Mike Smith blunder to elect to punt (1 Viewer)

[Saint Kamara]

You're in your house. You never lose.

And you're punting on 4th down and giving the ball back to the best QB in the NFL?

Fa realz playa?

 

[Saints & Stamps]

I don't know, it's not a slam dunk to go for it. They had 3 TO's with the 2min warning included. They go 3n out and they are right back at it.

 

[PennStateSaint]

It was the right call, 2 minute warning and 2 timeouts.

 

[Sarcastic]

It was a good call. I argued with my dad before the third down play that if they don't make it, if it's me I punt.

I'm glad it didn't work out for him

 

[Madness71]

I think it was the right call.

 

[young]

had to punt, deep in their own territory on 4 and 6th.

 

[WhoDatster81]

C'mon man!!!....and thanks!

 

[saints2k8]

good call

 

[cdogg]

Good call, if Drew Brees isn't on the other sideline.

 

[novembrefluo]

Is it harder to stop a Saints offence that was going to play it safe or make 6 yard on a crappy 4th down defence ?

 

[Doobsdemons]

smart, high percentage call.

 

[tenordas]

I understood it as the conservatively correct play, but I would have gone for it if I were him.

Glad I'm not him on many levels....

 

[SaintsFanInLA]

I thought that it was a turrbl call. It was obvious that the Saints offense had suddenly found a rhythm. You HAD to go for it there. You give your team a shot to win it by putting the ball in Matty Ice's hands.

Had that been Sean Payton, I would have been screaming for him to go for it, if Atlanta was suddenly running/passing or just plain moving the ball all over our defense.

 

[demented]

It was the right call, 2 minute warning and 2 timeouts.

Really? Really? What evidential support do you have for this? The Falcon's defensive stand that lead to a comeback?

 

[jesusfish]

That was the weight of being the NFC front runners on the Falcons' shoulders. When you're supposed to win, you feel the pressure to not make a gutsy call that could look terrible if it doesn't work. The Week 3 Falcons go for it. They went for those 4th down plays and it payed off.