Sterling
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I mean explaining why someone might do a certain thing doesn't mean that you should. But yeah.
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NFL 2020 Season: Gravy Edition!
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Merrith
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It just always cracks me up in those situations when they advocate saving the 2 point attempt you would in theory need to tie until the very last potential score.
Sterling
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yeah. I mean you have to get it at some point, so might as well see if you need another score right away or not. There's always a lot of results oriented commentary after the fact too, which is funny to me.
Merrith
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The shit I really don't get is when a team is down like 30-13, they score a TD to make it 30-19, and the new analytics say they should go for 2 to cut the lead to 9 versus kicking an extra point to make it 30-20. Shit doesn't make sense to me because if you fail the 2, you're forcing yourself to go for another 2 after your next TD.
Hoss
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You gotta do the math. In your example let's say you go for 1 and make it. Now you're down by 10. Thats 2 scores, TD and fg to tie. But what if you don't want to fucking tie? Then you need 2 TDs. If you go for 2 and miss 2 TDs still gets you a win. If you go for 2 and make it, the TD and fg now gives you the win.
So what you don't get is the aggressiveness of going for the win over a tie. Failing the 2 makes no difference if you weren't going to go for a tie anyway.
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Merrith
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Very rarely are teams "going for the win" like that, though. Also the whole point in those situations is usually to NOT force yourself to need 2 TD's, sometimes due to lack of time to do so. Usually if a team is going to go for the win, it'll be when they score a final TD and can kick for a tie or go for 2 for the win. Maybe coach knows their D is super gassed/banged up and won't be able to get a stop in OT. Or if they think they have some super play for the 2. We have seen some good ones over the years.
Jozu
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49ers with 13 players on IR. What a wonderful season it has been! They are 2-3, with their only 2 wins against teams that play in New York, (Jets and Giants a combined 0-10) and their next 7 games are brutal.
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Patriots
Seahawks
Packers
Saints
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Bills
Then their final game is against Seattle.
lol. 49ers will be lucky to be a 4 win team this year. They will be on a 9 game skid by the time they finish playing Buffalo, with their sole victories against the 2 worse teams in the league. Could truly end up as one of their worse seasons in franchise history. They mine as well of stopped existing as a franchise.
Rams
Patriots
Seahawks
Packers
Saints
Rams
Bills
Then their final game is against Seattle.
lol. 49ers will be lucky to be a 4 win team this year. They will be on a 9 game skid by the time they finish playing Buffalo, with their sole victories against the 2 worse teams in the league. Could truly end up as one of their worse seasons in franchise history. They mine as well of stopped existing as a franchise.
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Hoss
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The team in your example was going for the win like that.
The old standby is to go for the win on the road and a tie at home. I don't think that applies normally because it seems like the last team to score last always has a huge advantage in OT. If it ever did apply, it definitely doesn't apply this ye.
Merrith
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I'd actually be curious to see OT edges with the new OT rules where a field goal allows the opponent to have one possession. Although obviously that plus it only being 10 minutes instead of 15 now we see a lot more ties in general.
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jooka
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Report: Le'Veon Bell choosing between Bills, Chiefs and Dolphins
Running back Le'Veon Bell became a free agent when the Jets released him on Wednesday, but it doesn't sound like he will be one for long.
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Not sure I would want him in the locker room, particularly in the Chiefs case, as they've got such a good thing going.
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BrutulTM
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It's all part of Shanahan's master plan. Get a top 5 pick every other year, then go to the super bowl with your team full of young stars and easy schedule because you had 4 wins the year before.
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