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In reply to the discussion: How pragmatic were the pragmatists when it came to the Iraq War and gay marriage? [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)The idealists know that, ideally, the fastest way to score a touchdown from your own 5 yard line is to throw a bomb. So that's all they want to see the offense do. And, when the offense calls running plays, draws, screens, the idealists get angry and conclude that the offense doesn't want to score at all.
The pragmatists, will on occasion throw the bomb, but they also understand that the offense has to find and exploit the defense's weakness. So they run, they throw short passes, and sometimes, they go long. They don't always score, and sometimes they have to punt.
If the pragmatists kick a field goal, the idealists get very angry because clearly the offense didn't want to score 7, and compromised with the defense to get only 3 points.
btw ... the ACA, based on today's data ... was a long drive, taking 10 or more plays, grinding it out ... for a touchdown.