WotAGuy Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Saw this on the OT broadcast; there’s being ballsy, and then there’s just being dumb. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/colts-frank-reich-makes-worst-decision-nfl-season-212039108.html “The Indianapolis Colts coach did it with guts and bravado, just like his previous employer – the Philadelphia Eagles – taught him to do. But that’s not going to help Reich’s Colts, who essentially gave away a tie when Reich inconceivably called for a fourth-and-4 shotgun pass from his own 43-yard line with 27 seconds left in overtime against the Houston Texans. The rest is history: The Colts failed to convert. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson connected on a 19-yard pass and Houston made a 37-yard field goal to win the game in overtime. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the Texans actually missed the game-winning field goal attempt initially, only to have that mistake nullified by a timeout called by Reich.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Call me crazy, but I actually agree with the call...you play to win the game! ? 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I'd take Reich over McDumbass any day of the week. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 The decision to go for it was fine. The play call and execution was not. Play to win. A tie is stupid. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlonce Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Played for the win instead of a tie. Ballsy call, it was the wrong play but a gutsy call. Good on Reich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I liked it. I thought the broadcast team was annoying, acting like it was such an obvious decision. We’ve seen belicheck make similar calls, and even not get the first down to lose the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, QB Bills said: I'd take Reich over McDumbass any day of the week. Based on what exactly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalobillswin Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 If you don't think that was the right call, you shouldn't be discussing football. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBaumer Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I thought it was a great call, poorly executed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) With only 27 seconds left? So, even if you get the first down you have to go pry 15 more yards and rely on your kicker to make a long field goal. The odds of you winning by making the first down are less than the odds of you losing if you miss it. Watch them go 9-7 and miss the playoffs due to a tiebreaker. Edited October 1, 2018 by Doc Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I don’t have a problem with the call at all. He punts and the best case scenario would be a tie. He went for the W, it just didn’t work out this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 It was a bad decision. The Colts had the game in hand and let Watson march down the field for the tie. When the 4th down came up in OT, he tried to draw Houston offside and took the offense off the field, then sent them back out. The momentum, if they had any, was shot at that point and it just felt like it wasn’t going to work and it didn’t. A tie is better than a loss and the circumstances just pointed to failure in this case. I think that’s why the announcers had a fit. It just felt like a bad decision and it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBean Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I love that Reich went for it. Give me a coach who is aggressive over one that is timid. Vrabel did same thing today for Tennessee and they won. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, BillsEnthusiast said: Based on what exactly Many things. One being that McDumbass wouldn't have even considered going for it there. He's a younger, repackaged dick jauron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: With only 27 seconds left? So, even if you get the first down you have to go pry 15 more yards and rely on your kicker to make a long field goal. The odds of you winning by making the first down are less than the odds of you losing if you miss it. Watch them go 9-7 and miss the playoffs due to a tiebreaker. They had a timeout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Our coach not only played for a TIE last year, he did it in a game when a TIE would have eliminated us from playoff contention. So I'll take Reich, thanks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, WotAGuy said: A tie is better than a loss... This is a loser mentality. He wasn’t focused on a tie or a loss, but a win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 21 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: The decision to go for it was fine. The play call and execution was not. Play to win. A tie is stupid. But if you go 0-0-16 you can say you’re undefeated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Frank Reich is a nice guy, and a family man. He was always such a good young man. Now he is a NFL head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Have no issue with Reich making the call—players have to execute. As for the kick, I also think trying to ice the kicker was also pretty much obligatory: https://mixpanel.com/blog/2016/11/22/nfl-data-icing-the-kicker/ finally, would’ve loved to have Reich as a HC also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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