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There's been a lot of negative threads about Gibbs' situational decision making this year, but I want to take a moment to give the 3 time SB Champion coach some love for making the decision to kick the FG down on the two yard line. It was a big decision and he certainly was entertaining the thought of going for it on fourth with a chance to end the game right there.

If we were to get stopped, I don't think the Saints would have had any problem getting in FG range. We would be in OT right now.

Instead, we get a week to savor an upset victory over the Saints, so lets enjoy it!

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[quote=GTripp0012;261094]There's been a lot of negative threads about Gibbs' situational decision making this year, but I want to take a moment to give the 3 time SB Champion coach some love for making the decision to kick the FG down on the two yard line. It was a big decision and he certainly was entertaining the thought of going for it on fourth.

If we were to get stopped, I don't think the Saints would have had any problem getting in FG range. We would be in OT right now.

Instead, we get a week to savor an upset victory over the Saints, so lets enjoy it![/quote]

People are going to find it tougher and tougher to criticize Coach Gibbs as we continue to put some wins together now. I think people who criticize the man need some smelling salts to return them back to reality. I mean, the man has won three Super Bowls, I think he knows what he's doing. Correction, I know he knows what he's doing.

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012;261094]There's been a lot of negative threads about Gibbs' situational decision making this year, but I want to take a moment to give the 3 time SB Champion coach some love for making the decision to kick the FG down on the two yard line. It was a big decision and he certainly was entertaining the thought of going for it on fourth with a chance to end the game right there.

If we were to get stopped, I don't think the Saints would have had any problem getting in FG range. We would be in OT right now.

Instead, we get a week to savor an upset victory over the Saints, so lets enjoy it![/QUOTE]

EXACTLY.
I got some flack for saying it was the right decision when it happened, but it was the right decision!

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[quote=jsarno;261103]EXACTLY.
I got some flack for saying it was the right decision when it happened, but it was the right decision![/quote]To be honest, I probably would have gone for it if I were the coach. But I'm not, Gibbs is, and we won!

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012;261104]To be honest, I probably would have gone for it if I were the coach. But I'm not, Gibbs is, and we won![/QUOTE]

Make them work for it. Don't make it easy. If we went for it and missed, we'd be in a world of hurt.

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[quote=jsarno;261107]Make them work for it. Don't make it easy. If we went for it and missed, we'd be in a world of hurt.[/quote]Right, because it was the 4th quarter.

If it was any earlier in the game, I think you have to go for it, but with 4 mins left, you play the percentages, make them beat your redzone D.

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Gibbs just said he looked at the distance (to make a 1st down) and if it was less than a yard, he would have gone for it.

Nice call Joe!!!

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012;261111]Right, because it was the 4th quarter.

If it was any earlier in the game, I think you have to go for it, but with 4 mins left, you play the percentages, make them beat your redzone D.[/QUOTE]

EXACTLY.

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Defense stepped out and they were stepping up all game. If they weren't we would have gone for it. To be honest when they were marching I thought we were going to lose and if we did I wouldn't have blamed Gibbs for kicking the FG.

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that baldinger fag or whatever his name is was calling gibbs out for that...i definitely agreed with the call. carney is a good kicker, and if we didnt get it, which i dont think we would have honestly, the saints would have been able to tie the game up pretty easily from the position they were in

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you dont win 3 super bowls by not knowing how to coach. great job by everyone today

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[quote=Big C;261150]that baldinger fag or whatever his name is was calling gibbs out for that...i definitely agreed with the call. carney is a good kicker, and if we didnt get it, which i dont think we would have honestly, the saints would have been able to tie the game up pretty easily from the position they were in[/quote]

I honestly wanted to reach through the TV screen and choke Baldinger. It was an easy call for Gibbs to make. No way do you go for it in that situation.

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If Brees completes that pass in the end zone, then most skins fans would've said Gibbs should've went for it. Gibbs would've went for it (as he stated in his presser) if it had been just a little closer...after all, we didn't have to go for the TD, we could've picked up the 1st down first. The point is, I don't really believe Gibbs' decision to kick the field goal had anything to do with our win today as much as it was our defense who came up with the big stop at the end of the game.

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gibbs knew the defense had been awesome today and trusted them to not let new orleans drive the field and score a touchdown

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[quote=skinsguy;261186]If Brees completes that pass in the end zone, then most skins fans would've said Gibbs should've went for it. Gibbs would've went for it (as he stated in his presser) if it had been just a little closer...after all, we didn't have to go for the TD, we could've picked up the 1st down first. The point is, I don't really believe Gibbs' decision to kick the field goal had anything to do with our win today as much as it was our defense who came up with the big stop at the end of the game.[/quote]

What you fail to comprehend though is that if we fail this 4th down NO marches down the field well within field goal range and instead of going for it on 4th down they kick a field goal and send the game into over time which most likely would have been decided by the flip of a coin.

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I wanted Gibbs to go for it.

We had a ton of momentum, and I thought we should seal the deal.

Hindsight is 20-20... so it looks like a great decision now, which it obviously was. Props to Gibbs and the Redskins on what will probably be the trophy win for the season.

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[quote=GTripp0012;261094]There's been a lot of negative threads about Gibbs' situational decision making this year, but I want to take a moment to give the 3 time SB Champion coach some love for making the decision to kick the FG down on the two yard line. It was a big decision and he certainly was entertaining the thought of going for it on fourth with a chance to end the game right there.

If we were to get stopped, I don't think the Saints would have had any problem getting in FG range. We would be in OT right now.

Instead, we get a week to savor an upset victory over the Saints, so lets enjoy it![/quote]

Gibbs does not own a crystal ball the way we do AFTER a play has been run, I think he makes the best decision that he thinks is right and goes with it.

I may not like all he calls he makes but I do support him, what is, is. No amount of bitching will change who he is or how he calls a game win or lose.

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i think people justed wanted to see gibbs go for the win right there. we were in the redzone late in the game again and didnt come out with a TD. last week v.s. the eagles we kicked the FG to make it a 2 point lead for the eagles when he probably should have gone for it. its a spur of a moment thing. as fans we want to see gibbs for win right there and put it away we were 4-9 and not going to the playoffs. now if were 9-4 they would have probably agreed with the decision to kick the FG and make the saints get a TD to win.

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zzzzzzzz. who cares? we are 5-9. let's not hail gibbs a genius for kicking a FG with over 4 minutes left against a potent NO offense (giving them plenty of time to score a TD)...

zzzzzzzzzzzz

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[QUOTE=RobH4413;261348]I wanted Gibbs to go for it.

We had a ton of momentum, and I thought we should seal the deal.

Hindsight is 20-20... so it looks like a great decision now, which it obviously was. Props to Gibbs and the Redskins on what will probably be the trophy win for the season.[/QUOTE]

Nah, the trophy win of the season is going to be on Dec 30th when the skins take the Giants out and end their slim hopes of a wildcard birth!

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[quote=mason4415;261518]zzzzzzzz. who cares? we are 5-9. let's not hail gibbs a genius for kicking a FG with over 4 minutes left against a potent NO offense (giving them plenty of time to score a TD)...

zzzzzzzzzzzz[/quote]

I guess you're a glass half-empty kind of person? I think this win was a great sign heading into next season. It looks like things are finally headed in the right direction for this team, I was as riveted by this game I was during the playoff run last season. No zzzzzzzzzzzz for me! Great game!