I got hosed in this thread. But my point for the high variance of football and "playing for overtime" or waiting for the second TD to go for 2 was this: There are maybe 2 owners in the league that understand what makes a good coach. If you go against the grain say twice in one season and both times they fail, you're fcked. And you're fcked for your job. There's just an element of ingame-strategy that if it fails it makes you look like a huge fool to those who don't know better.