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Week 4 Gameday Thread


Johnny Nix

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4 minutes ago, ET80 said:

You guys - you're missing the point on the Colts/Texans game. Indy knows that Bill O'Brien is a mess and that going 0-4 after losing that game would lead to a mid-season termination. Winning that game is going to get our racist, idiot owner to applaud O'Brien for such a gritty win, then give him a 26 year extension.

Frank Reich is going for the long play. Shrewd, Reich - still screwing Houston after all these years.

9D Chess

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14 minutes ago, Jared Jammer said:

Going for it in that situation is 100% the correct decision. Those who disagree lack the cognitive ability to properly assess the situation.

1. It's an easily-manageable fourth-and-four.

2. You're on the brink of driving into the opponent's territory with the greatest kicker in NFL history, needing only a field goal to win.

3. Punting all but guarantees a best-case scenario of a tie, and still leaves open the very real possibility of losing (Houston only needs a field goal to win, remember).

4. Even if you fail to convert on fourth down, they still need 20+ yards for a chance at a high-probability field goal attempt.

If it were fourth-and-long, then sure, punt it. But it wasn't. It was a moderate risk/high reward scenario. Quite frankly, after watching far too many overly-conservative coaches, I'm glad to see one show some balls.

Couple of issues with your assesment there chief...

Fourth and Four is never "easily manageable." If it were, teams would be going for it on 4th down like clockwork.

Valid point.

Houston would've had to go about 80 yards baring a great return from the Texans returnman, with no timeouts.

20 yards is a lot easier to get and more manageable than 60.

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