Arrogant coaches prove costly; Martz, Strange manage to foul up.(The Dallas Morning News)

DALLAS _ America's Team grabs a big win in St. Louis. America's Golf Team takes a big one smack on the chin in England.

This is no knock on Greg Ellis, Quincy Carter, Billy Cundiff and the boys. This is no slight on Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie and Co.

But look behind every great triumph and you find a loser whose arrogant and unreasonable strategy doomed his fate.

Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg? What was Lee thinking?

Well, we may have to leave that one alone this morning. But, more to the point, Tiger Woods batting an irrelevant 12th on Sunday? What was Curtis Strange thinking?

And that final third-and-3? Oh, dear, what was the properly chastised Mike Martz thinking?

Let's start with the Rams coach, who ...