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Originally Posted by Tom Dogg  Two questions:1. You are the head coach of an NFL team. Your team is down 30-15, and you score a touchdown, making the score 30-21, pending the PAT. There are 3 minutes remaining in the game, and you have all three timeouts. If you kick the PAT, you are down 8. If you attempt a 2-point conversion and succeed, you are down 7, and if you fail, you are down 9. Do you kick the PAT or go for 2? |
Are you a running team or a passing team? How good is your kicker at onside kicks? What's their running game like? Who's your QB? Do you have a good play for scoring the two? More importantly am I home or away? If I'm home I kick the ball in most situations. If I'm away I think about going for two if I think my QB will handle that situation better with 3 minutes left than with no time left.
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Originally Posted by Tom Dogg 2. You are Terry Francona, and your Red Sox are up 3-2 in the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Reigning Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter is scheduled to pitch game 6, and Jason Marquis, who posted an ERA over 6.00 this season, is scheduled to pitch Game 7. The way it stands now, you only have two healthy pitchers: Curt Schilling (your ace) and Matt Clement (who sucks). Both would have ample rest for Game 6. Do you pitch Schilling in Game 6 versus Carpenter, or save him for Game 7? |
Most importantly, am I playing these games on the road or at home? At home I probably save Schilling for the 7th and pitch Clement in 6. Also, it's important to know things like the fact that Clement is historically good against the Cardinals. What's the weather for both games? Maybe it's supposed to be colder in game 7 and Schilling is a better cold weather pitcher. It's almost impossible to "play coach" because there's a million variables that have to go into every decision.