PFT (Pardon My Take co‑host, Big Cat/PFT Commenter — likely PFT Commenter/host)
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Let it rip.
Let it rip.
So the Jaguars did the thing last week where it's like a new strategy that you see more and more coaches do.
The Cowboys did it.
The Dolphins did it against the Commanders.
You go for it on fourth down when you're up by three.
because you're trying to pin the other team deep.
So I tried to think of a way to articulate why that's the smartest thing to do, because I found myself agreeing with the coaches that do that, even though people are like, what the fuck are you doing?
Why are you going for it on the fourth down kick of field goal?
Make them score a touchdown to beat you.
It's because of the field position.
It's entirely because even if you make the field goal, you're up six points, you still give the other team about, give or take, 30 yards worth of field position on the kickoff, which is worth a whole lot in those end-of-game scenarios.
So yeah, if you go for it and score a touchdown, that's awesome.
You're probably going to win the game.
If you go for it and you don't make it, they've got the ball on the three-yard line.
Alternatively, this is why at the end of a half, I'm okay with kicking a field goal.
Because you don't get the benefit of putting them in a bad field position spot.
You don't get that benefit.
Listen, Trevor Lawrence, I don't think he's a top-tier quarterback, but I think that Liam Cohen's got him doing something right.
Even though he stunk last week at times and threw some real dumbass picks, I stand by my take that when Trevor Lawrence is letting it rip and he's doing wild shit and feeling comfortable enough to the point where he's just...