It bothers me

I might be wrong but I think coaches grossly underestimated how deflating it is to go for a fourth down and not get it. They had 3 points, down by 7 and instead down 10.

how many times have we seen teams just run a team out of the building after a failed 4th down.

analytics doesn¡¯t show it on a sheet but Jesus tap dancing Christ it¡¯s been plain as day for the last five years since going for it has become en vogue.

im whining. I¡¯m going to grab my pacifier and one of your mothers and go to bed. 

Anal-ytics. Hate the new NFL. 

Player¡¯s gave up on playing after that move 

@Maukaboy

 yep but they get paid so much these days they dont even complain

I agree. It’s frustrating in baseball too. On the Cowboys 4th and 2 conversion attempt there was a display at the bottom of the screen that said “4th an 4 or less go for it”.

I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure that doesn’t account for Cooper Rush vs. say Patrick Mahomes at QB or other factors like backup offensive linemen on the field. Seems like a generic strategy that doesn’t take into account who’s playing. Worked for my Houston -7 bet but in general it’s pretty annoying to see constantly. 

@P33PGame

 I hate when I see that on my tv screen lol just kick the field goal or punt. Yeah if you can qb sneak I understand but the game has turned into the xfl lol 

Paralysis via over analysis. Time changes everything but it shouldn't. You're right anal-lytics do not compute the emotional and momentum loss due to such decisions based on a chart statisticians who never played anything invented. Personally I never understood the field goal aspect of football. But it's part of the game. It's far more challenging to win a game trying to punch it into the endzone. Winning games at the 50 yard line doesn't do much for me. Kickers are not automatic but evolution has led to these legs being used to win games needing less than 50 yards on drives.

However, it is a way to put points on the board. It's funny how the legs can kick it more consistently further away but the statistics and risk reward situations have changed strategies in the last few years. A field goal still puts points on the board yet a new generation of coaches think more about offense winning games more often than defense.Last I checked you still need an above average to elite defense. Unless we want to play no tackle flag arena football yay lol. 

@Weeds1079

 The coaches IQs are at an all-time low.

Some of the dumbest I've witnessed.

They still had an entire quarter plus left in the game. Kick the FG there to only be down 7.  

Daddy always said don't take the points away.

@Weeds1079

 Changed the entire complexion of the game! Momentum, players hanging their heads, all of it. Aikman was livid. I think part of the problem was that penalty on a 64 yarder that went in. It was such an uplifting moment, especially for the kicker who had missed an easy one. That would have tightened the noose on the Texans who have been blowing leads in the second half. But once you accept the penalty, and get all the way inside the 10 yard line and don¡¯t score a TD, a FG in that spot might be kind of deflating as well. 

Needed 2 fgs roo

Pos organization 

Leaving points on the field by going for 4th down has ruined so many teams this year. I am considering tracking the results of every game next season where a team elects to go for 4th down rather than taking the FG. It would apply to any point in the game other than desperation situations.

Cant blame it all on coaches, most always the players want to go for it and most coaches would rather eat glass than have players upset with them.