It does not matter if there is only 17 seconds left in the game.
ARE YOU SERIOUS WITH THAT THINKING? REALLY....DO I HAVE TO SPELL THIS OUT....????
FIRST, YOU WILL GET A 2 YEARD TOUCHDOWN 50% OF THE TIME....YOU WILL GET A HAIL MARY 3 PERCENT......
THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS SCORE THE TOUCHDOWN FROM THE 2..IF YOU CANNOT GET IT FROM THE 2 DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO CHUCK A 60 YARD HAIL MARY AFTER A RECOVERED ONSIDE KICK?
COMMON, THINK MAN........ IF THERE IS 15 SECONDS LEFT YOU KICK THE ONSIDE....IF YOU RECOVER YOU NEED 25 YARDS FOR A LEGIT FIELDGOAL........THAT IS MORE REALISTIC THEN THIS NO CHANCE HAILMARY WITH A qb THAT CAN ONLY THROW THE BALL 50 YARDS.
THIS IS NOT DOUG FLUTIE FROM BOSTON COLLEGE......
exactly.
They also had 1 timeout. That would have been perfect to throw a 20 yard pass down the middle for a long field goal.
Im glad they did it though. It won me money.
actually he should have kicked the FG when they had 1:30 left on the clock (or, at the very latest when Hester went OB with 1:15), then kicked the onside in the hopes they recover and have 1:25 (or 1:10) remaining to get the TD and 2 point conversion.
The 2 point conversion makes it a little more questionable since they aren't easy to get, but they are a hell of a lot easier than (i) connecting on a hail mary; or (ii) kicking a 75 yard FG; which are inevitably your options when you waste all of the time trying to get the TD when it doesn't matter in which order you get your two scores.
Football coaches are morons.
The 2 point conversion makes it a little more questionable since they aren't easy to get, but they are a hell of a lot easier than (i) connecting on a hail mary; or (ii) kicking a 75 yard FG; which are inevitably your options when you waste all of the time trying to get the TD when it doesn't matter in which order you get your two scores.
Football coaches are morons.
I got screwed in the SF/Seattle game a few weeks back on that play.
It does matter which order you get the points if there are only 17secs left.
I agree with your point about kicking the FG with 1:15 left. That would have given them time to go for the TD if they get the onsides kick.
But when all you have is 17secs. You have to get the TD first.
I didn't have the total (Just 'Skins) so it didn't effect me.
But talk about things that make you go 'Ahhhh'.
Total is 38 1/2.
Game is on 37 with nano seconds lef, Joe Sharp is on the under and they kick the FG to make it 40.
Conspiracy?
p.s. allworld - the caps lock key is on the left hand side of the keyboard, tap it once and it'll return you to lower case.
But talk about things that make you go 'Ahhhh'.
Total is 38 1/2.
Game is on 37 with nano seconds lef, Joe Sharp is on the under and they kick the FG to make it 40.
Conspiracy?
p.s. allworld - the caps lock key is on the left hand side of the keyboard, tap it once and it'll return you to lower case.
Which is exactly my point. Why waste all of the time trying to get the TD and leave yourself no time on the clock? You have to look at it at the time they got into reasonable FG range, which was when Griese spiked the ball on 1st down at ~20. There was 1:30 on the clock. You have two choices, try to punch it in there, with only 1 TO and waste all of the clock (maybe take one shot at the end zone), or, kick the FG and leave yourself 1:25 should you recover the onside (necessary in either event).
You are focusing on the :17 play when the mistake was made much earlier.
