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chumdawg · 08-27-2006, 04:21 AM

I'm watching the game again, on the NFL channel replay. There are ten minutes left, and the Niners have 4th-and-less-than-one near midfield, with about ten minutes to play, down ten points. They punt.

Now, I have already seen the game, so I know they don't get the ball back. But now I am wondering about the call here. Unless you just want to see your punting unit or something, is this not a dumb call? You need to score two times more often than the other team, and you are giving them back the ball with ten minutes to play, when you only need a half-yard?

I hate that call. Then again, I hate a lot of NFL coaches' calls. I don't think they have a good grasp of probabilities.

08-27-2006, 04:21 AM	#37
chumdawg Guru Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cowboys Country Posts: 23,336	I'm watching the game again, on the NFL channel replay. There are ten minutes left, and the Niners have 4th-and-less-than-one near midfield, with about ten minutes to play, down ten points. They punt. Now, I have already seen the game, so I know they don't get the ball back. But now I am wondering about the call here. Unless you just want to see your punting unit or something, is this not a dumb call? You need to score two times more often than the other team, and you are giving them back the ball with ten minutes to play, when you only need a half-yard? I hate that call. Then again, I hate a lot of NFL coaches' calls. I don't think they have a good grasp of probabilities.