Fire Zac Taylor right now..

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(10-07-2024, 10:27 AM)Nepa Wrote: The Atlanta Falcons lost a SuperBowl to the Tom Brady Patriots after the coach decided to have QB Matt Ryan pass the ball late in the game, when they were in field goal position and ready to push the lead up to 11 points with about 3 minutes to go. First Ryan was sacked that pushed the Falcons to the edge of field goal range and then the Falcons got a holding call that pushed them out of FG range. Matt Ryan had had a terrific year -- MVP and top offensive player -- but it was still the wrong decision to try and have him pass because of the risk of a sack and holding call. I feel the same way about what the Bengals did in OT -- they were in position to win with a FG and shouldn't risk getting pushed out of FG range.

Ah that classic moment.  I recall people wondering why they didn't run the ball there and I pointed out that Matt Ryan was the current MVP and he had Julio Jones at WR and this is the NFL where if you look at a WR funny you get a huge penalty that would have sealed the deal.  There is never a bad time to pass in the NFL if you have guys like Burrow and Chase and so on and so forth.

Hell, even if Burrow got blasted up the middle we could have gotten 15 yards for the defense having the audacity to hit him.