{"id":2044047,"date":"2023-09-25T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raiders-coach-mcdaniels-scrambles-to-defend-himself-after-late-field-goal-decision-stuns-announcers-and-fans\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:07:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:07:17","slug":"raiders-coach-mcdaniels-scrambles-to-defend-himself-after-late-field-goal-decision-stuns-announcers-and-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raiders-coach-mcdaniels-scrambles-to-defend-himself-after-late-field-goal-decision-stuns-announcers-and-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Coach McDaniels defends controversial field goal choice, shocks announcers and fans."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fraiders-coach-mcdaniels-scrambles-to-defend-himself-after-late-field-goal-decision-stuns-announcers-and-fans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2044047&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Is \u200cBeing an NFL Coach\u200c Really That Easy?<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to being scrutinized, \u2063few professions face as\u2063 much viewer scrutiny as \u2063an NFL\u2062 coach. With millions of dollars on the\u200d line, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-certifies-its-ruling-ending-the-remain-in-mexico-policy\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Certifies Its Ruling Ending the Remain in Mexico Policy\">seasoned professionals<\/a> are usually given \u200cthe benefit of the doubt. But every \u200cnow and then, a coach \u2063makes a decision\u2063 so baffling that \u2064viewers start questioning their own abilities. This\u2063 was exactly the case during a\u200b recent game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the\u200c Las\u2064 Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders found themselves trailing by eight points with just 2:25 left on the clock. They had a promising drive, but it \u2063stalled out inside the Steelers&#8217; 10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-mass-confusion-former-surgeon-general-says-cdc-fumbled-new-mask-guidelines\/\" title=\"After Mass Confusion, Former Surgeon General Says CDC \u2018Fumbled\u2019 New Mask Guidelines\">-yard line<\/a>. Raiders head \u2063coach\u2062 Josh McDaniels faced a tough \u2062choice on \u200bfourth-and-four:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kick an easy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-is-done-in-green-bay-the-packers-have-no-one-to-blame-but-themselves\/\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers Is Done In Green Bay. The Packers Have No One To Blame But Themselves\">field goal<\/a> and cut the lead to five.<\/li>\n<li>Go for\u200d it on fourth down, score a touchdown, and \u2063attempt\u2064 a\u2063 2-point conversion to tie the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>McDaniels chose\u200b the first option, leaving \u200dviewers, pundits, and even the NBC announcers questioning his decision. Social \u200dmedia exploded with comments from shocked fans and\u2064 experts alike.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Listen to the \u2063shock of\u200c Chris Collinsworth and Mike Tirico after seeing Josh Mcdaniels attempt a second field goal. They said what the whole NFL world was thinking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/snf?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#snf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/joshmcdaniels?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#joshmcdaniels<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/raidernation?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#raidernation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PITvsLV?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PITvsLV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z4QWPOYYbI\">pic.twitter.com\/z4QWPOYYbI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063DFA Anthony Rendon (@neverwasrendon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neverwasrendon\/status\/1706169152124112953?\">September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This \u2062was and will be the most sad \u200bfield goal of the season, Josh McDaniels Galaxy brain <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eAEtV86jVp\">pic.twitter.com\/eAEtV86jVp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Micheletti (@AlexMicheletti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexMicheletti\/status\/1706149076712984614?\">September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One Twitter user summed it up\u200d perfectly, calling it &#8220;the \u2063most\u200c sad \u200cfield goal of the season.&#8221;\u2062 However, to be\u2064 fair\u200c to Coach McDaniels, his\u2063 decision wasn&#8217;t\u200d completely unfounded. By \u2062kicking the field goal, \u2062the Raiders would have cut\u200c the lead to five points and still had a chance\u2063 to win with a touchdown and a 2-point\u2064 conversion. McDaniels believed that\u2062 they \u2063would have\u200d enough time to get the ball back and make a comeback.