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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pkrjones" data-source="post: 647699" data-attributes="member: 9982">Why is it ridiculous to not go for 2 and the win?  Why shouldn't MM trust that his offense to get 2 yards on 1 play to win the game?  Does it make more sense to trust that his ST won't allow a run back TD,  if that doesn't happen that his defense will not allow the other team to score a TD but kick a FG?  Then if that happens that his offense can march 80+ yards down field and score a TD for the win?2004 playoffs against the Eagles Mike Sherman's offensive line was destroying the Eagles run D, Ahman Green ran for 156 yards, and on 4th & 1 Sherman chose to play it safe and punt, giving up control of the ball, and eventually losing after the dreaded 4th & 26 Eagles conversion.Why give up control of the game and trust that 4 other things go right when you could keep control in your own hands?  MM should've gone for 2 and the win.  If you can't trust your team to rise up and get 2 yards why would you trust them to keep AZ out of the end zone, or your offense to move the ball without significant penalty or error to win 5, 10 or 15 minutes later?“I play to win,” Arians said.  For the second straight season GB is out of the playoffs because MM plays not to lose.</blockquote>

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