Our earlier sneak went well. Jones is a good runner and big. If we do t get it, we are still up 7 and if the Vikings score on a short field we get the ball back with time.
A punt may have only netted 30 yards and Vikings can move the ball in chunks quickly.
Thought it was a no brainer you go for it. At that point you’re defending against the touchdown regardless of whether they started from that spot or you punt and they’re a little further.
Was going for it because I had no faith in the defense getting a stop in the game at that point. And min would score fast enough to leave the giants enough time for a final drive
near the goal line earlier. The line was playing well and I thought Feliciano was a beast today. I was for going for it and I was 100% certain it was a keeper and 100% certain that he would make it.
I actually turned to the kids and said : " you're the coach
Go for it or no?" They were mixed. Daughter said punt, son said go. I was the tiebreaker said go for it! You want to win playoff games you show balls. Thought the O had to win it.
Even if you don't convert, with the short field it would give the Giants the ball back with plenty of time for GW FG drive. No way the Vikings would have went for two if they had opportunity to score a TD in that scenario.
Don't give them a short field. That said, I grew up with a conservative football mentality, and the game has changed...I trust Dabs to make these calls.
Our D wasn’t stopping a watch even if they stepped on it 50 times!
An 80 yard drive or a 45 yard drive made no difference…plus…if they couldn’t make 1, they didnt deserve the W anyway.
My 4 year old wanted me to play with him so I walked away and played with him. Figured the football gods would appreciate me doing the right thing and not turning my back on my son. In my 30s I probably don’t do that. But this is my little man. I was happy to do it and was rewarded handsomely with this win.
I was thinking I would not and I'm glad the Giants have a coach who did not because that's a call that gets second guessed if you lose and so many coaches would have managed that to the "safe" play.
Coaches should essentially go for 4th and 1 pretty much all the time. However, in a game like today, being aggressive and going for it is just understanding the game flow.
If the score was like 6-3 and neither offense can move the ball, maybe you think about a punt, IMO. Link - ( New Window )
Was the immediate thought and I usually second guess that immediately but there was only one option and that was to win the damn game right there and then
With over 3mins Vikings had plenty of time to go 80+/- yards and probably use it all. If the giants didn’t make it Vikings have ball at mid field. If they score it would be quicker leaving time on the clock for the Giants to respond and kick winning field goal.
Giants are probably playing a bend but don’t break type of defense anyway so the middle yards are just chewing some time off the clock.
Because it was the right move to make. Plus it helped that I was very confident they could make that yard. The Giants have a very good offense in spite of everything. Regardless, it was the right move to make because making plays like that is what winners do. Daboll is a winner.
I liked the call because of the time left on the clock
Loved the call to go for it. Even if they don't get it and subsequently give up the game tying TD, they'd likely still have time to win the game with the ball in their hands.
also that Dabs had a lot of confidence in the team to make it. Giants were the more physical team and they’ll need to be all that again next weekend too!
My 4 year old wanted me to play with him so I walked away and played with him. Figured the football gods would appreciate me doing the right thing and not turning my back on my son. In my 30s I probably don’t do that. But this is my little man. I was happy to do it and was rewarded handsomely with this win.
Good move. You cant dvr your kid.
Funny that you relate your choice dilemma/not dilemma on a thread that is roughly analagous.
Since they had the 7 point lead. Worst case scenario if they don’t make it, Minny gets it back and ties the game. Maybe the Giants still have some time left after that. Seemed worth the risk to me.
Go for it. Close it out. Playing with house money because this team wasn’t supposed to even be there. And remembering the 2 point conversion call from week 1 I knew Daboll would go for it too.
I had no problem with it as long as they didn’t do something dumb
But still was ok with the call because I felt like I'd rather the Vikes have a shorter field to drive in the hopes that we might get one last chance with the ball if/when they scored. All week, I really felt like this game was going to again come down to who had the ball last.
But I didn't mind because I was going to quit watching football after that call on Dexter Lawrence.
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That was a terrible call on Dexter, they should give the QB's
skirts out there, the way the game is called nowadays!
Fortunately they hung on there at the end.
Same. Go for it.
A punt may have only netted 30 yards and Vikings can move the ball in chunks quickly.
So I was happy with the decision.
The Giants had a 7-pt lead and 3 timeouts.
Daboll stayed rational in a high pressure moment. Like his team, he didn’t blink.
Exactly.. I was all for it..
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Same. Go for it.
Yup.
True ... but if we don’t make the first down, they score quicker, leaving more time for Gano to kick a game winner and return the favor.
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True ... but if we don’t make the first down, they score quicker, leaving more time for Gano to kick a game winner and return the favor.
My logic exactly
An 80 yard drive or a 45 yard drive made no difference…plus…if they couldn’t make 1, they didnt deserve the W anyway.
As far back as 10 years ago - you're punting.
The game is totally different today.
If they were up 3 or less or tied, punt the ball
I was thinking I would not and I'm glad the Giants have a coach who did not because that's a call that gets second guessed if you lose and so many coaches would have managed that to the "safe" play.
We're going to die swinging this year. I'm at peace with it.
Coaches should essentially go for 4th and 1 pretty much all the time. However, in a game like today, being aggressive and going for it is just understanding the game flow.
If the score was like 6-3 and neither offense can move the ball, maybe you think about a punt, IMO.
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That’s why Daboll’s a Head Coach and I’m a guy in his easy chair.
Giants are probably playing a bend but don’t break type of defense anyway so the middle yards are just chewing some time off the clock.
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Same. Go for it.
Same same same
But I didn't mind because I was going to quit watching football after that call on Dexter Lawrence.
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Good move. You cant dvr your kid.
Funny that you relate your choice dilemma/not dilemma on a thread that is roughly analagous.
Follow your gut usually is the winning play.
Giants were struggling to stop them. Game wasn't "over" if we didn't make it.
And just as Giants did in Week 1 -- PLAY TO WIN!!!
That's what Daboll is. It's why we love him.
We almost blew it. Fire everyone.
But it was definitely ballsy. I thought throwing on 3rd and 15 was insane, but it would’ve worked if Slay holds onto it.
But I didn't mind because I was going to quit watching football after that call on Dexter Lawrence.
That was a terrible call on Dexter, they should give the QB's
skirts out there, the way the game is called nowadays!
Fortunately they hung on there at the end.