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Originally Posted by GirlySports
From what I saw the Lions had the ball 2nd and 10 on the 27 (44 yard FG). They ran the ball and got stuffed back to the 30. In this day and age coaches are so timid. What do to on 3rd and 13 in FG range, do you throw it? That's risky isn't it? Do you run again and get stuffed again? Then it's now a 50 yd FG. That's what Houston did earlier in the OT, they were in FG range then ended up running the ball 3 times (all for losses) and kicking a 51 yd FG on 4th and 16! and missed left.
Coaches are SO SCARED to throw the ball when in a seemingly winning FG situation yet during the game they throw the ball 70% of the time. OT makes everyone chicken.
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ESPN's TMQ sums it up very well when he states that coaches call games so as not to be blamed for a loss. They do not coach to win.
If the kicker misses a long kick, it's the kickers fault. If the coach calls a pass, and something bad happens, it's the coaches fault.
It also shouldn't be surprising when coaches try to avoid blame, rather then trying to win games, that they do not win games.