"A Lot of These Guys Don't Want It"

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I think it's safe to say he's too emotionally caught up in the RZ struggles right now and it's impacting his play calling and decision making.

I know he wanted to make an early statement by going for it on 4th down, but he should have taken the 3 as bitter of a pill that would have been to swallow, it's something he needed to do.

Also, he should have declined the penalty and made the Lions kick the FG. Think it would have been a 49 yarder, not exactly a chip shot. Instead the Lions got the first down and it was a big momentum changer with the TD.

I absolutely agree, I was saying the same thing yesterday afternoon. I know that we are struggling in the redzone, but let's take any points we can get. Work harder on scoring on 1st and 2nd down in the redzone. Leave fourth down for the almost automatic points.

I prefer trading a down for distance in most situations. I cant stand giving guys extra chances to succeed.