[#55PirateFan]

Jackson Smith kicked 50 yard plus field goals against Corbin in a middle school title game 45 yds is well within his range and believe me there’s a lot of Boyle fans wanting to know why they didn’t try a field goal.

Head scratcher for me as well Jack. I just knew after the Rebels didn't convert on the 3rd down that left a 4th and 2 with 15 seconds left, I believe, that Coach Smith would send in his awesome kicker to win the game. I told my buddy that this game is over. JC had let the Rebels get to close and Boyle will nail the FG for the win. To say I was shocked when he kept his offense on the field is an understatement.

But who knows what was going on down on the sidelines. Maybe Coach Smith saw or knew something that wasn't apparent to us, the fans, and thought the percentages were better to go for the 1st down instead of the FG. It's so easy for us to sit back and judge these coaches and players from the stands or on a cell phone but I just wonder how well any of us would do in that type of pressure situation.

So, while it's a head scratcher to me as to why he didn't go for the FG, I'm not about to sit here and judge the man for making the call he did when I have no clue what was going on or what his thought process was. None of us do. I wonder what the comments would be like if it worked out the way he intended it to? I bet then no one would be questioning his decision. But at the end of the day, it was his call and he has to live with it. And I'm sure he made the best decision he possibly could for his team to give them a shot to win the game.