgOrange]

Exactly. Going for two in the first half only down a couple scores and not getting it just forces you to do it later on.

It actually makes zero sense.

Credit to Millhouse here-- passed up extra 4 points from the 1 yard line to get an extra 1 point from the 2 yard line.

He coaches backwards

 

[4evaOrange]

Best thing I've ever seen.


He freaking GONE.

Until you coach your own team and get to the 1 yard line and have to make that decision, you cant judge that man!!!!

 

[orangenirvana]

These are the types of decisions that some posters think coaches need HC experience to accomplish?

 

[upperdeck]

i dont follow , is the issue not going for it the first drive at 7-0?
or going it for later ? they are far different decisions

 

[djorange1989]

i dont follow , is the issue not going for it the first drive at 7-0?
or going it for later ? they are far different decisions

The issue is settling for a FG at the 1. Then later deciding to go for 2 when an extra point would have been just fine. He passed up a potential 4 additional points by not going for it from the 1. Yet he felt it was a good idea to go for 1 additional point trying to convert a 2 pointer from the 2 yard line. At a point in the game when a 2 was completely unnecessary

 

[AZOrange]

Exactly. Going for two in the first half only down a couple scores and not getting it just forces you to do it later on.

It actually makes zero sense.

Credit to Millhouse here-- passed up extra 4 points from the 1 yard line to get an extra 1 point from the 2 yard line.

Why would any team in our position not go for it from the 1 every time? What are we trying to avoid? Losing?

 

[rrlbees]

The issue is settling for a FG at the 1. Then later deciding to go for 2 when an extra point would have been just fine. He passed up a potential 4 additional points by not going for it from the 1. Yet he felt it was a good idea to go for 1 additional point trying to convert a 2 pointer from the 2 yard line. At a point in the game when a 2 was completely unnecessary

Going for 2 isn't any different than going for the TD or going for it on 4th and 8 in your own territory. They are all gambles to get more points. If you think he should have gone for that initial TD or complain about the punts, then you must be ok with going for 2, otherwise you're talking out of both sides of your mouth.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

i dont follow , is the issue not going for it the first drive at 7-0?
or going it for later ? they are far different decisions

No, they're not.

 

[upperdeck]

we were 0 for 7 on 3rd downs so the first field goal was probably the right choice in the game at that time. its not like we were rolling down the field at any point in the game. we have a qb that can barely throw and an oline that cant power run on anyone.

are you talking about the first time we went for 2 or the other time?

 

[CIL]

Definitely a puzzling decision.

 

[Alsacs]

Going for 2 isn't any different than going for the TD or going for it on 4th and 8 in your own territory. They are all gambles to get more points. If you think he should have gone for that initial TD or complain about the punts, then you must be ok with going for 2, otherwise you're talking out of both sides of your mouth.

How about you take a position. Which I rarely see you do. Was the decision to for a FG on the 1 yd down 0-7 a good decision?
Was the decision to go for 2 down 9-21 a good decision?

You do a good job finding points and always Devil's Advocating them but don't give your opinion.

 

[upperdeck]

No, they're not.

thats why you are not a coach because they are. one is based on time and score, the other is based on momentum. you can complain about not be

How about you take a position. Which I rarely see you do. Was the decision to for a FG on the 1 yd down 0-7 a good decision?
Was the decision to go for 2 down 9-21 a good decision?

You do a good job finding points and always Devil's Advocating them but don't give your opinion.

i actually agree with both..

the first was too early to throw away points. the 2nd was in a game that it was feeling like it was going to be a struggle to catch up and it gets it back to a 10 put game

 

[Alsacs]

thats why you are not a coach because they are. one is based on time and score, the other is based on momentum. you can complain about not be

i actually agree with both..

the first was too early to throw away points. the 2nd was in a game that it was feeling like it was going to be a struggle to catch up and it gets it back to a 10 put game

So we would still be down 10 if we converted and still have needed to score another TD. 99.9% coaches in CFB, NFL, HS, CFL you name it down 12 points kick the XP and get it to 11. By missing that try you are taking a FG out of the equation and need 2 TDs to take the lead.

It was beyond stupid to go for 2 there. I mean defending it because it was going to be struggle is insane. We doubled the amount of TDs we needed.

Also, coaches don't kick FGs from the 1 anymore. A clear majority go for the TD and say if we miss it the opponent has to go 99 yards. Kicking the FG was like bringing a butter knife to a night fight.

 

[IHeartSUFball]

Going for 2 isn't any different than going for the TD or going for it on 4th and 8 in your own territory. They are all gambles to get more points. If you think he should have gone for that initial TD or complain about the punts, then you must be ok with going for 2, otherwise you're talking out of both sides of your mouth.

your going to be very upset when Shafer is fired correct?

 

[OburgOrange]

Definitely a puzzling decision.

A season full of them

 

[orange79]

How about you take a position. Which I rarely see you do. Was the decision to for a FG on the 1 yd down 0-7 a good decision?
Was the decision to go for 2 down 9-21 a good decision?

You do a good job finding points and always Devil's Advocating them but don't give your opinion.

Which is why they call us moderators.

 

[orangenirvana]

we were 0 for 7 on 3rd downs so the first field goal was probably the right choice in the game at that time. its not like we were rolling down the field at any point in the game. we have a qb that can barely throw and an oline that cant power run on anyone.

are you talking about the first time we went for 2 or the other time?

Attempting a FG at the 1 is never the right choice unless it's for a last second game-winner.

 

[orange44]

No, they're not.

Agree.

 

[orange44]

How about you take a position. Which I rarely see you do. Was the decision to for a FG on the 1 yd down 0-7 a good decision?
Was the decision to go for 2 down 9-21 a good decision?

You do a good job finding points and always Devil's Advocating them but don't give your opinion.

Love it!

 

[Alsacs]

Which is why they call us moderators.

You guys can have opinions. However, as moderators as long as you do a better job asking questions than CNBC moderators you will be great.

 

[sabach]

Why would any team in our position not go for it from the 1 every time? What are we trying to avoid? Losing?

Bingo. We often coach and make decisions as if we are the favorite, not the prohibitive underdog.

 

[elimunelson]

It was pure illogic to go for 2 at that point.

I can live w the points on the fg. Bitching about that in a 7-0 game is chintzy. The two point conversion is just a weird decision that defies logic.