From: mianderson79@gmail.com   
      
   For those who watched the game, this idiot punted on FOURTH and 3 up 17-9 at   
   the navy 38 with a little over 2 minutes left.   
      
   The fact that they gained like 11 yards on a bad punt isn't why it was a bad   
   decision.  Even if it was a solid punt and they gained like 27 yards of fg   
   position and downed it around the 10 it's still a bad decision and outcome.   
      
   These sorts of decisions are a litmus test on whether a coach understands   
   basic principles of risk-reward in these situations, and whether they   
   understand the value of field position in these situations vs the lost   
   opportunity of getting a first down and    
   winning the game.   
      
   In almost all of these situations, the very real possibility/likelihood of   
   gaining a first down and WINNING THE DAMN GAME right there far outweighs any   
   loss in field position.  Your chances of winning the game in these situations   
   only marginally change    
   if the opponent gets the ball at your 35-45 instead of your 10-20.  However   
   should you convert the fourth down, your chances of winning are    
   00%......coaches that throw away a valuable chance to gain the first down and   
   win the game right there in    
   exchange for an often marginal amount of field position deserve to be fired.   
      
   That's all......   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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