To go for it on 4th and 10 WAS stupid. Plain and simple. There was 4:30 left and we had all 3 TOs. Even if you held them to 3 on their next possession, it was still a one score game. (Likewise, the decision to pass up the FG vs. IL when we were down 3 scores)
I'm ok with the mindset that it was 4-down territoy regardless, can't argue that given the performance of the D to that point. BUT, the playcalling in that situation left a lot to be desired. We were in a huge hole after the holding penalty (negated the Minor TD), and tried to get it all back at once. It would make sense to chip away on 2nd and 3rd downs to get into a 4th and manageable situation.
4th and 5 in that situation? Good call to go for it. 4th and 10? Not so much.
Agreed with everyone who's faith has waned a bit over the last few weeks, but to change courses at this point would be a horrible mistake.
HOWEVA, I'm tired of all the excuses about walk-ons, youth, and inexperience. While that explains a lot of our struggles, RR has failed to prove he's a savvy game manager. He's been outcoached on several occassions (by Ron Zook and Danny Hope no less!).
Failing to kick the 37 yd FG today with 4:30 to play (what turned out to be the Brown lateral) and all 3 timeouts, instead opting to go for it on 4th and 10, is inexcusable. Just like it was last week when we were down 3 scores late.
There's a difference in being aggressive and being stupid. RR's decision making has leaned more toward the latter.
..like a lot of other things we're seeing from the coaching staff, is extremely concerning.
I understand all of the reasons (excuses?) why we're struggling this year, and I still support RR and believe he'll bring success here, but the ugly truth is, RR has gotten outcoached on MANY occassions while here.
His job is to put our players, however deficient in talent they may be, in the best situations to win. And unfortunately, he's failed to do so repeatedly.
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