Not sure where the Shanahan's ego comes from. I'm not a Shanahan fan (as shown in my posts last year) but I thought it was pretty clear that Cutler really wanted to go for it. I've criticized Shanahan in the past for being timid and even gutless (in the GB game last year). It was the right call because Denver's defense was dead tired and had been asskicked all of the 2nd half so they probably would have been slaughtered in OT. So why chance it on a coin toss or a tired defense when you are 3 yards away from winning the game.
This will sound dumb but often teams don't take advantage when the ball is in their hands.
Tonight I thought Cleveland should have went for it on 4th down down 10-3 instead of kicking a FG(why give the ball back to Pittsburgh down 4 points with 3 minutes to go). And with 30 seconds left why didn't the Steelers kick a FG to lead by 7 but instead run a dead play, lose the ball on downs and give the Browns a chance to win (however remote that might have been). Teams need to take more chances when they have the ball.
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Last edited by GirlySports; 09-14-2008 at 10:29 PM.
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