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should the Raiders have gone for\u200b it on 4th down?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll \u200centitles \u200byou to The Western Journal \u2064news updates free of \u200bcharge. You may opt out\u2064 at \u2062anytime. You \u2062also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy \u2062Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction \u200dffp_getCookie(cname)\u2064 {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname\u200b + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3480144\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the Raiders did get the ball back, but with only 12 seconds left \u200band \u2064no \u2063timeouts. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who had been hoping for a \u2063heroic \u2063comeback, threw\u2062 his third\u200c interception of the \u200dgame, sealing the\u200d Steelers&#8217; victory.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if the Raiders had gone for it on fourth down and converted, they would have had\u200d four chances to score\u200b a touchdown from the four-yard line. It&#8217;s a decision\u2064 that could\u200d have potentially changed the outcome of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Conventional wisdom and advanced analytics both suggest that going\u2062 for the first\u200b down \u200band attempting a touchdown would have been the better play. According\u2062 to ESPN, the Raiders&#8217; win probability would have been 15.8 percent if \u2062they went\u2063 for it, compared to just 10.2 percent if \u2063they kicked the field\u200c goal.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his decision, McDaniels\u200d defended \u2062it, stating that he\u200b wanted to make it a five-point game \u2064and give his team a chance to win with a touchdown. \u200dHe denied any lack of confidence in his offense.<\/p>\n<p>However, the questions about McDaniels&#8217; decision-making and confidence in his offense will likely continue\u200d until the\u2063 Raiders&#8217;\u200b next game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Only time\u200b will tell if this controversial choice will\u2062 have any \u200dlasting impact on\u2063 the team.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/raiders-coach-mcdaniels-scrambles-defend-late-field-goal-decision-stuns-announcers-fans\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>PAA Questions:<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raiders-coach-mcdaniels-scrambles-to-defend-himself-after-late-field-goal-decision-stuns-announcers-and-fans\/\" title=\"Raiders Coach McDaniels defends controversial field goal choice, shocks announcers and fans.\">high-pressure world<\/a> of the National Football League (NFL), few professions face as much scrutiny as an NFL coach. \u2063With millions \u200dof dollars on the line, \u200cthese experienced professionals are expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-tough-vibes-kept-more-order-on-the-border-journalist\/\" title=\"Trump's strong presence maintained border order: Journalist\">make calculated decisions<\/a> that give their team \u2062the best chance of winning. However, there are moments when even the most seasoned coach makes a decision so baffling\u200d that viewers and experts start questioning their abilities. A recent game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Las Vegas Raiders highlighted this very issue.<\/p>\n<p>During the game,\u200c the Raiders\u2062 found themselves trailing by eight \u2063points with just\u200c 2:25 left on\u2063 the clock.\u200b They had a \u2063promising drive but it \u2064ultimately stalled \u2062out inside\u2062 the Steelers&#8217; 10-yard line. Raiders\u200b head coach, Josh\u200c McDaniels, faced a tough choice on \u200bfourth-and-four: kick\u200c an easy field \u2063goal and\u2064 cut \u200cthe lead to five,\u2063 or go for it on fourth down,\u2064 score \u2063a touchdown, and attempt a 2-point\u200b conversion to tie the game.<\/p>\n<p>To the surprise of many, McDaniels chose\u200c the first option, \u200bleaving viewers, pundits, and even \u2063the \u200cNBC announcers questioning his decision. Social\u2063 media exploded with comments from shocked fans and experts alike, with one Twitter \u2062user calling it &#8220;the most sad field goal of the season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, to be fair to\u200c Coach McDaniels, his decision wasn&#8217;t completely unfounded. By kicking the field goal, the Raiders would have cut the lead to five points \u200dand still\u2062 had a chance to win with a touchdown and a \u200b2-point conversion. McDaniels believed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then, a coach in the NFL, apart from weathermen, faces intense scrutiny from viewers. Despite years of experience and a hefty salary, doubts may arise. 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