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But these are all things that Shaw has shown no vision to think about/consider.  Instead, it's "we were always going to take our shot on 2nd down and then run on third down to burn 30 seconds."  That's essentially what he said in the post-game presser. That just shows a complete lack of game management skills.  [And btw, did you hear the radio guys on the 2nd and 4?  This just isn't one disgruntled fan talking - again, it's pretty basic].

What is actually pretty basic is that you believe that Shaw's formula is wrong, and he doesn't. For better or worse, AFAIK there is no way to prove that your formula is better than his in general, and certainly not in any particular game. As it happens, I agree with you. I would have run twice. It burns up more time and you kick the same field goal. However, if the pass on second down works, game over. YMMV. The difference is, I believe that there isn't an objective "right answer" here, and you appear to believe there is.

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But these are all things that Shaw has shown no vision to think about/consider.  Instead, it's "we were always going to take our shot on 2nd down and then run on third down to burn 30 seconds."  That's essentially what he said in the post-game presser. That just shows a complete lack of game management skills.  [And btw, did you hear the radio guys on the 2nd and 4?  This just isn't one disgruntled fan talking - again, it's pretty basic].

What is actually pretty basic is that you believe that Shaw's formula is wrong, and he doesn't. For better or worse, AFAIK there is no way to prove that your formula is better than his in general, and certainly not in any particular game. As it happens, I agree with you. I would have run twice. It burns up more time and you kick the same field goal. However, if the pass on second down works, game over. YMMV. The difference is, I believe that there isn't an objective "right answer" here, and you appear to believe there is.