(01-15-2018, 09:06 AM)Rico Wrote:

(01-15-2018, 09:03 AM)D6 Wrote:    The same thought came to mind for me when watching yesterday's playoff game  ( regarding the highly questionable calls by Mike Tomlin in the playoff game against the Jaguars 10 years ago ).

   It surprised me greatly that in yesterday's game following the 10 second runoff,  combined with the 10 yard penalty,  Tomlin didn't send the FG unit out on the field.  The Steelers needed 10 points.  The clock was their greatest enemy with only 32 seconds remaining.  Tomlin wasn't on top of his game.

I thought the onside kick was senseless and basically gave the Jaguar's the game with the Lambo field goal.  They still had two time outs left and the 2 minute warning.  That was just plain dumb.  Although a couple of the 4th down calls rivalled the dumbness of that one.

   Though I would have kicked off in that situation,  I thought there was some upside to the onside kick even though it was a low % play.   The Jaguars became conservative after recovering the onside kick and it came down to making a 45 yd FG in a stadium that's arguably the most difficult to kick FGs in.  

   I agree with you about a couple of the 4th Down calls.  Both Mike Tomlin and Off. Coordinator Todd Haley deserve the criticism for those decisions.

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