Possible to score too soon?

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and we should have let them score on the previous play

i think we would have saved a timeout that we really could have used at the end

edit : sorry bobble, i didn't read your whole post before i posted. same argument

[pbmax]

Hawk said the fix was in on second down but they did not get the call for it on previous play.

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Hawk said the fix was in on second down but they did not get the call for it on previous play.

and then he said he didn't know why they didn't get the call on first, and said "good question"

Fatty McFatt had another of his patented brain farts

[bobblehead]

BUMP!!!!

Was anyone besides me screaming for Cobb to slide at the 1??

[TravisWilliams23]

BUMP!!!!

Was anyone besides me screaming for Cobb to slide at the 1??

Not here. Get the sure score and go up by 5 with a shot at 2 to go up by 7. Too much of a chance for a fumble, penalty or blocked field goal if that's what you're going to settle for. The clock was down to 38? seconds and your D "should" be able to keep them from scoring a TD. I understand the ineptitude of the special teams and defense all year but I think scoring there put your team in a very favorable position.

[Rodgers12]

Not here. Get the sure score and go up by 5 with a shot at 2 to go up by 7. Too much of a chance for a fumble, penalty or blocked field goal if that's what you're going to settle for. The clock was down to 38? seconds and your D "should" be able to keep them from scoring a TD. I understand the ineptitude of the special teams and defense all year but I think scoring there put your team in a very favorable position.

+1

[bobblehead]

Not here. Get the sure score and go up by 5 with a shot at 2 to go up by 7. Too much of a chance for a fumble, penalty or blocked field goal if that's what you're going to settle for. The clock was down to 38? seconds and your D "should" be able to keep them from scoring a TD. I understand the ineptitude of the special teams and defense all year but I think scoring there put your team in a very favorable position.

I was envisioning Hester with a 63 yard return, then MM giving up the middle to put the ball on the 10 with 2 plays to go. I guess I just don't trust the D and ST as much as I trust Mason to make a chip shot.

[pbmax]

I think this was more appropriate than last week. FG from inside the 5 is a PAT and its a 99% probability. Much more likely than TD.

One kneel down (or two if Bears had two TOs) takes all the time off the clock and gives you a chance to screw up the snap, fall on it and go again.

The team is behind, so personally I prefer the score, but would not have held it against him to fall down.

[pbmax]

I was envisioning Hester with a 63 yard return, then MM giving up the middle to put the ball on the 10 with 2 plays to go. I guess I just don't trust the D and ST as much as I trust Mason to make a chip shot.

Which brings up another point. Should just KO OOB.

[The Shadow]

Get the touchdown. Time a factor. Depending on a field goal no gimme.

[woodbuck27]

Which brings up another point. Should just KO OOB.

Imaginative thinking.

MM!?

[Cheesehead Craig]

Which brings up another point. Should just KO OOB.

And give them the ball at the 40? Not a fan of that. I'd rather a squib kick or a pooch kick that comes down around the 20-25.

[pbmax]

And give them the ball at the 40? Not a fan of that. I'd rather a squib kick or a pooch kick that comes down around the 20-25.

They tried that and it was pitched to Hester who got to the 38. Not worth the risk for 2 yards.

[Fritz]

I think this was more appropriate than last week. FG from inside the 5 is a PAT and its a 99% probability. Much more likely than TD.

One kneel down (or two if Bears had two TOs) takes all the time off the clock and gives you a chance to screw up the snap, fall on it and go again.

The team is behind, so personally I prefer the score, but would not have held it against him to fall down.

At the time, I was screaming for Cobb to fall down at the one or two. Bears had two timeouts, and you could've forced them to use both after first and second downs. Then you can run the clock down and kick the winning field goal, which would be more or less like a PAT.

But you also take the chance that you screw something up and don't get the points. Things do happen.

I guess if you absolutely don't trust your defense, you do that. And I don't trust that D. But they did do the job, so it was right for Cobb to go on in.

[pbmax]

At the time, I was screaming for Cobb to fall down at the one or two. Bears had two timeouts, and you could've forced them to use both after first and second downs. Then you can run the clock down and kick the winning field goal, which would be more or less like a PAT.

But you also take the chance that you screw something up and don't get the points. Things do happen.

I guess if you absolutely don't trust your defense, you do that. And I don't trust that D. But they did do the job, so it was right for Cobb to go on in.

Yeah, I think its possible to make the game too complicated. If they had the lead I would have been screaming for him to get down (because of course that helps through the TV). But you need the points in this case.