Thread: Chiefs Whitlock:TV stamps its bland on game
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Old 10-19-2009, 08:48 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by FringeNC View Post
Whitlock is NOT right about the 4th and 2 call. This argument has been rehashed a dozen times, but a study looking at expected values of 4th down strategies found that you should go for it in situations like that. (Now the Chiefs' O-line is so bad, it could be argued that they are so far below the average team that the rules don't apply to them, but whatever. It was hardly a major coaching gaffe.)
I'm a pretty big Haley fan, but there is no intelligent defense of that decision. Honestly, I love this article by Whitlock. I'm betting he would be a pretty entertaining commentator.
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