NFL Thread 2026-2027

[AnnoyedWithGarza]

They got away with it cause the Green Bay kicker sucked but if I'm weighing options I'd much rather punt & then make green bay drive 50/60 yards to get into field goal range. I realize there is a risk they drain the clock doing that. But at least you've made them do something. The call he made left Green Bay in a spot where a competent kicker would have given them the lead after 3 plays & 2 yards gained. Essentially nothing.

I'd always rather make the other guy do something to beat me. And if he does go shake his hand when it ends than just giving it away. Sometimes the crazy risk works out but the more you make the other team do the harder it is going to be for them to do it.

The problem with that line of thinking is that a good QB does this almost automatically to you in the NFL. Now you could make the argument that Love has proven to not be up to that task recently and therefore make him prove it.

Detroit's defense is not good.

This way, you maximize your possessions. If you make it then your drive continues, and you believe that you will go down and score, while simultaneously running the clock out. If you do not get it then they score quickly enough that you can counter.

He believes that his QB is good enough to make it into the end zone if needed. They would have gotten away with it either way, seeing as they stopped themselves from scoring twice in order to run the clock out.

I like the ball in my team's hands at the end of the game.

 

[Grandpa]

Dan Campbell went full moron late in that game yesterday & got away with it. I understand risk but I'll never understand a coach going for it on 4th & 1 inside his own 30 in last 5 minutes of a tie game. Just pure insanity.

You are correct