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re: High School coach who never punts is trying something new
Posted on 8/19/15 at 5:50 pm to chalmetteowl
Posted on 8/19/15 at 5:50 pm to chalmetteowl
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Everyone talks about him going for it all the time but I bet he wouldn't do so without the talent advantage in most games. NFL coaches are so conservative bc every team is within 10 points of each other.
NFL coaches are conservative because a boneheaded (unsuccessful) gamble and they lose their jobs, or at the very least are the butt of every joke for the next week.
High school coaches don't have that kind of pressure.
As the dollars go up, assholes pucker up.
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Posted on 8/20/15 at 2:26 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
quote:An NFL coach can make the right decision and get blamed and potentially fired for it. This quote sums up the NFL:
NFL coaches are conservative because a boneheaded (unsuccessful) gamble and they lose their jobs, or at the very least are the butt of every joke for the next week.
"It is better to make the popular wrong decision, than the unpopular right one"
For example, years ago Belichick went for a 4th down in his own territory against Manning and the colts, and he got absolutely roasted for it. Well, after research was done by a stat junky, it turns out Bill actually made the right play in terms of giving the Patriots the best chance to win
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