Going For it on 4th and 6

[links18]

Witten looked a little gimpy after that play. I hope he is OK.

 

[Blackspider214]

I dont think it was an easy decision. But it was certainly the ballsiest decision he has ever made. He earned his paycheck with that call.

I think you may have mis-read or misunderstood. I agree with you that it wasn't an easy decision. Which is why this was easily the best decision made ever by Garrett. I mean you are on that part of the field and in the part of the game where it's gray area in terms of if you should go for it.

I think the Garrett of old ala 2011 and 2012 and heck, even last year, would not have went. He would have punted the ball because it's the "smart" thing to do. Well you know what, in sports and life, sometimes you take risks to try and get what you want. You want always succeed but they need to be made in certain situations.

In my eyes, this situation screamed go for it. And I'm glad he saw eye to eye with me.

 

[Blackspider214]

I like the 4th and goal better. You can make a case with punting it on 4th and 6. But 4th and goal at the 2 is the best strategy for that situation. Even if you get stuffed, you still have them pinned back. I hate when teams dont go for it at that situation. Regular season or playoffs.

I'm not seeing what you are getting at. I think you are agreeing with everything I'm saying. Which was my reasoning why this decision is his best ever. The 4th and goal was blatantly obvious you go for it. You are down 13 at the end of the 3rd. You don't settle for 3. I don't see that as a gamble at all.

Yes you can make the case of punting at 4th and 6. And majority would agree with you. Which is why it took some huge stones to make the call. We fail and he is getting flamed. Not by me he wouldn't though. You can't give the ball back to Detroit not coming away with points.

He has a little Switzer in him. Switzer was a riverboat gambler.

 

[tecolote]

His Masters quote was awesome!! Reminded me of Tin Cup.

 

[Idgit]

...What boggled my mind was Caldwell not going for it on 4th and 1.

I was so relieved when they let time expire on that play. Don't know what he was thinking. That was a bigger mistake than anything the officials did the play before, as far as I'm concerned. If you don't go for it on 4th and 1, as a road underdog, after what had been going down in the 2nd half...I'm not sure what you're thinking.

They'd probably have easily converted, and then we'd have stopped them on the next set of downs, but nobody would be talking about the blown offsetting penalties in that case.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Naw you don't punt there. I felt good about the Cowboys offense to convert it and I felt good enough about the defense to at the very least limit the Lions into a field goal had they not gotten it. You have to remember at that point the Lions had nothing but kick a field goal since jumping out 14-0. I thought it was a no brainer to be honest.

What boggled my mind was Caldwell not going for it on 4th and 1.

I kind of understand Caldwell not going for it. They were still around midfield if I remember right. Momentum was already very much swinging our way and I think he figured his defense had been the star of the show for his team so far, so let them do it again.

 

[Idgit]

I kind of understand Caldwell not going for it. They were still around midfield if I remember right. Momentum was already very much swinging our way and I think he figured his defense had been the star of the show for his team so far, so let them do it again.

To each his own. There's always a rationale for not going for it on 4th down. But 4th and 1, the way that second half was going? I think a road underdog has to take that, every time.

But I'm glad they didn't.

 

[kojak]

Easily the best decision of the Garrett era by far. My uncle hated the call and a few people next to us but 100 percent loved the decision. That was no time to punt the ball. Not how that game was going. In that situation when you pride yourself as an offensive team, you go get 6 yards.

Witten was lovely on that play, too. With how he put that move on the defender and got wide open.

You seize that moment right there and go win the game.

I've never been a big Garrett fan but I give him all the props on that decision.

I loved the decision. I was hoping they would go for it. It defines everything about finishing the fight and it rallied the defense to knock them out.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

This is a case of Red looking like a genius because it worked, but everyone would have been calling for his head On a stick if it didn't and the Lions score with a short field.

 

[Risen Star]

I would have punted.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

I would have punted.

I said the same thing to my wife when the offense stayed on the field.

I'm very happy to be wrong.

 

[Risen Star]

I said the same thing to my wife when the offense stayed on the field.

I'm very happy to be wrong.

I don't think it makes you wrong. It just happened to work out this time.

 

[FiveTime]

Having extreme confidence in your team makes it easier to go with your grapefruits.

 

[rynochop]

His Masters quote was awesome!! Reminded me of Tin Cup.

ha, i thought the exact same thing.

 

[Staubacher]

Garrett wanted his best players (the offense) to decide the game there. Even in a game where the other team's defense was better most of the day.

That takes stones and is real leadership.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

two weeks in a row that garrett made good game decisions...yikes. hope that doesnt screw us for next week lol

 

[ologan]

Garrett has been showing he has cojones the last several weeks, gotta love it!

.....and Garrett's been not so quietly sending a message to future opponents, plural, that we are very unpredictable!

 

[aikemirv]

I was for going for it because if you give them the ball there hopefully your team can hold them to a FG and you still have time down by one score. If you punt and you don't get a couple stops the game could be over. I trust the team to hold them to a FG, for some reason I don't trust them to not let Detroit go down the field and take 6 minutes off the clock in doing so.

I thought it was the best decision.

 

[Maxmadden]

As a head coach, there are a lot of games where you have little impact during the game. The Cowboys were struggling to get in the game. Garrett saw and opportunity to get his struggling team and the crowd into the game and took advantage of it..

 

[EST_1986]

Garrett's balls dropped before out eyes yesterday