However, from that point on, conservative play-calling allowed Green Bay to get back in the game.
At the start of the Buckeye season, a record crowd of 92,743 fans at the expanded horseshoe booed the conservative play-calling in a one-sided victory over Arizona.
Well known for his run-first approach and conservative play-calling, he appears to have changed his strategy to fit Smith's aerial prowess.
But Collins was hamstrung by what seemed to be conservative play-calling and the Giants on-going, general lack of offensive aptitude.
Chrebet's friends are not the only ones who noticed the conservative play-calling against Carolina, when, on third down, the Jets handed the ball to Martin 6 times in 15 opportunities.
During this past week, Carter criticized his coaches for their conservative play-calling during Detroit's 17-point comeback victory last week.
Jake Curtis of the San Francisco Chronicle said that the Trinity play made the play by California "look like conservative play-calling."
Pennington's injury, coupled with Hackett's conservative play-calling, has put the Jets behind the eight ball.
Players from Wayne Chrebet to Laveranues Coles openly grumbled about conservative play-calling and predictability of the plays.
Capers was known for his abilities as a defensive coach, and for his conservative play-calling on offense.