IDBillzFan Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 That's about the smartest comment I have seen on this board today.877110[/snapback] I appreciate the compliment, but the bar isn't set that high. ESPN, as a group of people dedicated to reporting strictly on sports, is a joke. Sorry you don't agree. I must need more sha'zizzle or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I hope they harp on this till the next draft in April. Jauron needs to get the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Like I have said before I don't have a problem with going for it on 4th down, the problem i have is the play call on 3rd down. If he knew he was going on 4th then they should have run the football on third and had a play ready for 4th down. The play calling was unacceptable IMHO but i don't coach football so who am i. 877150[/snapback] I agree you run it under these circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I hope they harp on this till the next draft in April. You're off to an excellent start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 This thread is moronic. Having sat at that end of the field for most of the games this year and for the better part of the last 20 years, I can say with ease that there is NO WAY Lindell was going to make that kick. Nobody here has any standing to question the call to go for the first down unless they were in the stadium to observe warm-ups and the four minutes in which the kickers and punters tested the wind before the second half began. Any kick beyond 43 yards was highly unliklely to succeed. The kick that the Titans made into that end of the stadium was probably 42 yards in length and might have been good from about 43, but no more than that. The ball hits a wall of wind and literally stops. As to the point about the "game tape" and the wind being more serene at that point in the game than it had been earlier . . . I don't think that statement is accurate. The wind did shift for a brief period early in the fourth quarter, but it was stiff at the time that Jauron chose not to attempt the field goal. There is no second-guessing this decsion. Unless you were there, you can't understand the wind. Take it to the bank: there is no way Lindell would have made that kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 yes, orig. from E.A.just sayin look at the game tape , the wind was not blowing hard during that play. 877151[/snapback] The flags at the top of the stadium look a lot different than the flags on the goalposts. What you see on top of the goalposts is not indicative of what the conditions are like even a few feet above that level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 You are 100% wrong! I sit in the Rockpile and I know for a fact that when the wind is howling, field goals hit a wall at 35 yards. It would have been 42 yards from where the Bills were. There's no way Lindell makes that kick. 877097[/snapback] I disagree. The wind wasn't that bad at the time. Rian probably would have nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frez Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I disagree. The wind wasn't that bad at the time. Rian probably would have nailed it. 877252[/snapback] And I totally agree with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 That last series was horrible. It's as simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 And I totally agree with you! 877261[/snapback] It might have been the right decision, but I think it sits easier for everyone to have made the attempt. I mean, take Vinatieri kicking the ice ball against the Raiders for the win a few years back. Most people assumed he'd miss, but somehow it went through. I'd much rather have seen the attempted FG than a poorly designed 4th and 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbaboo Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I disagree. The wind wasn't that bad at the time. Rian probably would have nailed it. 877252[/snapback] with the wind being so unpredictable in that stadium, it's good to see that your hindsight is 20/20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 with the wind being so unpredictable in that stadium, it's good to see that your hindsight is 20/20 877285[/snapback] Yes because the other play worked so beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I disagree. The wind wasn't that bad at the time. Rian probably would have nailed it. 877252[/snapback] Cable Lady that is the most controversial statement I have ever seen you make. I'll take your word for it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 with the wind being so unpredictable in that stadium, it's good to see that your hindsight is 20/20 877285[/snapback] Not really. The wind had died down for quite awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frez Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Not really. The wind had died down for quite awhile. 877289[/snapback] He would have made that FG, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbaboo Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Yes because the other play worked so beautifully. 877286[/snapback] with the situation the playcalling had gotten them into, NEITHER a field goal or that other botched play was going to work...our goose was cookde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike formerly from Florida Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 what wind? Do you live in the northeast? 877131[/snapback] No, he's right. The flags on top of the goalpost appeared to be still right before the fourth down play. That was why I was flabbergasted they went for it. But, I don't doubt the coaches. They were there, I wasn't, and they were able to provide us with a meaningful game. That's all I can ask. We had about a 1% chance of winning next week any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 with the situation the playcalling had gotten them into, NEITHER a field goal or that other botched play was going to work...our goose was cookde 877296[/snapback] And it's the loser mentality like that that will never win the Bills a superbowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbaboo Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 ok...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 ok...? 877300[/snapback] How do you know it won't go through if you don't try? Dick screwed up, it happens, but everyone saying he made the right choice is smoking something strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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