What should Malik Davis have done?

[ChiefGator]

AND YET, our HBC had called for a "hammer" which apparently is not scoring.

I vote for scoring, unless they could do something to actually win or tie, which in this case was quite unlikely. The higher score looks better as well.

 

[gatormandan]

Score score score and score some more.

 

[Swamp Queen]

 

[URGatorBait]

Not only should he have scored, but we should have tried to score again instead of taking a knee

 

[Marine1]

As I said score. But rather than focusing on the victory as Mac is doing (very happy afterwards) we're debating this. He absolutely is not mad at anyone. Watch the interviews.

He went for it. Went for the juggler to end the game. He made the right call. He knew he wanted the 1st down to nail it down. He called and they got it....and a whole lot more.

Enjoy the victory.

 

[ExecutiveGator]

Ridiculous question. If you're up by 38 on a juggernaut offense, MAYBE you consider showing some class and taking a knee to kill the game and not run up the score.

BUT, when you're up by 7 on an anemic offense, you run through the back of the end zone and never look back. Mac is the ONLY Gator who was pissed he scored. A win is a win... but 38 points feels a lot better than 31.

 

[Jack o' Diamonds]

Never, never pass up an opportunity to score.

 

[Zambo]

Sorry but it's an absurd question. It's not as if we were up by 40. You always go for the score. Can you imagine the backlash if he doesn't and Vandy returns the kickoff for a score and gets the onside?

Love ya 78 though I'm sorry but you simply don't understand what is being asked if this is your answer. The reason you fall down is so you don't have to kick off. It has nothing to do with running up the score. In fact if you're up by 40 you simply waltz into the endzone and rub their faces in it. There wasn't enough time on the clock for Vandy to ever touch the ball again if he goes down in bounds.

This has literally NOTHING to so with being aggressive or being a pussy or any of that emotional BS. It simply has to do with maximizing the odds of winning the game. The fact is that if he stops short of the endzone, Vandy never touches the ball again and we walk out of there as winners with one about a million to one shot of some crazy thing happening otherwise. Basically it would have to be something that has never happened before in the history of the game which is to fumble the ball while in the victory formation on the opponent's one yard line and have them score a TD. Its never happened. Kick off to them and they can return the kick or get a quick score, perhaps recover an onsides and have a chance to tie the game. It is still a long shot. But not a million to one like just taking a knee.

Now that the odds comparison is out of the way, nobody including me is mad that he scored. Just imagine if you will though that he is heading to the endzone and all of a sudden stops short like Westbrook did for the Eagles a few years back. Nobody called Westbrook a pussy, he was roundly praised for being extremely smart and unselfish. And that is exactly what people would be saying about Davis right now if he had done the same thing. As it is, it was a great play and our guy got a touchdown and we won the game so really it doesn't matter. In fact if I had to vote I'd say just score because its fun and motivating. But you are taking a chance. Hell, even if its not the game on the line, there is a chance while Vandy has the ball that one of our guys gets injured or something. But whatever, it was a fun win and I'll take it any day.

Standing by for my dislikes. Lets go.

 

[78]

Love ya 78 though I'm sorry but you simply don't understand what is being asked if this is your answer. The reason you fall down is so you don't have to kick off. It has nothing to do with running up the score. In fact if you're up by 40 you simply waltz into the endzone and rub their faces in it. There wasn't enough time on the clock for Vandy to ever touch the ball again if he goes down in bounds.

This has literally NOTHING to so with being aggressive or being a pussy or any of that emotional BS. It simply has to do with maximizing the odds of winning the game. The fact is that if he stops short of the endzone, Vandy never touches the ball again and we walk out of there as winners with one about a million to one shot of some crazy thing happening otherwise. Basically it would have to be something that has never happened before in the history of the game which is to fumble the ball while in the victory formation on the opponent's one yard line and have them score a TD. Its never happened. Kick off to them and they can return the kick or get a quick score, perhaps recover an onsides and have a chance to tie the game. It is still a long shot. But not a million to one like just taking a knee.

Now that the odds comparison is out of the way, nobody including me is mad that he scored. Just imagine if you will though that he is heading to the endzone and all of a sudden stops short like Westbrook did for the Eagles a few years back. Nobody called Westbrook a pussy, he was roundly praised for being extremely smart and unselfish. And that is exactly what people would be saying about Davis right now if he had done the same thing. As it is, it was a great play and our guy got a touchdown and we won the game so really it doesn't matter. In fact if I had to vote I'd say just score because its fun and motivating. But you are taking a chance. Hell, even if its not the game on the line, there is a chance while Vandy has the ball that one of our guys gets injured or something. But whatever, it was a fun win and I'll take it any day.

Standing by for my dislikes. Lets go.

+7 minus 7 equals 0.

 

[Zambo]

+7 minus 7 equals 0.

 

[bayou gator]

You score. As much as you possibly can. The team that scores the most wins. That is your job as a coach. It is their job to stop you. Period. You should never fear a chance to score. Anything other than that falls into the Will Muschamp Time of Possession/Midline/Adversity on the Field school of coaching.

Ask yourself this: What Would Spurrier Do (WWSD)? I have a hard time believing that Spurrier would ever turn down an opportunity to score.

 

[bayou gator]

I'll always take being up by 14 over being up by 7. Especially with an offense that oftentimes looks like it hasn't practiced, and typically treats the end zone like it is off-limits.

 

[AugustaGator]

Really? You think Foley might have been involved?

No, Larry Culpepper.

 

[KronoGator]

You score.

Falling down is more playing not to lose stuff.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

If leading by 2 or more points, you score. If leading by only one point, you fall down.

Name and town if you wish to opine.

UF scored with 1:32 left. I say score unless you can kneel down and end the game.

 

[MidwestChomp]

Davis needed the yardage to get his season average of 7 yards a carry.

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Score. We were only up by 7 with 1:42 on the clock. If we have a bad center/QB exchange and Vandy recovers, all they need is one lucky play with PAT to tie it or a lucky play with a 2 point conversion to win.

 

[Thick&ThinG8r]

We may rank 99th instead of triple digits in scoring offense after that TD. Thanks Malik.

 

[FireFoley]

Not scoring on that play with a clear path to the endzone would have been moronic. what happens if he purposely goes down, and then we muff or fumble the next snap? it is a one score game!. making it a 2 score game in any way at any time it NOT running up the score or disrespectful to the opponent when there is time left on the clock like that!!!!!

 

[AugustaGator]

Not scoring on that play with a clear path to the endzone would have been moronic. what happens if he purposely goes down, and then we muff or fumble the next snap? it is a one score game!. making it a 2 score game in any way at any time it NOT running up the score or disrespectful to the opponent when there is time left on the clock like that!!!!!