McVay has standards for winning and losing gracefully, no need to compromise that when there's no reason to do so.
Didn't prefer the mercy at the end of the game.
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Someone in the office pool is happy they didn't score. Someone else is pissed they didn't score.
pvtdragon39
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I tell my GF whos an Eagles fan, that the Eagles are assholes all the time!
Cards are the least hated in our Division I think.
Meh. We were going to kick the FG until the run off that made the play unnecessary. I don’t want our coach being asshole face. I’m proud of how he conducts business.
I do wonder how often (or if ever), point differential has been used to decide a playoff position. I can’t recall a single instance.
I do wonder how often (or if ever), point differential has been used to decide a playoff position. I can’t recall a single instance.
DeaconJones
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In this case, theoretically kicking the FG opens you up to a blocked kick (cite: last TD a few minutes earlier), onside kick, Hail Mary and a tie game. Logic says do nothing and the game is over. Try for a FG and there is a tiny chance something bad happens. But generally as you say, "Meh"
I was a bit sad Kyren didn't plough into the end zone a play earlier. 40-19 would have been nice, and still done honorably.
If SOMEHOW we get up on the Eagles I would be all in on running up the score.
Just some sort of payback for breaking the unwritten rule and swiping our young center.
POS move, but we were dumb enough to put him out there I guess.
Just some sort of payback for breaking the unwritten rule and swiping our young center.
POS move, but we were dumb enough to put him out there I guess.
I guess none of that DUCK stink hasn't drifted as far south as LA, then???
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My thoughts on this have nothing to do with fantasy football.
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That was strange at the end there. FG team out? Then "wait wait come back in!" Never saw that before but McVay's not like that to pile it on. It was obvious they were trying to score a touchdown a few minutes earlier but when the clock wound down he took the high road and selected the kneel down. Yeah I know tiebreaker and points vs common opponents and stuff but I don't know that any team got bit for choosing to kneel in an early game.
The FG unit stayed on the field. They were going to kick it as they couldn't run out the clock by taking a knee. Then the 10 second run off happened and they were able to just stand there and run out the clock. I remember McVay giving a signal like he was declining a penalty but he was telling his kicking team to not run the play.
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Yeah and then he tells Callahan during the coach's handshake "I don't know what was happening blah blah"... a little PR there by McVay.
I agree, I hated that shit. Points matter when it matters and like you said the tie breaker at a certain point is points scored. I don't think we had to embarrass them, but why not kick it and get the kicker some practice?
Ground Chuck
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IMO sportsmanship etiquette for V-formation is when you can run out the clock before turning the ball over on downs. If that isn't the case, you run the ball at them full speed and generally straight-ahead. If on the wrong side of midfield, you punt on 4th. If inside the 50, you run it again on 4th. If you score a TD ... you score.
Kicking a field goal would be lame.
If I was on the other side of this specific instance and unemotional, I'd recognize the attempt at sportsmanship. However, add in a little emotion and I'd view it as bit patronizing.
Kicking a field goal would be lame.
If I was on the other side of this specific instance and unemotional, I'd recognize the attempt at sportsmanship. However, add in a little emotion and I'd view it as bit patronizing.
They all been around long enough to know it isnt an insult. Why not take things as you know they are intended not make up a narrative.
Tennessee could have elected not to run off the 10 secs, forcing McVay to kick the FG. It was a class move by both coaches in the end. Not sure who was in at RB but the run to the goal line looked like he wanted to score, he didnt pull a Gurley and slide down before the goal line. If it comes down to the 10 tie breaker for playoff seeding, I would be more upset about the loss that put us in that situation, than McVay not going for more points at Tennessee.
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That was kind of the point though - it didn't seem graceful.
Also I'm fine with sportsmanship - but I think the positives of punching it in there or handing it off at least one more time outweigh the feelings of the other team and their coach who is probably going to get fired at the end of the year. Means nothing to the Titans in the end.
THIS is the point that I think(?) has been missed by some on this tread.
The delay of game penalty, with 35 seconds, was on the Rams.
The clock was stopped. The Rams could Not run-out-the-clock.
Their options were to kick a FG or run a 4th down play. Either a score or turnover on downs meant there would be additional plays ... a kick-off and one of two snaps by the Tennessee offense.
Callahan's decision to take the 10 second run-off meant ... By Rule ... that the clock would continue to run.
Callahan was trying to end the game right there by allowing the Rams to run-out-the-clock.
I was not aware of that part of the rule ... where the clock would continue to run.
Seemed like McVay was also unaware. Once it was explained to him he told the players not to snap the ball.
It was clearly the right decision.