re: Strategies that football coaches should do but never do

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If you're up 3 with 2 minutes to go and your opponent has no Time out left....and it's 4 and 1 at the opponent's 30, don't kick the FG. Sure you may be up 6 and force the other team to "score a TD to beat you". It's the common thing that people say and repeat. But let's break it down.

By choosing to go up 6, you're just taking a tie out of the equation. You're forcing your opponent to go TD or bust.

By go for it you can win by:
1. Making the 1st down and have the QB kneel
2. Have your defense stop them(Your defense still have to stop them up 6 anyway)
3. If the opponent kick a FG, you can still win in OT.

You so have multiple ways of winning. Whereas if you kick the FG, you're only way to win is a defensive stop.

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