you keep your team emotionally motivated and you keep pressure on the other team
clock management by your opponent even becomes an issue, when they might actually pass as opposed to run run run to eat up clock
you wait until the last possession
clock management by your opponent even becomes an issue, when they might actually pass as opposed to run run run to eat up clock
you wait until the last possession
theoretically you have no better % of converting a 2 whether you're down 9 or down 2 after a TD so has more to do with time left on the clock and if you can really expect 2 more possessions which you'd need if you failed on the conversion down 9
i'd be annoyed if my coach went for 2 in the 4th quarter down 9 points but can see it both ways
obviously if there's 2 minutes left and you score to get down 9 it wouldn't be very intelligent to go for 2 and potentially end any chance of coming back. but if you do it with 12 minutes left it isn't completely moronic
i'd be annoyed if my coach went for 2 in the 4th quarter down 9 points but can see it both ways
obviously if there's 2 minutes left and you score to get down 9 it wouldn't be very intelligent to go for 2 and potentially end any chance of coming back. but if you do it with 12 minutes left it isn't completely moronic
Finally something we can agree on
Here is the real reason which is indisputable.
Since the odds are identical for getting or not getting the 2 on the first or 2nd try.
The benefit of going for it early is information.
Its better to know before hand if you are down 1 score or 2 scores.
Since the odds are identical for getting or not getting the 2 on the first or 2nd try.
The benefit of going for it early is information.
Its better to know before hand if you are down 1 score or 2 scores.
hno:This is my logic 100%. If you need a two point conversion, why not try it the first time? That way if you miss, you at least know you missed and still have time on the clock. If you kick it and cut it to 8, then you play like you are down one possession and put everything on a conversion. You miss then, you lose. Why not find out the information as early as you can?
Willy99 answered it in post #4. There's really no need to discuss it further. If you don't get the emotional and motivational angle of football you'll never be a successful capper. If I was a player (which I used to be) I would much rather be down one score than to know I have a bigger uphill battle to fight being down two scores. I've seen this same argument for years. And I've never understood why people even bring it up. There's a reason why coaches never waver from this method. And I've just given you the reason.
You aren't down one score. You are down one score plus a 50% play at best. This would tend to keep a team from pushing on a last drive, since they're only down "one score." If they are down 9, they push and maybe get a shot with an onside kick. If you can't motivate your team to play regardless of the score, that's on you.
