I was hoping they were going to pooch punt. Nobody would be expecting that! :D

He’s a new young coach but his defensive knowledge is really good.

The Chargers are by far the biggest threat to us. They have consistently given us a tough out in every game since they’ve had Herbert.

I’m not really fearful of any team but if there was one team I wouldn’t want to face next month it’s the Chargers.

As a Chief fan, I appreciate Brandon taking points off the board with chip shot field goals. Had he taken the almost guaranteed points, we wouldn't be in first place in the conference. And winning the division wouldn't be a favorable as well.

As long as he continues to be the village idiot of the AFC West, I'm his biggest fan....

Edit.... Sorry if the Facebook Fact Checking crowd was offended. No need for YOU to "edit" my words. And to save you the hassel, I'll just remove myself to allow the "woke" folks the opportunity to think for others.

I think they’ll be a pain in the ass and are proving to be a tough out, but with Mahomes and the current team I don’t think there’s any team I’ll regard with the dread I did Elway or Manning’s Broncos whenever they appeared on the schedule.

Sure, they take into account tangible things like time left, down, and distance.

What the analytics can't capture is intangibles like momentum, fatigue, and player morale.

They're valuable for sure but kind of like playing a musical instrument, no amount of technique can make up for a lack of feel.

He took one point off the board. You can't give him the touchdowns from successful conversions, then magically predict he kick field goals. He got 14 pts off of successful conversions, if he took and made field goals he would have 15. His strategy wasn't bad, they just didn't execute.

Sure. My point was just that time and score are central to the models, which he suggested weren't part of the equation.

All or nothing is a bad way to coach football games.

Like there's no way you can justify that kind of dumb shit especially on your first drive, or with so much game left to play.

Staley and Harbaugh are two of these all or nothing dudes.

Staley wasted the effort given on a massive kickoff return to start the game, which was immediately 3 free points. He just thumbed his nose at the kicker and gave the football away.

That's worse than something like a fumble or interception negating that great play. When you choose to say, I'm good with nothing if this play doesn't work, that's so much worse than just a regular turnover. You CHOSE to not get points.

Same with Ravens opening drive. Great drive. Drove the entire field, ate up half the first quarter, and chose to be good with the possibility of getting nothing. You just can't have that after that effort.

That's just dumbass football right there. As long as who has the most points determines who wins games, choosing not to take points when they're practically a guarantee, will always be the wrong move.

Your d gets a turnover off Mahomes, and instead of cashing in for 3 for your d, you roll the dice and lose. What a slap across the face to the d.

If you're looking at a punt or go for it, hey knock yourself out if you trust your defense. But to simply refuse to put points on the board, that's going to always be tough to explain both to ownership, and some of your players.

Especially if you lose a close contest.

That's why I think the 4th down at the end of the half was the worst of the calls by far (and Kollmann ended up saying the same).... by then, you're reading the situation that the Chiefs offense hasn't been great, you've already failed on 4th down a couple times and can go up by 7 to end the half.

Hey, it's his team and he runs it the way he wants. He gambled and it did not pay off. The next time it might. If he would have kicked field goals He would have won that game.

That is my take on it. I am big into analytics but the analytics guys are starting to commit the same sins that they accuse the old fashioned coaches of doing. Aka all or nothing.

The best system is accounting for analytics and gut instinct.

well, that's just a perfectly apt simile. Bravo!

I can't imagine any analytic says go for it on 4th and goal from the 5.

Staley is the Deberg of coaches!!

Reported, btw.