Lovie (at Illinois) lost to Haze partly by taking 3 points on 4th-and-goal from the 1 in the first quarter (then clanking a game-winning FG later). Taking that 3 points is old-school NFL wisdom but almost never good in college where the TD:FG ratio in an average game seems larger.
Meanwhile Reich is criticized for going for it on 4th-and-goal from the 2 early in Sunday's Colts game. Or maybe only criticized for the wildcat play call because the play got blown up.
In any case I think you go for it in almost any game situation outside the 4th quarter or OT, college or pro.
You gain an extra advantage when you pin the opponent deep, so there's a slice of outcomes where you subsequently get the ball back in great field position, even if you fail to convert.
What think you?
Meanwhile Reich is criticized for going for it on 4th-and-goal from the 2 early in Sunday's Colts game. Or maybe only criticized for the wildcat play call because the play got blown up.
In any case I think you go for it in almost any game situation outside the 4th quarter or OT, college or pro.
You gain an extra advantage when you pin the opponent deep, so there's a slice of outcomes where you subsequently get the ball back in great field position, even if you fail to convert.
What think you?
