Why not try 52 yard FG

Boswell looks good, up 10-6, why not give the kid a shot. Defense was playing well even if he missed.

Why not give the kid a shot.

 

I'm guessing the answer would be similar to why not call Time out with 2:40 sec on the clock?

 

interesting. If we kick the field goal there and make it then we're looking at a field goal on that last drive to tie the game and send it to OT?

 

But by punting, we backed the Bengals up 18 yards. You'd risk 18 yards just to gain a measly 3 points?? As if those 3 points would have come in handy later! Pfft!

 

Still trying to figure that one out?

 

I am. You have an answer?

One that makes sense, I mean.

 

No common coaching sense there - every other coach in the league kicks a FG there. I don't even want to discuss the clock management (all throughout the game and season!)

 

And if he choose to kick that and missed it how many on here would be complaining about trying that long kick? Tomlin can't do anything right by many of you. I remember many of the same arguments against Cowher too. Tomlin isn't the best coach in the league, but can we stop pretending he's somehow the worst?

 

You're also changing the game situation, because when it was still 10-6 (would have been 13-6) and you may milk the clock more (hence prevent INT that turned into Cincy TD, then FG).

Kid deserved a shot.

 

The answer is obvious just by listening to Tomlin's reasons for past decisions. Tomlin often goes on a hunch. He goes on what he feels. For whatever reason, last week he felt that going for 2 with a 3rd string QB was the right call. This week he obviously felt that not kicking the FG was the right call.

Tomlin doesn't play the odds and go off numbers, he goes off emotion. He's said so himself

 

I think it's worth a shot considering how the kid has been kicking. Considering how the offense was playing, how the defense was playing - why not try it. As for Tomlin, his decision making and clock management deserves second guessing. No one is saying he's the worst, but given what he has to work with - not winning a playoff game in 5 years is unacceptable.

 

He's been wrong much more than right lately. Maybe he should go the other way for a while because his hunches aren't worth much lately.

 

Seems he's been wrong alot lately. Frustrating to say the least.

 

I agree.

 

I agree with giving the kid the chance. But I also understand why you wouldn't because of field position if he misses. But I must admit I would have liked to see if he could hit it from there in Heinz Field. But Tomlin's clock management has always been atrocious.

 

Yeah but then when he gets his FIRST string, FRANCHISE, qb back we just kick the extra point on the td.

 

He hit a 51 yard kick there against AZ. It was going the other direction but it would have been good from probably 60. He boomed it. Boswell has a leg.

 

That's the thing with Tomlin's in-game decisions. You think you're getting a beat on his thinking process, when he suddenly his gut goes a diffferent way. Regardless, if whatever call resulted in Bell stretching the ball over San Diego's goal line as time expired you wouldn't care as much (at least I wouldn't). Instead we've seen more going the route of Vick sailing the ball over Brown's head on 4th and 2.

 

Tomlin's gut no likey the 2pt conversion today.

 

Yeah or maybe it was just something he ate. LOL.

 

What bothered me about the call was Berry not executing a decent squib kick to fully capitalize on field position. Do I blame Tomlin for that? Not directly, but I expect he and his coaching staff to have the players ready to execute at a high level of efficiency. An 18 yard gain in FP was pretty poor, imo, and opened the door for a lot of second guessing.

 

You may be on to something. Somebody should ask him what he ate prior to the Charger and Cardinal games at the presser Tuesday.

 

It wasn't a good punt, but stuffing them inside the 10 would make it a very good or great punt. Like making a 52 yard field goal, it's not exactly something you can just count on. As it was he got it on the 17, from the 34 (it was actually the 35, but should have been the 34, so that's what I'm going with since that's the info Tomlin had). The 17 is still inside the 20, which is the real marker. I'd say that punt was C-. Sorta average, and not bad. There was no return. Berry was not in a good situation there. You don't see a lot of punts from the 34 land way out on the 17, but then again, you would probably see a lot go into the end zone.

You have to ask yourself... If I get a C- punt here, or if it takes an unfortunate bounce and goes into the end zone (both highly possible), is that good? Is that better than a field goal attempt? A 17 yard punt went to the 17. If it had gone into the end zone that would make it a 14 yard punt. Neither of those are strong enough to pass up a field goal opportunity. Boswell's never missed, and I put his chances of making it at about 50%. I'd need a punt inside the 7 to make me pass that up. And a punt inside the 7 is not something I'd expect.