Less than 2 minutes left in the game...down 3 points...4th down around the 45 yard line...your defense hasn't been able to stop the Saints offense the ENTIRE game...
AND YOU PUNT IT AWAY!? You thought you had a better chance "getting the ball back" than you did making the first down on 4th and 15 (which, to be fair, has only been completed 1 out of 9 times in the NFL this entire season),
EVEN THOUGH (a) Garcia had
JUST COMPLETED a pass for close to twenty yards in the previous play, (b) the
ONLY strong part of the Eagles game all night was the passing game, and (c) even if you didn't complete the first down, there would
STILL be the opportunity to call on the Eagles defense to turn the ball back over!?
Simply awful call. You chose to "play it safe" (even though you knew there was an extremely high likelihood that your team wasn't going to see that ball again), instead of believing that your guys would be able to do what needed to be done. Watching the game clock expire, you probably realized, all too late, that your poor coaching decision just cost the Eagles one final chance at the win...meanwhile, everyone else was busy thinking about how justifiable it will be when you're handed your walking papers.
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I completely agree. I only saw the last two minutes of the game, and I have no idea why they did that. Worst call since Ohio State went for it on 4th and 1 from their own 20 last week for no reason.
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