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I think this discussion reinforces why it's so hard to definitively call playcalls or even strategy broadly 'bad' or 'good.' Like the Falcons could've burned more clock -- both shortening the game and resting the defense. But would that have stunted offensive effectiveness? Perhaps!

I cannot believe I am in the position of defending Teejers, but we are talking about degrees here, and at some point the circumstances so dictate a particular call that not doing it, absent a compelling reason, makes no sense.  In this particular case, there were some arguments for throwing the football, but they were weak relative to the arguments for running the ball under those game circumstances.

The problem is that in almost all circumstances, including many that Teejers labels "AYFKM", the benefits of one strategy over another are probably small, and more likely overwhelmed by things that we can't easily take into account (like defensive alignment).  Cases like last night's are very few and far between.

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[BostonCard]

I think this discussion reinforces why it's so hard to definitively call playcalls or even strategy broadly 'bad' or 'good.' Like the Falcons could've burned more clock -- both shortening the game and resting the defense. But would that have stunted offensive effectiveness? Perhaps!

I cannot believe I am in the position of defending Teejers, but we are talking about degrees here, and at some point the circumstances so dictate a particular call that not doing it, absent a compelling reason, makes no sense.  In this particular case, there were some arguments for throwing the football, but they were weak relative to the arguments for running the ball under those game circumstances.

The problem is that in almost all circumstances, including many that Teejers labels "AYFKM", the benefits of one strategy over another are probably small, and more likely overwhelmed by things that we can't easily take into account (like defensive alignment).  Cases like last night's are very few and far between.

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