Stupid decision

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(12-10-2018, 04:30 PM)Whatever Wrote: We already had momentum.  If anything, failing the conversion does more to stop your momentum than suvceeding builds it.

As I said before, we haven't made a 2 point conversion since '15.  Part of your job as a HC is playing to your strengths and masking your weaknesses. Going for 2 when we didn't need to was blatantly playing to our weaknesses.  If we were better at it, the call would have made more sense, but we suck at it and were down 4 starters.

You have to run your best play on the first attempt.  When you get stoned that early in the game, it becomes likely you'll have to go for it again, and they already stuffed your best play.  You put yourself in a bad situation.

This.

I know it's easy to say after the fact, and I admit there is a desire to go ahead and cap the TD with the 2 point conversion and tie the game.   But it was early in the game.  Just kick the extra point and consolidate the change in momentum.

I see the logic in getting everything you can get while the iron is hot, but the odds were not in our favor: poor history of converting on 2 point conversions, backup QB, LT, #1 receiver and weak offensive line.

To me you take the points and see how things shake out.  You may not have to go for a two point conversion at all the rest of the game.