Re: Cardinals kick field goal instead of going for TD, WTF!!!!
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People on the Cards boards aren't even upset about this. They are upset at the poor clock management. 1:01 left with 1 timeout, and the Cards only get off 3 plays!
They get a first down, and instead of spiking it, they run another play. They gain 9 yards, but again they don't spike it, but run another play again, getting them to the 1 yard line, where they finally call a time out with 6 seconds left (even though there was a high likelihood of there being a booth review on that play). They get another play off, and it was broken up at the goal line, leading to the FG attempt.
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That was bad no doubt. However I'm not sure it didn't work to their advantage. I really think the 49ers were surprised that they were stupid enough to not spike the ball (who knows if the pass to the 1 would've happened after a spike?)
On a related note, most teams spike the ball too much when the down is more important than the clock...obv. losing the down was meaningless in that spot.
Also I def. think that lame results-oriented media criticism plays a part in coach's decisions.
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