I think the field goal call is a little bit of hindsight analysis.
If we go for it and fail, then the Lions score a TD and a FG, it’s “Flus is an idiot, he should have taken the points! Force the Lions to score two TDs”
At the end of the day the defense played extremely well, but let up two quick TD drives late.
They were up 9. The FG doesn’t change that the Lions have to score twice. Yes it forces 2 TDs to take the lead but either way, the Bears would have needed a FG drive to come back regardless.
The boneheaded move was not going for 2 after the DJ touchdown as well.
With how the game was going and knowing how easily the game can always turn around on top of the Bears, I would never question Flus’ attempt to go for it on 4th. I supported his decision to go for it on 4th down against the Broncos too, but I didn’t support running out of shotgun after using a timeout. With a defense that has never proven to clutch up when they need, I will never have a problem with going for the kill.
The fact that he also went for it on 4th two times earlier and both succeeded, too.
What drives me bonkers is the team is 6 - 22 under Eberflus and has never even beat a single divisional opponent and yet hes still coaching like hes trying to squeek out a playoff win. If you don’t have any guts when theres nothing to lose you are fucked if theres ever anything on the line.
I think the field goal call is a little bit of hindsight analysis.
If we go for it and fail, then the Lions score a TD and a FG, it’s “Flus is an idiot, he should have taken the points! Force the Lions to score two TDs”
At the end of the day the defense played extremely well, but let up two quick TD drives late.
They were up 9. The FG doesn’t change that the Lions have to score twice. Yes it forces 2 TDs to take the lead but either way, the Bears would have needed a FG drive to come back regardless.
The boneheaded move was not going for 2 after the DJ touchdown as well.
With how the game was going and knowing how easily the game can always turn around on top of the Bears, I would never question Flus’ attempt to go for it on 4th. I supported his decision to go for it on 4th down against the Broncos too, but I didn’t support running out of shotgun after using a timeout. With a defense that has never proven to clutch up when they need, I will never have a problem with going for the kill.
The fact that he also went for it on 4th two times earlier and both succeeded, too.
What drives me bonkers is the team is 6 - 22 under Eberflus and has never even beat a single divisional opponent and yet hes still coaching like hes trying to squeek out a playoff win. If you don’t have any guts when theres nothing to lose you are fucked if theres ever anything on the line.