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As Jaguars Head Coach Urban Meyer takes heat for not kicking a field goal to end the first half, Dan Patrick has his back. Dan thinks the Jaguars needed to pad their lead as much as possible. With a rookie QB and exactly ZERO wins to date, their only real shot was to stay aggressive and try to put the game away early. It’s easy to second guess the decision, but the truth is, they really had no choice but to try and punch it in.
Dan Patrick: “I thought Jacksonville going for it 4th and goal to end the first half; I would have gone for it. I mean, you’re not a good team. Let’s get a lead, let’s have Cincinnati be coming in knowing they have to make plays. You got stopped short. It’s easy to say, ‘Oh, they should kick the field goal.’ I got Trevor Lawrence and I’m down at the one yard line, let’s try to punch it in. I have no problem with that whatsoever.”