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Going to call that play in a SB?
Is that Chad Oshea?
You guys are nuts.
First off, JAX and DEN both made the same decision a few weeks ago.
JAX was on the road against HOU, while DEN did it at home against CHI and converted to take a 14-13 lead with :31 remaining. Of course they ended up losing on a last second FG, but they still made the same choice as the home team nonetheless.
So the decision is far from unprecedented.
Secondly, if the Dolphins players and coaches were actively attempting to lose, then how do you explain the QB change in the 2nd half that sparked the team or the fact that they scored the last second TD to even set the stage for a possible win?
You guys are seeing something that wasn’t there.
How do you know otherwise?
At this point, nothing is a given. NOTHING. But what is a given? What player in the 2020 NFL draft is the surefire hit going forward?
Not to be a downer, but does this play invite scrutiny from the league given all the tank talk? For one, not often does a coach decide to go for 2 to end a game in regular season when the xp would tie it up. That in of itself is suspicious. But then the playcall is even more suspicious. If you wanted to call a play that had the least likely chance of succeeding, it would be a pass play at the goal line that is thrown to a receiver several yards out of the end zone...
None...Just like there are no rules against stockpiling all of the "real" talent on one team,dominating the league for 2 decades,filming opponents practices,deflating balls and winning 1/2 dozen SBs while appearing in 1/2 dozen more over that time.If we were intentionally tanking and trying to lose, what can the league do about it? Are there any rules preventing it?
No you don't. Going for the win was the exact right thing to do and I'd bet you 99% of the other head coaches in the league would have done the exact same thing if they were in the same situation with the same circumstances.We had the momentum.
You kick the EP to tie.
You win it in OT.
Period.
You have listed precisely THREE examples in about 3 and a half seasons of the NFL. That's 3 in 896 games...