Tim Cowlishaw: Dear NFL Coaches: It’s OK to Kick Field Goals

NFL legend criticizes coaches fourth-down aggressiveness after Sean Payton's costly decision in Broncos' loss

Super Bowl champion Michael Strahan said he does not understand the coaches who go for it on fourth down all the time.Strahan, 54, lamented Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton going for it on fourth down when the Broncos were up 7-0 early in their loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday."Denver, I thought that they should have kicked that field goal, gone up, taken the points," Strahan said during a recent appearan…

Sean Payton’s biggest regret from Broncos’ playoff heartbreak

Sean Payton knows he may have cost the Broncos a chance at a Super Bowl. After losing in the AFC Championship game to the Patriots 10-7 in what turned into a winter wonderland during the second half, where snow furiously came down sideways, Payton would love a do-over during a first-half fourth-down decision.

Tim Cowlishaw: Dear NFL coaches: It’s OK to kick field goals

By Tim Cowlishaw, The Dallas Morning News DALLAS — In the words of Kenny Rogers, no one knows how to fold ‘em any more. The NFL is a go-go-go world, and despite the fact that most field goal kickers are money from inside of 50 yards, going for it on fourth-and-1 or fourth-and-3 or fourth-and-5 is all the rage. It probably cost Denver’s Sean Payton a trip to the Super Bowl on Sunday. It may have cost the Rams’ Sean McVay a trip to the Super Bowl …

Renck: If Broncos’ Sean Payton is going to continue to live by the sword, he needs a bigger one

As Sean Payton left the stadium Sunday night, he entered the mind field. He had suffered brutal playoff losses before — the Minnesota Miracle, the Ref Rob Job — but those outcomes flipped because of elements out of his control. The Broncos began their offseason Monday because of his decision to go for it on fourth down in the second quarter of the AFC Championship Game. Forty-eight hours later, I asked Payton about the play upon reflection. “I d…

Sean Payton: Play call 'irks me' more than decision to go for it on 4th down vs. Patriots

The Denver Broncos eschewed a chip-shot field goal early in their three-point loss to the New England Patriots, which cost Sean Payton's club.