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09-26-2012, 09:00 PM | #166 | |
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So, you take it out of his hands, kick the FG and take it to OT and thus remove the clock as your enemy. Cassel may still **** up in OT but at least then the Saints just can't run the clock out as they could have in regulation. Make sense? |
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09-26-2012, 09:03 PM | #167 |
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It makes more sense after your quick edit. That's for sure.
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09-26-2012, 09:19 PM | #168 | |
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I misunderstood your original post thinking that you were only talking about regulation. Instead, you were comparing regulation vs. OT with the idea that taking the game to OT would relieve some of the pressure from our glorious leader. In retrospect, taking the game to OT was the right decision, obviously. I mean, we're having great difficulty scoring touchdowns ... especially in the red zone. And you're right ... the more pressure on Cassel (either physical or mental), the worse he seems to play. But honestly, I'm sort of siding with the notion that Crennel was pulling tactical decisions from his ass crack that Sunday ... particularly late in the game. The 4th and 5 was a significant field position gamble considering our defense had owned the Saints for the last 30 minutes. In Crennel's defense, however, I don't see how any coach could confidently perform as a game-day tactician when you have a wild card like Cassel at the helm. The good ship Chiefs could slam into the rocks on any given play while he's in the wheelhouse staring at his navel. FAX |
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09-26-2012, 11:27 PM | #169 | |
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But what I'm saying is that a coach who's actually thinking that doesn't put his punt team on the field, then call an absolutely horrendous timeout, and THEN put his QB in to go for it. If he's actually weighing the pros and cons of "One play vs. a short drive to get us in FG range", there shouldn't be the hesitation and confusion. And if he really had as little faith in Cassel as some would suggest, that's not a spur of the moment decision. You'd know all along that you're not trusting this joker to lead a crucial drive in the final seconds. But in fairness, it's probably not true to say he had NO idea what he was doing. Funny, but not fair. If I was forced to reconcile his decisions with some actual form of logic, I'd guess that like most defensive coaches he probably wanted to go conservative, punt and play defense, and got talked out of it on the 4th down. Then after the conversion, he still went conservative and played for the FG. But even that's being generous, so I reject any attempt at reading into it further. |
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09-27-2012, 06:19 AM | #170 |
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09-27-2012, 08:13 AM | #171 |
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09-27-2012, 08:20 AM | #172 |
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So, who is going to man up and start the Romines?
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