View Full Version : Why did we go for it on 4th rather than FG?
Just curious...on Bell's last TD run....
The game was already won....wouldn't it have been classier (less "running up the score") to just kick the FG and give them the ball back?
Goobzilla
10-30-2005, 04:43 PM
We were trying to be nice and run it up the gut, but the Eagles decided not too stop us.
SINISTER_
10-30-2005, 04:45 PM
49 looks sexy.
Plus it's almost 50.
listopencil
10-30-2005, 04:46 PM
Because we could.
Garcia Bronco
10-30-2005, 04:46 PM
We were trying to be nice and run it up the gut, but the Eagles decided not too stop us.
That's all that needs to be said
broncolife
10-30-2005, 04:47 PM
We were just trying to make up for that crappy 3rd quarter we played.
Goobzilla
10-30-2005, 04:47 PM
Half a C-note is a good day at the office.
elsid13
10-30-2005, 04:47 PM
Because Shanny wanted to make a statement. Plus give Bell some more confidence
Northman
10-30-2005, 04:47 PM
Just curious...on Bell's last TD run....
The game was already won....wouldn't it have been classier (less "running up the score") to just kick the FG and give them the ball back?
My guess it was too keep giving the offense confidence. after last week they needed to put some points on the board. and if your defense cant stop them its not their fault. the Eagles could have easily punted instead of going for it on the ir own 45.
kirby33
10-30-2005, 04:48 PM
why did we go on 4th down, you should be banned from this site
Sassy
10-30-2005, 04:51 PM
We needed to finish out a game..BIG TIME...after the last couple of weeks.
Just so they know they could.
Popps
10-30-2005, 04:53 PM
Shanahan figured a 21 point lead might not be safe, even with a couple minutes left?
RhymesayersDU
10-30-2005, 04:55 PM
I phoned in a play for shanny, Tatum is on my fantasy team and I wanted another TD.
ScottXray
10-30-2005, 04:57 PM
Shanahan has always taken it "easy" on the opposing team in the past...and no one ever reciprocates. Glad to see him step on the opponents throat when they were down, this time. I hope to see more of it the rest of the year.
The e-girls knew it was a run coming...all they had to do was stop Tatum. It was a run straight up the gut..which isn't TBells strength either. He just ran through the tackle and put it in.
49-21 is SWEET!_i_O_i_
broncobum6162
10-30-2005, 04:58 PM
To prove a point that you never never let down especially w/ the history this team has had the last few weeks
Jesterhole
10-30-2005, 05:10 PM
Because a FG would score easy points, and would be us running up the score. By running the ball, we gave the Eagles the best chance to stop us from scoring. They could not.
sirhcyennek81
10-30-2005, 05:22 PM
side note. i really dislike television announcers. they scored 49, because philly let them. no other reason.
watermock
10-30-2005, 05:22 PM
Because it was raining cats and dogs and it could of been blocked or something. Actually Bell just made a nice run against a depressed team. It's not our responsibility to take a knee on 4th down.
The thinking was why risk a FG and if we didn't make it, they are at the 5 yard line. I like rubbing their nose in it considering we almost gave another game away. What a game of contrasts...one of the oddest games I have ever seen. We need to develop a killer instinct...we haven't yet.
OrangeShadow
10-30-2005, 05:23 PM
Because we can
16-JakE-16
10-30-2005, 05:39 PM
if we don't make it they're pinned. why not?
Crushaholic
10-30-2005, 06:16 PM
We needed to put a dominating stamp on this game, instead of having everyone say that we escaped with a victory.
Now for the real reason,
Run clock
ludo21
10-30-2005, 06:19 PM
Exactly as everyone said, its a statement!!!
I was pumped that we were going for it, i actually was yelling, "Go for 2!!!"
I wanted an even 50, what can i say. ;D
Dr. Broncenstein
10-30-2005, 06:20 PM
If we kick it, we are running up the score....
It wasn't like the last touchdown was a flea-flicker.
Rocket 7
10-30-2005, 06:25 PM
It wasn't like Denver was throwing the ball in the last drive. They ran every play and scored. Suck it up.
plummershelper
10-30-2005, 06:26 PM
From an inside source. Tatum is on Shanahan's Fantasy team. He didn't start Anderson today so he had to make up for points with another Bell score!
maven
10-30-2005, 06:30 PM
Just curious...on Bell's last TD run....
The game was already won....wouldn't it have been classier (less "running up the score") to just kick the FG and give them the ball back?
A FG would look like we were rubbing it in. Denver was running out the clock. The interesting thing was Denver didn't down it under 2 mins, but decided to run & we scored again. I was rooting for another TD, and thank you Shanny for doing it instead of kneeling down.
Needa Pass Rush
10-30-2005, 06:43 PM
Shanahan must have played Tater on his fantasy team today. ???
GreatBronco16
10-30-2005, 07:24 PM
Just curious...on Bell's last TD run....
The game was already won....wouldn't it have been classier (less "running up the score") to just kick the FG and give them the ball back?
And that not running up the score cost us the Giants game and nearly cost us the NE game. I could care less about class when it comes to scoring. If the other team dosn't want us to score more points, then stop us from doing it. You try to score until you can't score anymore. Period. Show No Mercy.
Rock Chalk
10-30-2005, 07:26 PM
Shanahan figured a 21 point lead might not be safe, even with a couple minutes left?
