Comments on: Packers’ Playcalling Too Conservative? http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/packers-playcalling-too-conservative/ All Things Green Bay Packers Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:57:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joe http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/packers-playcalling-too-conservative/#comment-1766 Fri, 30 May 2008 15:45:27 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/?p=798#comment-1766 Gregg Easterbrook writes on this topic a lot. Here is one of his columns where he lays out the statistical reason for going for in on fourth and four or less.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/060926

In this one he reports a computure simulation that tested his threory.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrookpreview/070904&sportCat=nfl

I also agree with going for it more often. Next, I wish someone would compile data on the always frustrating and (I suspect) counter productive prevent defense.

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