cl_1_2008

I would say "traditional" call, not the "right" one. You're down 11 points. By taking the 3, chances are if you give up points of any kind, you lose the game. Our defense didn't have their "A" game today. Nothing I had seen led me to believe that was likely. You have the ball on the 3. There are no guarantees you make it back down there that far, especially considering how our offense was playing. And the thing is, you're going to have to convert IN THAT EXACT SITUATION(1 play from the 3) on the 2-point conversion, if you do kick the field goal there, and everything works out and you score the TD later, and they don't score again. If you score a TD, a FG by them doesn't essentially end the game. We are so conservative it hurts.