Knucklehead of the Day

[Auggie]

I nominate Chiefs headcoach Andy Reid, for trying to "ice" kicker Ryan Succop on the Titans' game-winning field goal as time expired. Succop was short on the attempt and the Titans would have lost 16-17, except that Reid had called time-out just before the snap. Succop got a rare practice kick: the next one was good to win the game and push the Chiefs back into a wild card playoff spot.

The Raiders once again control their own destiny in the AFC West.

[Kingofalldems]

1. Knucklehead #2--Iggles coach who went for 2 points

when an extra point would have tied the game with 4 seconds left.

[JonLP24]

5. The Titans made the same move

At roughly the same time but got a stop and won it on a game winning fg. The topic of the thread.

[Kingofalldems]

6. I thought the topic was 'knucklehead'.

[JonLP24]

8. I meant Andy Reid's decision to call timeout before Succop's kick

Was made after the Titans went for 2 instead of the tie. It was more understandable for the Eagles while the Titans still had something to play for.

[Jamaal510]

2. If I were a

HC, I'd never try to ice a kicker. Since most coaches do it, the kicker might be less focused on his first FG attempt and miss it, thinking that he'll have a 2nd chance due to a last-second timeout. I'd want the opposing kicker to only have one shot and no opportunities to improve his next kick.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. It Also Makes For Boring Football

It's an overthinking move that makes us watch the same field goal get kicked twice. I don't watch the game to see extra kicks.

[JonLP24]

4. If he made the practice kick but missed the one after

He would be a genius, it's just odds. Every coach would "ice" the kicker in that scenario.

[Auggie]

7. Maybe ... but the scenario in K.C. was this: the temperature was 5f,

the kick was a distance of 53 yards, and Tennessee was rushing to beat the play clock. A lot could wrong under those conditions.