DOLPHINS: 4th and 1

[John Murphy]

*Yeah, don't confuse bad results with bad decisions.*

In my mind, the ultimate example of not going for 2 prematurely was the
Patriots-Panthers Super Bowl from a few years ago.  If you look at the
scorring pattern of that game, the Panthers tried for 2 early, then were
forced to keep trying to go for 2's to catch up that lost point.  It greatly
affected the strategy the rest of the game, in a negative way for the
Panthers.

Even yesterday, if the Dolphins had kicked and been down by 1, if the
Patriots scored a TD the game was still a potentially 1 score game.

If, if if ...

Murf

p.s.  Likewise don't confuse good results with good decisions.  If I
mortgage my house and go to Vegas and win I look brilliant, but that's not
what I would call a good decision.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 3:36 PM, ryan pimentel <phinzphan at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> The reason its not OK is the fact that we didnt make it.
>
> If we did make it we wouldnt even be discussing it.
>
>
>
> Personally I think it was a good call.
>
> > From: Randy.Salas at startribune.com
> > To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
> > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:24:05 -0600
> > Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: 4th and 1
> >
> > The funny thing is that Sparano ended up being right -- that is, if the
> Dolphins fail on the 2-point conversion, a field goal can still win the
> game. That is exactly what happened.
> >
> > Go for 2: If you make it, you're tied. If you don't make it, a field goal
> wins.
> > Go for 1: If you make it, you're still down by 1 and need a field goal to
> win.
> >
> > I still don't understand why the first scenario isn't OK. It at least has
> an upside, a chance of tying. And since all of these "what if" scenarios
> about the Patriots scoring again didn't pan out, how is it relevant to say
> it was a bad idea *if* they had?
> >
> > It's true that Sparano didn't *know* the Patriots wouldn't score again.
> But it's also true that everyone saying he was wrong didn't *know* that they
> would.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com [mailto:
> dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com] On Behalf Of dolfanbg at comcast.net
> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:10 PM
> > To: Miami Dolphins Discussion
> > Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: 4th and 1
> >
> >
> >
> > IMHO, any coach, in any situation who goes for two before the 4th quarter
> should have his knuckles wacked with a ruler by an angry nun.
> >
> > Too many unknowns to make that decision, given the success rate for 2 pt
> conversions.
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