Originally posted by SCACE
your K will be very good in a few levels, but you don't have the strength for a 50 yarder yet - 23.5 ain't kicking that far.
Remember that the game rounds to the 1, so that could have been 4th and 1.499999. With 3 timeouts and a good defense, I think you'd be surprised how many RL coaches would kick the FG and then yell to their defense to get a 3 and out and get the ball back. Then a FG wins it. You miss on 4th and 1, you need to get the ball back and need a TD to win.
So yes, you may have gotten a bit unlucky, but you have to tip your hat to BA - they played a hell of a game.
It would help if I had boosted my kicker, sure. Since when I do boost him, the first thing that's increasing is strength. I'd still have rather given it a shot. Oh well, that wasn't the most important play in the game.
I do tip my hat to them, no disputing that. They did everything they had to in order to win, and on this day, they were better than us. Maybe a fraction, but better than us still. They are a quality team, and I look forward to perhaps meeting them again in the playoffs.
And you're exactly right, it could've been 1.49 yards. But there's no way I'm kicking a field goal on 4th and < 1.5 on their 9 with 3:30 to go. Just not happening, since a field goal really does nothing there. If I fail, then they have the ball on their 9 with ~3:25 to go. Instead, we kicked it off and they started from their 40. We didn't have enough time to get back into field goal position. Tactically, it doesn't behoove me to go for it. Were it 4th-and-3 or more, then I would be slightly more inclined. Were it on their 19 or 29, then I probably would, yes. The tactics haven't evolved enough for that situational gameplanning, I think.
your K will be very good in a few levels, but you don't have the strength for a 50 yarder yet - 23.5 ain't kicking that far.
Remember that the game rounds to the 1, so that could have been 4th and 1.499999. With 3 timeouts and a good defense, I think you'd be surprised how many RL coaches would kick the FG and then yell to their defense to get a 3 and out and get the ball back. Then a FG wins it. You miss on 4th and 1, you need to get the ball back and need a TD to win.
So yes, you may have gotten a bit unlucky, but you have to tip your hat to BA - they played a hell of a game.
It would help if I had boosted my kicker, sure. Since when I do boost him, the first thing that's increasing is strength. I'd still have rather given it a shot. Oh well, that wasn't the most important play in the game.
I do tip my hat to them, no disputing that. They did everything they had to in order to win, and on this day, they were better than us. Maybe a fraction, but better than us still. They are a quality team, and I look forward to perhaps meeting them again in the playoffs.
And you're exactly right, it could've been 1.49 yards. But there's no way I'm kicking a field goal on 4th and < 1.5 on their 9 with 3:30 to go. Just not happening, since a field goal really does nothing there. If I fail, then they have the ball on their 9 with ~3:25 to go. Instead, we kicked it off and they started from their 40. We didn't have enough time to get back into field goal position. Tactically, it doesn't behoove me to go for it. Were it 4th-and-3 or more, then I would be slightly more inclined. Were it on their 19 or 29, then I probably would, yes. The tactics haven't evolved enough for that situational gameplanning, I think.
