iamshack Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 10:34 AM) Get an extra assistant coach on the sideline or upstairs to help advise in these crucial situations? I'm not a GM, but it's crazy that the coaches repeatedly make the same mistakes with games and seasons on the line. That would put every punter in the league out of a job. One would think they could hire a situational expert or something whose sole job was to determine the optimal decision based on clock management and analytics. For the amount of money that is involved in professional football, it would easily be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) One would think they could hire a situational expert or something whose sole job was to determine the optimal decision based on clock management and analytics. For the amount of money that is involved in professional football, it would easily be worth it. You could easily hire a college intern to crunch numbers for nearly nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkBomber Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 An NFL team just needs to hire that high school coach who always goes for 2, never punts and always kicks onside kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 12:54 PM) Dion Lewis = torn ACL Judging from the reaction, the Patriots are the only team in the league that deals with injuries. Hard not to feel bad for lewis, who could have landed a "Set for life" contract if he kept it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 02:29 PM) An NFL team just needs to hire that high school coach who always goes for 2, never punts and always kicks onside kicks. I don't know about the onside kicks part, but the first two are more often than not the right choice. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/9/24/9391...xtra-points-nfl http://grantland.com/features/grantland-ch...ch-never-punts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 04:21 PM) Hard not to feel bad for lewis, who could have landed a "Set for life" contract if he kept it up. He signed a two year extension worth $5M about a month ago. So at least he's got that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/9/24/9391...xtra-points-nfl The math in that article makes my head hurt. Historically, teams are 45% on 2-point conversions but let's use the incredibly small sample size of 15 attempts this season to justify why it makes sense. Also, no mention of the fact that as teams start to go for two more, there is more film on what plays they use in those situations, and I believe the percentage would start to go down. Unless your kicker really sucks, kicking is still the right move unless it's the 4th quarter and the score differential justifies it. I do agree that teams punt too much though. You should never punt inside the opponent's 40 and very rarely punt inside the 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 03:33 PM) He signed a two year extension worth $5M about a month ago. So at least he's got that Oh cool, did not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 03:39 PM) The math in that article makes my head hurt. Historically, teams are 45% on 2-point conversions but let's use the incredibly small sample size of 15 attempts this season to justify why it makes sense. Also, no mention of the fact that as teams start to go for two more, there is more film on what plays they use in those situations, and I believe the percentage would start to go down. Unless your kicker really sucks, kicking is still the right move unless it's the 4th quarter and the score differential justifies it. I do agree that teams punt too much though. You should never punt inside the opponent's 40 and very rarely punt inside the 50. It'll be interesting to see what the PAT conversion rates are after a full season or two of moving the kicks back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Bears fans cheering too loudly when offense has ball in red zone, home or away, it doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 This game is a big pile of what the f*** is this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Gotta wonder what Long said to the ref. And Fox sure calls some curious timeouts when the defense is in precarious positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 This game is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 How many times have we seen the prevent defense in the red zone at the end of a half? And how many times has it worked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 09:11 PM) How many times have we seen the prevent defense in the red zone at the end of a half? And how many times has it worked? The whole point of the defense is to not give up a touchdown. By going to the "picket fence" defense it forces the QB to throw short and they concede a FG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 09:12 PM) The whole point of the defense is to not give up a touchdown. By going to the "picket fence" defense it forces the QB to throw short and they concede a FG. Oh thank you for explaining a prevent defense to me. Point is, that was a s***ty call to just give them a gimme FG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 09:20 PM) Oh thank you for explaining a prevent defense to me. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 This is unreal. What's our red zone percentage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The great Robbie Gould, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 So Langford is looking like a very capable Forte replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Wow that catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Really happy Langford is getting this much run. Kid is legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The LB haven't figured out to stop Woodhead you just destroy him near the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Houston almost did the same dance he did when he tore his ACL. Edited November 10, 2015 by chw42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I don't necessarily want to win games but f*** you Rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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