(01-15-2018, 09:27 AM)Rico Wrote:

(01-15-2018, 09:23 AM)D6 Wrote:    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.

Well, exactly.  They were going to be conservative anyway.  Why not pin them deep and get the ball back on a punt?  I thank them for giving us the ball in their territory.

We will never know what would have happened.  But I believe there was a great chance the Jaguars would be more aggressive if the Steelers kicked off.  Assuming field position would have been somewhere around the Jaguars 25 yard line.  If the Jaguars didn't get a 1st Down,  punting would have very likely been necessary.  Hence,  the Jaguars easily could have used a play action pass to try to take advantage of the Steelers selling out for the run.

On the other hand,  with the Onside kick failing,  the Jaguars were already on the edge of FG range.  It seemed less likely the Jaguars would be aggressive once that happened.  Knowing that a few yards would put them in a good situation to attempt a FG to go up by 10 points.

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