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Originally Posted by popanot
2. I'm not sure what the hell is going on with Graham, but I think there's more to Kubiak going for it and not kicking the FG than it was Kubiak just trying to be creative and going for the kill. Perhaps it's time they bring in a kicker or two for a tryout.
As for Kubiak going for it, I understand the D was playing well and if the play worked he's a genius. However, that was still an extremely risky call at that point in the game. It's not like our D was stifling and BUF wasn't moving the ball on us. I understand that it was still a 2-score game even if we had kicked a FG, but if BUF did happen to get 2 scores, the difference is a potential AFC loss (up by only 12 after going for it) as opposed to a win or at worst a tie and OT since BUF would've had to score 2 TD's plus a 2pt conversion. But like I said, I think going for it might have said more about Graham's health or Kubiak's confidence in his leg than it was about Kubiak trying a kill shot.
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I don't think it was about killer instinct. It was the smart play. The odds of a conversion there are about the same as the odds on a Graham FG from 47 (50/50). Not to mention a conversion ends the game (even without a TD we run half of the remaining clock at least), while a FG simply means a 2 TD collapse gets us to OT. Throw in the 7 yards of field position that a failed FG means compared to a failed conversion. It was the smart play.
Now if we are unhappy with a kikcer who is very accurate inside of 45 and has no range, then that is another story.