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Old 10-18-2016, 09:53 AM   #11
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Re: Should the Saints have gone for it on 4th & 1 up 21-0?

We won so it why does it matter?
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Drive the nail in the coffin and go for it on fourth down. That is the Sean that won the Super bowl.
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It's a tough call. The Saints have a defense that plays with heart, but not one that is deep enough to sustain leads. So a long story short is no lead is safe really applies, so must keep drives alive and score TD's at every opportunity.
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Re: Should the Saints have gone for it on 4th & 1 up 21-0?

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II View Post
Drive the nail in the coffin and go for it on fourth down. That is the Sean that won the Super bowl.
Agreed. KMajor emphasized the same point during the GameDay Discussion Thread with the Mortal Combat "Finish Him" clip...

We had our foot on their throat and we let up...

It is not enough to defeat my enemy, but I must destroy his very will to challenge me again...

This was the opportunity that was missed when Payton elected to send the rookie kicker in on a 1:3 FG attempt...

Going for it would have been my first choice; second would have been to pin 'em back deep, even getting the chance of recovering a muffed punt reception...

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Old 10-18-2016, 12:40 PM   #15
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Re: Should the Saints have gone for it on 4th & 1 up 21-0?

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I agree with you as soon as I saw it developing I was like WTH!?!?!

But it worked and that is why SP is SP. So credit to him as long as it worked.
Don't guess either one of you watched it that close because it was Fleener not Hill on the end a round.
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Mike Tomlin would have gone for it!
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Re: Should the Saints have gone for it on 4th & 1 up 21-0?

What bugged me was the not taking a shot before halftime on the penalty on fg with 10 secs left .what you got to lose. Something else that bugged me was the thought of going for 2 on the last td when the kick puts you up by 8.why would even consider going for 2 there blew my mind
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We Won!!!!
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Re: Should the Saints have gone for it on 4th & 1 up 21-0?

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We Won!!!!
As well they should have against a 1-4 team with 2 weeks to prepare for and a qb who hadnt practiced all week coming off a concussion. i wouldnt be as thrilled as you seem to be but your right they won
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We won so it why does it matter?
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