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really had nothing to do with the length though. He "shanked" it. Dude came a few yards from hitting a 66 yarder, you'd think a 47 yarder would be a gimme.

You don't freakin settle for a 47 yard Game winning FG with at least 2 downs to play with. If you lose yardage on two consecutive plays, you suck. Had the kick been inside of 40, kicking it would be understandable. Not 47. That is so damn conservative.

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You don't freakin settle for a 47 yard Game winning FG with at least 2 downs to play with. If you lose yardage on two consecutive plays, you suck. Had the kick been inside of 40, kicking it would be understandable. Not 47.

 

 

hindsight is always 20/20. Gould nails it and we're not having this conversation. We were frankly lucky to even have a shot at winning because minny screwed up a golden shot to win.

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You don't freakin settle for a 47 yard Game winning FG with at least 2 downs to play with. If you lose yardage on two consecutive plays, you suck. Had the kick been inside of 40, kicking it would be understandable. Not 47. That is so damn conservative.

 

How is it conservative to go for the win in OT. You end the game when you can. The more plays you run, the more likely a stupid play is going to happen. Ask the Vikings about that one.

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Iced him? These kickers are "iced" all the time. How many times does it really un-nerve the kicker. How many game winners happen after the kicker is "iced".

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/i...info-answered-2

What is the field goal accuracy rate after a kicker is “iced” compared to not being “iced?” – asked by @mikeregister

 

Since 2001 (including the playoffs), kickers have successfully hit field goals at an 81 percent rate when no timeout was called prior to the snap, and 76 percent when a timeout was called.

 

However, it’s worth noting that the average distance on “iced” kicks is 39 yards, compared to 36 yards on kicks on which timeout was not called.

 

Also interesting: In overtime, the average distance of kicks after timeouts and kicks with no timeouts called is about the same (37 yards).

 

In that instance, “icing the kicker” by calling timeout works. Kickers hit only 69 percent when “iced”, 87 percent when they are not.

 

It matters. Especially on a 47 yarder and having to sit there through 2 time outs after warming up. They shouldn't have tried that on second down no matter how you look at it.

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How is it conservative to go for the win in OT. You end the game when you can. The more plays you run, the more likely a stupid play is going to happen. Ask the Vikings about that one.

#1- He kicked it on 2nd down

#2- It was 47 yards

#3- It was 2nd down

 

They had more downs to play with, 47 yards is not a chip shot, and you had been moving the ball down their throats for the majority of the game. Why settle?

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