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#101
Boy this one isn't for the faint of heart is it?
AAF Week 2 - Live Games Discussion
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#102
Quote Originally Posted by KempDunkLister:
Orlando/SA has been the only non-garbage game this weekend. Philip Nelson has looked pretty shaky at QB but his receivers are doing him no favors. Wonder if Martz will stick with him in the second half or put Bercovici back in.
Bercovici has better arm strength but even worse decision making. It'd probably be a wash.
Since this league is centrally owned, they should trade players at key positions to make other teams better. For example, there's much better QB's on the depth charts of other teams who could immediately start for a team like San Diego.
And there's other teams who have good depth at WR and RB who could be traded to other teams lacking at those positions.
The goal of the league should be to make sure that all of the best players are getting chances to start and get the most minutes possible.
Does it really matter which team these guys play for since the ultimate goal is to get some of these players into the NFL? The NFL could pay a transfer fee to the AAF in these instances which would be a great incentive for the AAF to succeed.
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#114
Quote Originally Posted by motowner:
Quote Originally Posted by KempDunkLister:
Please kick the field goal Martz, why wouldn't you?
They were up 9 at the time which is 2 scores, most coaches would've just called a running play on 4th down there with 30 seconds left.Please kick the field goal Martz, why wouldn't you?
A - Give your kicker some practice.
B - There are some playoff tie breaker scenarios in the NFL where point differential is a factor, might be the same in AAF.
C - Probably knows the spread and probably know some people in the stands have some money on the game, hook em up with a cover.
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#116
Quote Originally Posted by NickleBet:
The only thing I could possibly think of is that going for the FG up by 9 puts you up by 12 which is 2 TD's with missed conversions on each.
However I highly doubt Mike Martz even realized that could've been a potential outcome. You're right, once you're up 2 scores with that little time left and that deep into enemy territory, you just call a vanilla running play up the gut on 4th down and give the other team the ball back to drive the entire field.
Now.. If they were only up by 8 for example (or less) in that situation, then of course you kick the FG. But up by 9 it doesn't really make sense to kick it.
Sharp thinking NB. And yeah, no way in hell Martz thought of that as a possible angle. I think he was just giving the crowd the cover like Kemp said. 
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#118
Also this is a developmental league. Calling a give up running play doesn't really develop anything, it does risk one of your players getting injured. A FG is good practice for your long snapper, holder, kicker and has far less risk of anyone getting injured.
I don't really care about any of that though, but thanks for the cover Martz! 
Posted:
#119
Quote Originally Posted by KempDunkLister:
Also this is a developmental league. Calling a give up running play doesn't really develop anything, it does risk one of your players getting injured. A FG is good practice for your long snapper, holder, kicker and has far less risk of anyone getting injured.
Yeah, getting more reps in for the special teams is a fair point too.
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