OT: Eagles gained 71 points from going for it on 4th down
Analysis of all 29 of Doug Pederson's 4th down 'go for it' calls in 2017
Brian and many others on this site have harped again and again about the utility of aggressively going for it on 4th down. The Philadelphia Eagles under Doug Pederson did exactly that en route to a Super Bowl championship last year. A writer for the Philly Voice reviewed all 29 calls to go for it on 4th down and found that it led to an additional 74 points while costing only 3 points from failed attempts.
It's interesting to consider how other teams with worse offenses and/or defenses would fair from equally aggressive coaching decisions.
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10 touchdowns, 9 extra points, and a 2 point conversion?
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Watch his whore mouth
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February 23rd, 2018 at 1:43 PM ^
The problems with going for it on 4th down begin when you don't make it.
February 22nd, 2018 at 8:22 PM ^
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This is interesting though.
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February 23rd, 2018 at 1:50 AM ^
Then it becomes life, which makes the decision-making process far more risk averse. Coaches treat 4th downs like they do their contracts - they don't want to lose the jobs so they don't put the conversions on the line all that often.
February 22nd, 2018 at 10:13 PM ^
The punting lobby is firmly against this idea
February 22nd, 2018 at 10:27 PM ^
Did Kirk Ferentz comment?
February 22nd, 2018 at 10:32 PM ^
When playing madden I almost always go for it on 4th down. I basically inovated this strategy in the mid 90s as a 12 year old.
February 23rd, 2018 at 11:29 AM ^
Can you (or your 12 yr. old self) become the new Analyst?
February 23rd, 2018 at 1:01 PM ^
What took you so long?