The penalty didn’t occur in an irrelevant part of the play; the receiver Brady threw to was clearly held and slowed, contributing to pass not being caught. It’s quite inaccurate to simply reduce that to a claim that Brady failed to throw a completion.
Which, if we are going to believe LaFleur was playing percentages, would require us to believe the likelihood of the defense to score or a turnover was greater than the offense scoring from the 10. I find that highly unlikely to have occurred.
If the events are independent, then one way to win can be better than three ways to win if the probability of the one way is large enough relative to each of the probabilities of the three ways.
Sure but in this scenario kicking the FG led to the exact same dynamic as one of the three options of the other scenario — needing a stop and TD. With those two scenarios statistically identical to occur because they need to accomplish identical tasks, the other two options available when going for a TD inherently increase the odds of achieving 1/3 over having to accomplish 1/1.
That's simply not true. Kicking the field goal makes it so a stop and touchdown win you the game in regulation. Whereas a failed touchdown attempt on 4th down makes it so a stop, touchdown, and 2 point conversion only send it into overtime.
Win versus tie is irrelevant — as I mentioned earlier when losing at the end you go for the tie just as happily as go for the win. His decision was based on what he perceived the most likelihood scoring combination — FG + TD as opposed to TD + 2pt conversion, not that he was simply trying to contrive a scoring combination to win in regulation and avoid OT.
Someone ask Dowell Logainns what GB should have done. That dude's a genius. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Got one of the best QB in the game, you win and lose with him at the end. If they went for TD and failed and never got the ball back so be it, at least they tempted to go for it with the best player on the team with not much scrutiny. And they didn’t. And it’s going to haunt him, LeFluer and the fans for a very long time.
If LaFleur doesn’t get to a SB he’ll be fired within three years. Either he will continue to lose NFCCG’s and be seen as not being able to win one, or more likely the team fails to get back there and that regression in combination with the perception that he blew their best chance to get to a SB with his stupidity does him in.
I am sure guys like Rodgers or Stafford would not come here as they are most likely looking to win championships and not rebuild with a young team.
I LOVE Rodgers. He's my favorite in the NFL and imo the greatest QB of all time. That said, I wouldn't trade him. We don't have the talent to trade for a QB that would only give us a 3-4 year window. I don't think he'd want to sign with us, either. If he leaves GB, it will be to go to a contender.
You're wrong about Dillon. Totally. He was the only player that really helped this year, and it took him a while to adjust to the NFL. They took a couple of LBs who could help the team overall going forward, but they should have drafted at least one WR and 2-3 OL and a TE.
There was definitely one time that I remember thinking, "Why didn't he just run it in?" I don't remember 2x, but will take your word for it.
