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In extra time yesterday in the match I didn't understand why Rodgers went for a long throw on his first attack, why didn't he just throw a short pass,

Posted by Loyola Jan 11 '10, 08:05

on which the odds of completion are higher I imagine, and inch his way up the field in short bursts until he's within field goal range.
He wasn't on target with a really long pass all day, and instead he's left with 2nd and 10, deep in his own half where if it got to 4th down anyway they'd be kicking the ball away.
Who makes those decisions anyway. The time surely to try for a long pass up the field is surely when yuor own teams field position is such that if you lose the ball through interception or whatever, that the other team is out of range for a field goal.
Seemed like an unnecessary waste of a first down going for that length of pass going by their % success rate.

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More seriously, it's not a bad play to take a stab at the end zone early if you think you'll catch the other team off guard. - Reagen Jan 11, 08:10 3
- Exactly. Most defenses are going to expect you to dink and dunk and try to safely move into FG range. - Jim Jan 11, 08:30
- The guy was wide open. -- nm - pmb Jan 11, 08:12 1
  - yeah, if he hit him there, it was game over man, game over. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 11, 08:13
Is this how Americans sound when they talk about soccer? :) -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 08:07 1
- Heh, yeah I'm getting my revenge in now. -- nm - Loyola Jan 11, 08:08

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In extra time yesterday in the match I didn't understand why Rodgers went for a long throw on his first attack, why didn't he just throw a short pass,

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