12-10-2018, 01:15 PM
(12-10-2018, 01:05 PM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: I like going for two if there is any situation that justifies going for it. Assuming that you have around a 50% chance to convert at any point in the game, it's better to roll the dice EARLY and not convert early than to keep yourself guessing until the last possible second and then lose by one score. At least if you miss it early, you know how you have to play the rest of the game in order to keep up in points. I also like the idea of going for two on the first TD of the game if you like your 2 point odds over the other teams's, but no one really does this. I've had this argument before, and there probably isn't really any wrong answer. In this case I'd say that going for two was the right call, it just wasn't executed.
I agree with you to some degree about going for 2 earlier in games, but I think a big reason coaches don't want to go for 2 more often is that they want to keep their "2 point playbook" a secret. If they only attempt it on rare occasions then the defense does not know what to expect.
I don't know for sure, but I believe that if every team started going for 2 more often then the percentages would drop because the defenses would be able to scout the tendencies.
