One Decision Overlooked!

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

It was the right call to go for it. A 50 yard attempt on a sloppy track would have been dumb.

I think if you felt that your team couldn't get one and a half yards running between the tackles, you should have kicked the field goal.

Now, that doesn't mean I thought we should have run between the tackles without thinking about it. 4th and short is usually a great time to go to the end zone off play action. The point is that we obviously didn't think we would get the first down if we ran between that tackles. Or at least Saunders didn't. That's why we ran a combination route to Betts in the flat.

Here's how the sideline conversation should have gone:

Gibbs: "What do you think about running Portis off the left guard here?"

Saunders: "I think that they will be ready for it, and I don't trust the injured line to get a push."

Gibbs then sends out the field goal unit.

Or it could have gone like this:

Gibbs: "What do you think about running Portis off the left guard here?"

Saunders: "Could work, but I'd like to take a shot now. If they bite, we could win the game right here."

And Gibbs sends out the offense.

Instead we pretty much spend two timeouts and run the worst play call possible. And Campbell too, he shouldn't throw that pass when it clearly isn't there. Come off that guy and go to your second read.

Now, that isn't what lost us the game at all, but still a major f-up by the offensive coaching staff.