4th and 1... Where is the Media backlash?

[wolfkaosaun]

(10-15-2018, 04:35 PM)fredtoast Wrote:
Actually that is usually exactly how championships are won.

When was the last time you saw a Super Bowl champion go for it on fourth down in a tie game on the first possession of the second half?

Maybe if you are at the goal line and want to score a statement TD instead of a FG, but in that situation the opposing team is pinned down if you don't make it.

Championship coaches just don't go for it at the forty in that situation.

Actually, the Eagles did this quite often in 2017.

There were 9 instances where the Eagles went for it on 4th down in the opponents 40-49 yard line.

The Eagles converted 5 of those 9 plays.

They also went for it on 4th down twice against the Patriots. One of those times being on their own 45 yard line. When they were down by 1 point.

The Eagles went for it on 4th down three times in the playoffs. And converted all three.

Doug Pederson went for it on 4th down 29 times.
13 of those plays came within the 40-40 yard marks on both sides of the field.

Heck, did you watch the game last night with Kansas City?
With 6:41 left in the game, they were down 16-27 and on their own 46. And guess what they did?
Went for it on 4th down.

Sean McVay did the same thing this week. Guess who else goes for it on 4th down quite often? Mike Tomlin and Bill Belichek.
Heck, the only reason the Steelers had a close game against the Jaguars was because they would go for it on 4th down.