HawkerD
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Tusc2000":2x9xcoi4 said:When we go up 24-0, the opponent is no longer the other team -- it is the clock. Pete loosens the D and doesn't care if we give up 23 points. He goes conservative on O, to avoid turnovers and keep the clock moving.
The goal is to WIN, that is to win the game -- period. Not win by a landslide. Winning by 50-0 is pointless because margin of victory only means something in college football, it is irrelevant in the NFL.
Sure, we could have tackled much better, and maybe a few offensive plays could have been better disguised. But in t the end, we have a W, and that's the only thing that counts.
This is one of the most ridicules statements I ever heard. The hawks were on the brink of losing the game. If that was the plan then Pete should be fired for incompetence. I understand loosening the D, let them use clock. But how do you explain the ineptitude on offense? Was the the plan as well. I mean to make it as close as possible you go 3 and out on two (or was it three) consecutive drives. If not for the questionable falcon fumble inside the 5, and 2 missed field goals that is a loss.