I think a patient Josh is likely, today. Those who know more than me have broken film down. What an interesting week. Disciplined routes and LA Ram style take what they give you … then pounce.
Analytics agrees with you. Analytics takes score and the likely result of both decisions into consideration given time remaining. “Go for it” adds more than kick even with the high probability of a made FG. Analytics here said”hi for it” offered more points, even with success probabilities considered, than kick at that stage of the game. You take a 70% chance at 7 pts over a 99% chance at 3 pts until time remaining says you don’t. It would have been asinine to go for it with 3 seconds left and down by 2 pts.
The problems were play selection and execution.
Damn missed xtra point. I know how critical it is to win by one score, and not to beat teams badly. This was going perfectly. Get a big lead, start calling weird stuff and stop protecting the ball. Let the other team back in it and hang on by the skin of your teeth. NOW we have a four point lead. These guys can’t do anything right.
If the Bills are any good, we’ll see a 56 play, 27 minute and 21 second drive, using no time outs, that ends with a TD with 1 second to play. We can’t continue to score too fast, except when we score too quick.
Sabres 12, Wings 6 …. during the cold war and on the border of Canada. Without a Cup or Lombardi, the greatest professional sports moment in Buffalo, ever.
I’m not an agent, a player or a GM. That said, GB and Rogers looks good to me if I’m OBJ. Primary target on a team with a HOF QB and no other WR. Numbers = next contract.