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Belichick's decision - McCarthy wouldn't have the guts
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<blockquote data-quote="Hauschild" data-source="post: 257955" data-attributes="member: 1638"><p>I think what makes Bill shrewd is that he is impossible to put in a box - you can't finger him.</p><p></p><p>Also, I wouldn't call going for it "reckless" by any means. I think Bill has been around football long enough to know that if the opposing defense cannot stop your offense and your defense cannot stop the opposing offense, putting two-and-two together is not a difficult deduction.</p><p></p><p>Some guys stay within parameters which is sometimes "safer", but sometimes limiting. I prefer people that can think "on the run" and are flexible. This goes hand-in-hand with the ability for some coaches to make adjustments on the fly, while others have to wait an entire half or never adjust, kinda like Mac. I love coaches that don't limit themselves to conventional wisdom - they make decisions not based necessarily on a game plan, but within the context of the manner in which a game is unfolding.</p><p></p><p>Indy gave up, what, 500 yards to the Pats? The Pats gave up 450 to the Colts? I think the decision to go for it was perfectly reasonable, given how the game had unfolded up to that point.</p><p></p><p>I think the only issue was that the Pats had no time outs. Had the Pats had a few, while the spot probably wouldn't have been changed, the Pats could have had a minute to let Brady go to work.</p><p></p><p>But, what is the difference, really, with regards to THAT game and how it was being played - between the Colts having to drive 30 yards or 70? Lest we forget there would have been no way to determine WHERE the Colts would have started from, had the Pats punted. Too many factors to account for.</p><p></p><p>The same would hold true for my feelings for the Vikings. They continually allow opposing offenses to creep back into games. It has been happening now for 9 weeks, with or without Antoine Winfield. As a result, does it bother me when Chilly goes for it and Petersen gets stuffed? Not really - the play call bothers me (because Petersen routinely gets dropped for a loss when he runs up the gut - only when he breaks it outside does he get big yardage.), but not the fact that Chilly goes for it because he is playing percentages.</p><p></p><p>If the NFL average of 4th down conversion success is 60% and I have an offense Like Minny's or Indy's or New England's or New Orleans', then that figure has to be around 67% and I'll take those odds if my defense is suspect always or on any given Sunday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hauschild, post: 257955, member: 1638"] I think what makes Bill shrewd is that he is impossible to put in a box - you can't finger him. Also, I wouldn't call going for it "reckless" by any means. I think Bill has been around football long enough to know that if the opposing defense cannot stop your offense and your defense cannot stop the opposing offense, putting two-and-two together is not a difficult deduction. Some guys stay within parameters which is sometimes "safer", but sometimes limiting. I prefer people that can think "on the run" and are flexible. This goes hand-in-hand with the ability for some coaches to make adjustments on the fly, while others have to wait an entire half or never adjust, kinda like Mac. I love coaches that don't limit themselves to conventional wisdom - they make decisions not based necessarily on a game plan, but within the context of the manner in which a game is unfolding. Indy gave up, what, 500 yards to the Pats? The Pats gave up 450 to the Colts? I think the decision to go for it was perfectly reasonable, given how the game had unfolded up to that point. I think the only issue was that the Pats had no time outs. Had the Pats had a few, while the spot probably wouldn't have been changed, the Pats could have had a minute to let Brady go to work. But, what is the difference, really, with regards to THAT game and how it was being played - between the Colts having to drive 30 yards or 70? Lest we forget there would have been no way to determine WHERE the Colts would have started from, had the Pats punted. Too many factors to account for. The same would hold true for my feelings for the Vikings. They continually allow opposing offenses to creep back into games. It has been happening now for 9 weeks, with or without Antoine Winfield. As a result, does it bother me when Chilly goes for it and Petersen gets stuffed? Not really - the play call bothers me (because Petersen routinely gets dropped for a loss when he runs up the gut - only when he breaks it outside does he get big yardage.), but not the fact that Chilly goes for it because he is playing percentages. If the NFL average of 4th down conversion success is 60% and I have an offense Like Minny's or Indy's or New England's or New Orleans', then that figure has to be around 67% and I'll take those odds if my defense is suspect always or on any given Sunday. [/QUOTE]
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