Why did the Lions choose to kick the Ball in overtime

They're the fuckin Lions that's why

 

That was a Marty Morningweg game. He took the wind. Fuckn' idiot.

 

What Mornhinweg did in that 2002 overtime game vs Chicago was pretty bad. However, he was not the only head coach whose team elected to kick in overtime.

The others-
Hank Stram
Tom Landry
Mike Ditka
Jerry Glanville
Bill Parcells
Dan Reeves
Ray Perkins
Mike Shanahan
Wade Phillips

won- Stram, Ditka, Parcells, Reeves, Shanahan
lost- Landry, Glanville, Perkins, Phillips, Mornhinweg

NFL teams are 5-5 when electing to kick in overtime.

Two times a team elected to kick in overtime and lost without possessing the ball in the extra period. One was Mornhinweg's 2002 Lions, of course. The other was Ray Perkins' Buccaneers in a 1988 game vs New England.

 

How the hell did this question even come up? Seems pretty damn random.

 

Random troll is random.

 

Marty probably hoped his Defense to control the field position or create a turnover rather than possibly having the Lions offense set forth and potentially cost them the game with a mistake. Don't get the logic but hey that's probably the logic or thought that ran in his head.

 

there was an extremely high wind going in one direction...he chose the field direction.

 

If you have a very good defense and the wind is playing a big factor in a low scoring game I don't think it's a bad decision.

 

Yeah, I was about to say, I could see Rex doing this.

 

Rex already said at some point last year that he would consider kicking off in OT after winning the toss......don't remember when or what prompted him to say that.

 

Agreed, but:

This was the correct answer.

 

You guys are aware of the new overtime rule correct? Even if they scored, the otehr team would get a chance to match it.

 

I didn't know that rule is retroactive to 2002.

 

Because Marty was fucking moron who tried really hard to prove to everyone how smart of a HC he was.

IIRC, the Lions D was on the field for 8-9 minutes in the 4th Q. They were tired and the HC put them in a position to fail.

Don't forget that stupid fucking Harley trick when he canceled practice and rode off in to the sunset.

Guy was a joke.

 

wow, dude, fucking wow.

wow.


Go Team Edwards.

 

I'm hoping that you
A) only read the title of the thread (meaning you did not read all the replies),
B) were unaware of the results of the first two 2010 Lions preseason games,
and
C) thought this thread was about one of the first two 2010 Lions preseason games.