Thread: 4th and 8 was my 62-7 moment for the Ballard/Steichen regime.
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Originally Posted by Dam8610 View Post
I don't agree with that premise. If they go for it on 4th and 8, the defense is built in. The defense is: that's Patrick Mahomes on the other sideline, we were 18 yards away from a score that wins us the game and doesn't give him any more chances to win it. That's not stupid, it's choosing to go down swinging rather than giving Mahomes any more chances. If anyone second guessed that decision, they don't understand football.
That was the Belichek defense when he went for it on fourth and 2. Everone agreed with him at the time.
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