The coach’s couch

What was the bravest coaching call, any sport?

The coach’s couch

“That’s when the team kicks the ball off sideways and tries to retrieve it, which is high risk in any game but particularly in a huge game like a Superbowl. It’d be like a fella trying a short puck-out in an All-Ireland final with an opponent within a yard of his target. You might do it in a challenge game, but in a high-stakes game it’s a big risk. The Saints retrieved it, which gives a team a huge boost, and they got a score out of it.”

One free to win it, one player to take it (not one of your own players)?

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