That's just classic smartass funny.
Id rep you but for some reason it just takes me to the top of the thread when I try to rep someone.
Sideburn
10-30-2005, 07:30 PM
That's just classic smartass funny.
Id rep you but for some reason it just takes me to the top of the thread when I try to rep someone.
Har! I just repped you. As stated in the rep comment, maybe Teej has a rep ban on you.
Dr. Broncenstein
10-30-2005, 07:33 PM
Sideburn rocking the second evil head..... I thought I was going to die laughing the first time I saw that commercial
Rock Chalk
10-30-2005, 07:35 PM
Har! I just repped you. As stated in the rep comment, maybe Teej has a rep ban on you.
Why would he ban me from repping people? I did send him a PM about it and he has not replied just yet, but I don't see why he would do that.
Sideburn
10-30-2005, 07:50 PM
Why would he ban me from repping people? I did send him a PM about it and he has not replied just yet, but I don't see why he would do that.
It's Teej, it's you...it's the only plausible explanation I could muster.
Sideburn
10-30-2005, 07:51 PM
Sideburn rocking the second evil head..... I thought I was going to die laughing the first time I saw that commercial
Same, I love that commercial.
Cito Pelon
10-30-2005, 07:51 PM
You attack and score every chance you get. If the opposition doesn't like it, so what. What goes around comes around. If they're better the next time they come around, that's ok. If not, you hang 49 on them again. This is the NFL, not some mamby-pamby league.
clarker
10-30-2005, 08:00 PM
I don't think they were trying to score. They could have got a first down and not a TD, but the Eagles made a piss poor effort.
cbtigers
10-30-2005, 08:22 PM
In a weird way it would have been considered running the score up if we chose to kick the field goal, because it looks as if you are just after points.
we went for it on 4th down to get the first down and then you would have seen us kneel down to let the time tick off, but philly didn't stop the up the gut play and we scored.
Casper Bronco
10-30-2005, 10:36 PM
Because I needed more fantasy points
watermock
10-30-2005, 10:45 PM
You attack and score every chance you get. If the opposition doesn't like it, so what. What goes around comes around. If they're better the next time they come around, that's ok. If not, you hang 49 on them again. This is the NFL, not some mamby-pamby league.
Didn't they hand out trophies to both teams so noone's feelings got hurt and take both teams to McDonald's after the game?
The biggest crier in the history of sports is Vermeil, and he's run the score up at least a dozen times....Martz is good at crying carefully disguised as an illegal pick followed by a temper tantrum....
If T.O. wanted to take his ball with him and go home, I'm sure we could of found him one...he probably took the one he scored the long TD with him anyway....
ozomulsion
10-30-2005, 11:12 PM
Tatum! Nuff said
Blueflame
10-30-2005, 11:38 PM
We went for it on fourth down because a running play takes more time off the clock. It was a merciful act, because the FG was pretty much a sure thing from that field position... and the Eagles could have taken over on downs had they succeeded in stopping Tatum. Yeah, they'd have been pinned deep with little time left, but the points were a lot more within their control with us going for it than with the chipshot FG.
Clockwork Orange
10-31-2005, 12:33 AM
The Broncos weren't running sweeps or tosses, they ran right up the middle each time on the last 4 plays. The real kicker was that the Eagles had 9 guys in the box. If you can't stop a team that's running the same play right at you each time with 9 in the box, you deserve to get that extra TD hung on you. The Broncos were basically asking the Eagles to stop them, but they rolled over and Tatum waltzed into the end zone.
F Eagle fan if they don't like it. It's not our fault your defense layed down.
Billy Clyde Puckett
10-31-2005, 05:30 AM
Reid told the Eagle defense to allow the score so he could get the ball back??? :)
Bronco_Beerslug
10-31-2005, 05:50 AM
Why did we go for it on 4th rather than FG?
"It is, what it is"
Do you think he should have went for it?
"It is, what it is"
Why didn't we just kneel down?
"It is, what it is"
phillybroncosnut
10-31-2005, 09:13 AM
Just curious...on Bell's last TD run....
The game was already won....wouldn't it have been classier (less "running up the score") to just kick the FG and give them the ball back?
Toad, beleive it or not, going for it on fourth down is the classier move. Kicking the FG would have been running the score up because it's pretty much a given 3 points.
The classy move is to go for it on fourth down. If we would have thrown for a TD, it would be considered rubbing it in. In that situation, you run a very basic play. We ran it straight up the gut. A toss right or left isn't the call. That is a play that you are generally trying to score on. A very vanilla run up the gut is the classy call.
We did the correct (classy) play.
Nuggets4
10-31-2005, 09:16 AM
"It is, what it is"
"It is, what it is"
"It is, what it is"
Winner. Thread over.
bendog
10-31-2005, 09:54 AM
Elam sucks so bad, they try to kick it, and the iggles block it and run it back for a TD!
Mile High Shack
10-31-2005, 09:57 AM
b/c the Eagles just need to get better and not bitch about it
azbroncfan
10-31-2005, 01:27 PM
Shanny wanted to be in record books as only team ever to have a 300yd passer and 2 100 yard rushers in same game. Plus I am sure he watch SD game last week. They block a FG and return it 14 lead isn't as good as 21 pt and team has to go the distance.