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tube517
09-15-2016, 11:25 AM
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2016/09/15/On-the-Steelers-Coach-Mike-Tomlin-turns-into-a-riverboat-gambler/stories/201609150082



For a guy who coaches a team hard by the Ohio, Monongahela and Allegheny, Mike Tomlin has fast become the riverboat gambler of the NFL.

The Steelers coach set dual NFL records last season when he ordered his team to go for two-point conversions 11 times and they made eight of them.

Now, he has them throwing caution and the football to the wind by not only going for it on fourth down, but throwing passes of 29 and 19 yards in the process.

What’s next, multiple onside kick attempts?

There’s nothing like going for it on fourth down — and making it — that pumps up an offense.

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SteelMember
09-15-2016, 12:27 PM
http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Mike+Tomlin+Indianapolis+500+BlQxi3ka91bl.jpg

hawaiiansteeler
09-15-2016, 01:23 PM
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steelreserve
09-15-2016, 01:54 PM
Going for it on 4th-and-short is statistically almost always the right call, even if you're in places like your own 45-yard line.

I don't know if that bomb to Brown was the original call or something that Ben saw at the line and tried to take advantage of, but - man! That was ballsy.

SteelMember
09-15-2016, 02:04 PM
"We practice those situations."

86WARD
09-15-2016, 04:23 PM
That's Ron Riveria's nickname...

j-d-s
09-15-2016, 08:05 PM
I do like the idea of surprise onside kicks though. Getting one of those early can turn the match in your favor. Considering the statistics, this is an underused option anyway.