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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1080625" data-attributes="member: 7261">For me it wasn't about "going for 6", it was more about the play calls on 3rd down.  Those 2 calls told me that MLF doesn't have a lot of trust in his QB or his offense.  I doubt on either of those 3rd downs Matt said out loud; "OK guys, lets play it safe and settle for 3."  However, in his head he seemed to be thinking; "My defense is playing good, I don't want Jordan throwing an INT here and ******** the W up, lets run the ball, try to catch them off guard and pick up the 1st down."  Which might be a good call, if you have played a wide open offensive style all day, but it was about as predictable as the 4th and 1 call against the Eagles.  In that situation, MLF wasn't running the ball to play it safe, he was running it thinking he would pick up a first down.Matt's play calling has been slow and average.  With his current defense, that might win you some games against average to below average teams, but you will get knocked out of the playoffs pretty quickly playing that kind of football.I think [USER=17987]@Magooch[/USER] nailed it on the head when he said:</blockquote>

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