Questionable End Game Strategy

#26
#26
I think he made a good call by not going a pass play because the possibility of interceptions and he had to run play so we wouldn't get a penalty for delay of game. I would put it on Lincoln's leg too because he should been able to make that if it wasn't blocked and if we went for another pass play and scored we still left Bama with time on the clock and our special teams have had problems this year. I say right call.
 
#28
#28
dlew said:
If we picked up another first down we could have spiked the ball easily and still kicked from a closer range. I'm not blaming Kiffin for making the decision he made... It was however the conservative call IMO and I think we could have been in a better position to win the game had we been a little more agressive.
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It was not a conservative decision by any means. CLK played it exactly like it was supposed to be played. Coach put us in the best position to win the game by playing the best odds. I am impressed with CLK as he is proving to be a great coach. He is far far better than what we have had.
 
#29
#29
Too many variables any other way. If we had 1 timeout left there is no way we would have played it the way we did. You cannot run a play that allows time to run out, and you cannot run a play that allows Bama to get the ball back and throw it in the end zone themselves or set up their own game winning FG with a bomb and a timeout.
 
#32
#32
Thank you! been asking that

when you're going for the win against a number 1 on the road, i dont think you can place the ball at the same distance where it was blocked on a really low kick (to get the distance on the last attempt) and think that he'll make it from slightly further back....

Now I understand the risks...but your kicker's been struggling all day. You have to give him more of a cushion on a kick than 4 yards less than his career long when he had it blocked from near that distance....especially when you've got like 50 seconds left

That said, still excited/positive about the future direction of the team
 
#33
#33
You can question this post a lot easier than the play calling. coaches did an excellent job...they gave us a chance an excellent chance to win this game and thats all that can be asked. if they would have tried to progress the ball and had a turnover everybody would be pointing fingers.
 
#34
#34
I don't think it was questionable at all.....Sure there was a little bit of time left but why leave Bama any time on the clock to pull something out....Like Wounded Mullet said, if we would have went for some downfield passes and Crompton throws an INT we would be questioning it the other way....Kiffin and Co. had an excellent game plan IMO, I agree with that decision at the end of the game, just had to execute

My question is this.....Some consider it picky and some don't but why wasn't there a flag thrown at the end of the game when Bama blocked the FG and there was half of their team on the field and Cody's big hind end jerked his helmet off and started celebrating? Just curious as to what some of you guys thought about that? I myself thought it would have been kind of a ticky tack flag but still should have been called, it has been all year...Just ask UGA
 
#35
#35
If we had a better QB and better offensive line, I would have expected us to take a "safe" shot at advancing a few more yards.

But as it is I don't fault Kiffin for going conservative.
 
#38
#38
#10_Ainge_#10 said:
I don't think it was questionable at all.....Sure there was a little bit of time left but why leave Bama any time on the clock to pull something out....Like Wounded Mullet said, if we would have went for some downfield passes and Crompton throws an INT we would be questioning it the other way....Kiffin and Co. had an excellent game plan IMO, I agree with that decision at the end of the game, just had to execute

My question is this.....Some consider it picky and some don't but why wasn't there a flag thrown at the end of the game when Bama blocked the FG and there was half of their team on the field and Cody's big hind end jerked his helmet off and started celebrating? Just curious as to what some of you guys thought about that? I myself thought it would have been kind of a ticky tack flag but still should have been called, it has been all year...Just ask UGA
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As a ref that would be a game deciding call and would be a tough one to make... I wish they would have called it but I'm not suprised they didn't
 
#39
#39
dlew said:
Did anyone else wonder why we decided to just waste those last 30 seconds and go ahead with the kick rather than try and gain another few yards? I thought this was very questionable especially considering Daniel Lincoln had already missed a kick (he missed it short) from less than that range already. I was just curious if anyone else had an opinion on this...
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No timeouts. You risk penalties and/or turnovers going further in that situation. It was 100% correct on Kiffin's part to go ahead, run down the clock, and attempt a game winner. Nothing questionable about it from a coaching standpoint.
 
#41
#41
Maybe I am crazy, but why didn't Kiffin run one more play and try to shorten up the field goal attempt?
 
#43
#43
In all honesty, it probably was the best decision. As improved as Crompton looked yesterday, every time he passed I got nervous that there would be a pick. It wasn't a difficult field goal.
 
#44
#44
GOT TWELVE? said:
Maybe I am crazy, but why didn't Kiffin run one more play and try to shorten up the field goal attempt?
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I think it had a lot to do with Crompton's play being shaky, but improving each week, but there was too much of a risk to attempt that.....I agreed with it but it was JMO
 
#45
#45
God knows your defense was gassed at that point, i wish he would have thrown it to the endzone, making the FG a non factor.
 
#46
#46
There was the potential for: a fumble, a penalty, or an interception that would have ended our chances right then and there. I for one liked that we got a chance to win it.
 
#48
#48
43 yards is not much to ask for. Besides, with Lincoln aiming for the Oline's butts, it would not have made any difference if it were a 25 yard field goal.
 
#49
#49
At the time, I was saying the same thing, but a penalty would have screwed us, where we were.

No reason why you should not trust your FG TEAM to execute a 44 yrd. FG.

Until now.
 
#50
#50
i think it was smart of him to kick the feild goal instead of one more play that couldve been an int but i guess we will never know what wouldve happened if we ran another play
 
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