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Saints coach Sean Payton and Chiefs coach Andy Reid may both be wishing this morning that they had been more aggressive before halftime Womens Harrison Butker Jersey , and again before overtime. Because both losing coaches decided to get conservative at the ends of both halves.With 23 seconds left in the first half in New Orleans, the Rams kicked off and Alvin Kamara took it out of the end zone, which probably wasn’t a smart move. Kamara got tackled at the 20-yard line with 19 seconds left. At that point, the Saints, who still had a timeout remaining, could have tried to use those 19 seconds to get another score before halftime. Instead Daniel Sorensen Jersey , Drew Brees kneeled down and went into the locker room. And then with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Rams kicked off again, Kamara again took it out of the end zone, and this time got to the 27-yard line with eight seconds left. Again, Payton had Brees take a knee.Passing up on two opportunities to score looks particularly questionable now, after the Saints lost in overtime. But this isn’t 20/20 hindsight; I tweeted both at halftime and at the end of the fourth quarter that I disagreed with it.The Chiefs had different situations http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-terrance-smith-jersey , but Reid got equally conservative. Kansas City initially had the ball at the 42-yard line with 21 seconds left in the second quarter, but Patrick Mahomes was strip-sacked and recovered his own fumble at the 26-yard line with 15 seconds left. At that point the Chiefs had two timeouts left and could have stopped the clock and then tried to complete something downfield before halftime, but they decided instead to go into the locker room. And then at the end of the fourth quarter, the Chiefs decided to kick the game-tying field goal on second down with 11 seconds remaining, when they had time to throw at least one and probably two passes into the end zone to try to win the game in regulation.Again, this isn’t hindsight just because the Chiefs lost in overtime; I tweeted before the game-tying field goal that I would have run another offensive play.The reason not to run a play late in the half in your own territory is the fear of a turnover leading to defensive points. But on Sunday Womens Travis Kelce Jersey , Payton and Reid should have trusted Brees and Mahomes more than they did. The Chiefs must think the pass rusher they just acquired is a lot better than the one they traded away.Kansas City gave up a 2019 first-round pick and a 2020 second-round pick to acquire Frank Clark from the Seahawks. Previously this offseason, the Chiefs traded Dee Ford to the 49ers for a 2020 second-round pick.Essentially, the Chiefs traded Dee Ford and a first-round pick to get Frank Clark. To give up a first-round pick rather than just keeping Ford, the Chiefs must think Clark is better than Ford, even though Clark and Ford both had 13 sacks last season.The Chiefs have gone through a major defensive overhaul this offseason, and it’s easy to see why: Their offense was great last year De'Anthony Thomas Jersey , but their defense couldn’t stop Tom Brady and company in the playoffs, keeping Kansas City out of the Super Bowl.But it’s easy to wonder whether the Chiefs aren’t giving up too much to make these changes. They’re going to pay Clark a reported $105 million over five years, and give up a first-round pick and a second-round pick for the privilege of doing that. Compare that to the way the Lions upgraded at defensive end, by paying Trey Flowers $90 million over five years, and not giving up any draft picks to do it.If Clark is an All-Pro and the Chiefs have a Super Bowl-caliber defense, all of this will be worth it. But that’s a big “if.”