Cardinals kick field goal instead of going for TD, WTF!!!!

[gusmahler]

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not sure what the rule is but Monday night Miami got flagged for the illegal forward pass with 2 seconds left in the game.


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Wikipedia says the 10 second runoff doesn't occur for illegal forward pass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football_rules

[MicroBob]

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not sure what the rule is but Monday night Miami got flagged for the illegal forward pass with 2 seconds left in the game.


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Wikipedia says the 10 second runoff doesn't occur for illegal forward pass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football_rules

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cool, thanks.
Still wonder why they declined penalty though.
At least, I THINK they declined the penalty. I really can't remember for certain now.

[Bork]

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not sure what the rule is but Monday night Miami got flagged for the illegal forward pass with 2 seconds left in the game.


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Wikipedia says the 10 second runoff doesn't occur for illegal forward pass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football_rules

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cool, thanks.
Still wonder why they declined penalty though.
At least, I THINK they declined the penalty. I really can't remember for certain now.

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They did decline the penalty and it still made no sense. They could have forced Miami back further. WTF

[DonkeyKongSr]

But what was the point of Pittsburgh declining the penalty? I was very confused as there was zero benefit to doing so that I could think of.

[Smell The Glove]

Billy Bibbit got it exactly right imo. The coaches are playing to deflect criticism from themselves personally, rather than playing to maximize their chances of winning the game. If the Cardinals go for the TD and don't make it, then it's the coach's decision that led directly to the loss. If the Cards kick the field goal and then lose in overtime, then the problem is the players or luck or the other team or whatever.

It's the same reason that MLB teams bunt too much and overpay for mediocre veterans. Also NBA teams taking star players out of the game when they get 3 fouls in the first half.

If sports fans were less results-oriented, things might be different.

[Triumph36]

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Billy Bibbit got it exactly right imo. The coaches are playing to deflect criticism from themselves personally, rather than playing to maximize their chances of winning the game. If the Cardinals go for the TD and don't make it, then it's the coach's decision that led directly to the loss. If the Cards kick the field goal and then lose in overtime, then the problem is the players or luck or the other team or whatever.

It's the same reason that MLB teams bunt too much and overpay for mediocre veterans. Also NBA teams taking star players out of the game when they get 3 fouls in the first half.

If sports fans were less results-oriented, things might be different.

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if sports fans were less results oriented i might not win at poker