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Old 11-18-2009, 11:21 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BaseballMan View Post
Again how many were 4th and 2 on the 28? Big difference between going for it at the 50 instead of the 28. Seems to me that losing coaches would tend more to gamble because what do they have to lose? Bottom line is that it didnt work so if Bellichek gets the praise when it works then he deserves the blame when it fails and last i checked the play failed.
The difference in going for it at the 28 vs. the 50 only affects the odds of the other team scoring if you don't make it. It's been accounted for.

Further, there's no reason he should get blame for making the correct decision just because it didn't work out. If you're playing blackjack and you stand on 20 on the dealer's 15, and the dealer draws a 6, you don't deserve blame, you just got unlucky when making the correct decision.
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