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[quote author=jacketree link=topic=18246.msg216391#msg216391 date=1512189978]
Which is why Blackledge thought we should have kicked deep. Maybe he’s right.

That sequence inside the 5 did it. And 99 yards.

No, he’s not right.  Possession matters much more than field position late in the game. I’d take a 10% chance at recovery versus giving the ball up to a team that only has to gain one first down to ice it.  How many three and outs did we force this game?

BC
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Here's why he has a point. If we kicked deep, SC would never have gone for it on 4th. We would have gotten the ball back.

[cardcrimson]

[quote author=jacketree link=topic=18246.msg216391#msg216391 date=1512189978]
Which is why Blackledge thought we should have kicked deep. Maybe he’s right.

That sequence inside the 5 did it. And 99 yards.

No, he’s not right.  Possession matters much more than field position late in the game. I’d take a 10% chance at recovery versus giving the ball up to a team that only has to gain one first down to ice it.  How many three and outs did we force this game?

BC
[/quote]

Here's why he has a point. If we kicked deep, SC would never have gone for it on 4th. We would have gotten the ball back.