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

[CJD]

(10-15-2018, 04:00 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Neither has an all-out blitz.

We lost Sunday because of dropped passes, poor tackling, and no pressure on Ben.  The decision to punt early in the third period was the right call and had nothing to do with our losing.

We lost to those three things...and yet it was a GOOD idea to put the game in the defense's hands by punting on 4th and 1 from opponent's 40 when plays on the opponent's side of the field were few and far between?

Since when is it a good idea to rely on a poor tackling no pressure defense in a close game with division winning stakes on the line?

They did it with the 4th and 1 punt and they did it again when they scored with 1:18 left on the clock with a mere 1 point lead.