Yes, it was a mistake.I think it was, and it could have cost the cowboys the game if Seattle had not lost their kicker.
Here is the situation:
Dallas 3 Seattle 3 2nd qtr 3.12 remaining Ball is at Seattle 40.
Now to me this is a battle of defense and field position, and the chances of making this long
of a kick is 50 / 50.
Miss the kick and you give Seattle great position at the Seattle 48.
This is not smart to me, I think you punt and try to down ball inside the 10.
By missing Seattle now got the upper hand in field position, and they drove a short distance for a FG.
then after kicking off we got the ball at our own 25.
Now had we punted and held Seattle to 3 and out we would have had upper hand still in field position.
If we had made the FG it is only 3 points, early in the game, so not really worth losing in field position.
Now 2 things I read later that the kick by maher was partially blocked or deflected, and on re-watch hard to
tell but it might have been.
2nd thing is when a team misses a FG the ball is evidently spotted at the point the ball is kicked from,
not the LOS! I didn't know this, and was wondering why LOS was the 40 but Seattle started at the 48.
But this is the type of decision making by JG that just isnt good. He should know better by now.
In this type game and that situation it is smarter to punt, and make Seattle drive long way for any points
they get, dont give them a short field.
I will add that if I were HC in playoffs, I would not put maher out there unless it was 48 yds or closer, except if time is about up in half or the game.
punt and play field position.
well if you want me to criticize ol Pete too, I will, he went into playoffs with a kicker that was too old, and way overweight and out of shape lol .can we stop looking back, Caroll made several mistakes including also going for a long FG I rather have Garett being aggressive then not..he felt every point would be critical and went for it..move on...I saw that god over at Bama make few..noones perfect..
LETS MOVE FORWARD..STOP NIT POICKING A PLAYOFF WIN..
WE WON SO TO THE OP NO
well it wasnt aggressive, the 3rd down play wasnt trying to get a 1st down , it was to get back in fg range.No, you can't complain about Garrett getting aggressive after complaining he never takes chances.
he didnt think so , all the talk was their punter was pretty good place kicker , ie could do both..WRONG..")well if you want me to criticize ol Pete too, I will, he went into playoffs with a kicker that was too old, and way overweight and out of shape lol .
And look at what happened, and he had no viable bkup, like we have heath who isnt great but could make extra points or short kick.
the other thing is I can kick a decent onside kick, in the usual manner, but seattle had no one else that could ??
That onside kick was ridiculous , pete was totally unprepared for that scenario of his kicker going down.
and about JG you can say it is aggressive, but I see it as just stupid.
In a close game better to play the odds and let your defense control seattle.
It’s far more likely that his success rate from 50+ being so good over the season was a fluky thing (given what he did from inside 50) than it is that he has some special talent for the long ones.Nah. Maher’s been money from 50+ all year. I was surprised he missed.
Kicking a field goal isn't being aggressive.It was a good idea, just didn't pan out. I was initially disgusted at what appeared to be a punt, then cheered when it was an FG try.
Always be aggressive.
well it wasnt aggressive, the 3rd down play wasnt trying to get a 1st down , it was to get back in fg range.
being aggressive would be going for a 1st down play on 3rd and 20 or on 4th and 10. It would still be stupid, but would be more
aggresive than just setting up a long fg try.
replace with whom? please provide options instead of just pointing to problems..... if you don't have a better option, then remain quiet.
It's hard to down a punt at or inside the 10 when your punter is that close. Your expectation is valid, but let's say it doesn't and goes into the end zone. Then you've gained 15 yards of field position at the cost of a potential 3 points.
It was a coin toss. He went with his decision and lived with it. I'm okay with it. He knew our defense could hold them to a FG with a miss and I think that was his thinking. Ended up being just fine.
No but it was a mistake not to replace Maher during the season. There were options.
Good idea to give SEA the ball around midfield? Why?It was a good idea, just didn't pan out. I was initially disgusted at what appeared to be a punt, then cheered when it was an FG try.
Always be aggressive.
I think its a judgement call.... although jones is good at that, we all complained about Garrett not being aggressive enough...now he is being aggressive and we all complain that he was too aggressive and not the right aggressive....so it goes back to my original comment. damned if you do. damned if you don't.Jones is very good about putting it inside the 20 and only has 2 punts for touchbacks on the season. I think the odds of putting them inside the 20 is better than going for it on 4th and long or trying a 58 yarder