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[QUOTE="dollarbill44, post: 4011921, member: 686"]
I'm not really sure which decision(s) you're criticizing? Are you criticizing Belichick for being conservative or being aggressive, because you gave an example of each.  When coaches are aggressive and throw when the defense is geared up to stop the run and it works, everyone loves the aggression. This has worked over and over for Belichick during his career. If you're attacking him for punting from midfield on 4th and 3, how would you have reacted if they failed to convert, putting Dallas in position to kick a game winning FG by picking up a couple of short gains? I suspect he would get ripped by fans for that decision. 
Are you criticizing McCarthy for trying the FG on 4th and 1? If so, are you claiming that a seasoned NFL veteran kicker who routinely makes 50 yard FGs is basically the same as Szmyt, who was 1 of 4 beyond 40 yards this year, before his kick? Zeuerlein has a history of making important, long kicks. Szmyt wasn't even connecting in warmups from 45 yards.
But, to what I think was your point, yes, NFL head coaches sometimes make the wrong decision, in hindsight. But they are usually right more often than not (see Belichick) or they end up back in a coordinator role. Dino has seemingly made the wrong decisions in every game this season.  I hope it's just a string of bad luck, but I suspect it may not be.
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