on 4th and goal down by 14........are'nt you better off pinning NE at the 2 even if you dont make it rather than kicking the fg. I mean you are still going to have to get the ball at least 2 more times. Still hard to understand that call.........if Pitt scores they are down by only 7, the closest they have been practically all day. I really think Pitt lost momentum after that call........
They should have went for it, but you have to understand that The Bus wasn't so amazing that game and they just didin't have enugh confidence in him. I just don't understand why take the 3 if you if u still need to score twice.. a touchdown and a 2 point and a fg. While being rejected for a touchdown Pats woudl have the ball at the 3 on thier own, and the Steelers defence which was getting hot propably would have made something out of it.
I agree that the Steelers should have gone for the TD. The commentators on TV were saying that kicking the 3 was the right move, but I don't think so. That defensive holding call on the next series was the backbreaker....Pitt had NE on 3rd & long in their own territory, but the penalty prolonged the drive which ended in another NE score. Oh well, it's over now.
I was kind of hoping to see an all Pennsylvania Super-Bowl. I don't particularly root for Philly or Pitt, but it would have been a neat thing for the people of that state.
I was kind of hoping to see an all Pennsylvania Super-Bowl. I don't particularly root for Philly or Pitt, but it would have been a neat thing for the people of that state.
Hello maverick2112...
Watching the game I thought for sure Cowher would go for it, as you've already pointed out they would've only been down by 7 if successful and if not they would have the Pats buried against the goal line.
Pittsburgh just kept shooting themselves in the foot with stupid mistakes in play calling and costly turnovers, I don't know if the Patriots proved they are the better team but they definately proven their HC Bill Belichick is a much better big game coach than his counter part Bill Cowher.
take care and good luck
Deb
al wattsi`ll make it unanimous....a headscratcher if ever there was one...my brother had the pats...he was tickled sh-tless when they kicked the field goal.....l
the fans thought so ,too......they booed like hell when the fg was made.........
around 13 minutes left.....
you`d think that somebody on that staff would have voiced an opinion....
it falls on cowher....who is fast becoming known as one of the worst big-game coaches in history...
anybody have a link to any pittsburgh papers?....i`d love to read what they`re saying about that call...
the fans thought so ,too......they booed like hell when the fg was made.........
around 13 minutes left.....
you`d think that somebody on that staff would have voiced an opinion....
it falls on cowher....who is fast becoming known as one of the worst big-game coaches in history...
anybody have a link to any pittsburgh papers?....i`d love to read what they`re saying about that call...
Sound of Silence said:
I have watched a lot of football in the last 30 yrs and I think that had to be one of the most bizarre calls I have ever seen........hell I even think they would have had a better chance if they went for it and didnt make it.........right there they gained at least 30 yrds of field position considering the fact NE was starting at the 30 all day......yeah they still would have been down by 14 but NE would have been pinned at their own 3 and been ultra-conservative with their play calling on that end of the field.
A lot of people forget that the Patriots have the best red zone defense in the league - and had already stopped the Steelers on a fourth and short at the 39 yard line. If the Steelers had gone for it on fourth and failed, the game would have ended right there for the Steelers offense.
Cowher made the right choice at the time. If I remember correctly, there were about 8 minutes left in the game - the Steelers, with their ego still intact, could still have come back.
Cowher made the right choice at the time. If I remember correctly, there were about 8 minutes left in the game - the Steelers, with their ego still intact, could still have come back.
bblight said:
Of course they could have came back...the point is that down by 14 or down by 11, you still need two scores to tie, and most importantly if down 11 then a 2 point conversion from the exact same spot they kicked a field goal from! You have to make it at least once from that far out no matter what. The worst case scenario is that you don't make it, you still need two scores anyway, but at least you have NE pinned at their 2 yard line with your defense for the most part controlling the run.
But more importantly, had Pittsburgh scored a touchdown on NE, especially on 4th down, it would have been a HUGE momentum swing, The fans would have been going NUTS, and we don't know how NE would have responded to the pressure of watching a 21 point lead disappear. They certainly had tons of confidence knowing they still held a two-score lead after Pitt kicked a field goal.
I'd bet a dime that had the situation been reversed and the game was in NE, Belichick would have gone for a TD....but that's an easy one since we know who is by far the better coach.
Sound of Silence said:
Maybe you should follow your name and just stay silent. WTF was wrong with the 2nd down play? Hands of Stone couldnt hold on to the damn football, it was a TD only if loudmouth would have made the catch. Go back and look at the replay, the stupid jig is almost 8 inches taller than the cb and the ball hits him right in his hands and he simply drops it. Then he cries after the game that he isnt being used in the right way, give me a break, good riddance to you NoCatchxco Burress!
The FG attempt WAS NOT the correct call. Cowher even admitted today in his year end press conference that the coaching staff didnt coach a good game and without stating any specifics I am sure if he had to do it over again he would have went for it.
Cowher is Spinless!
As I knew he would, he blamed the loss on his QB.
Like in the past with O'Donnell, Kordell, Maddox, and now Ben.
I thought as a team and coach you always have your team mates back, not stab them in it!!
If you change Offensive Corodnators every year and do not make it, do not blame your QB. I thought he would be fired this year but ben saved his a**
untill next year then he will be exposed as the lamed duck coach that he is and always will be! :toothless Toothless and spineless!!
As I knew he would, he blamed the loss on his QB.
Like in the past with O'Donnell, Kordell, Maddox, and now Ben.
I thought as a team and coach you always have your team mates back, not stab them in it!!
If you change Offensive Corodnators every year and do not make it, do not blame your QB. I thought he would be fired this year but ben saved his a**
untill next year then he will be exposed as the lamed duck coach that he is and always will be! :toothless Toothless and spineless!!
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