Fake Punt / Delay of Game

MyFairLady · Jan 19, 2022

I have not seen this discussed much here so I thought I would start a thread. I will admit I was jacked up when we converted the fake punt and super confused at what was happening after. Looking back at it makes me think the following:

1. We trust our punter to convert third down more than we trust our 40 million dollar QB.
2. I guess the plan was to make San Fran think we were running another play to get them to burn a time out but they called our bluff and said go for it morons and we had nothing actually planned. Total clown show.

foofighters · Jan 19, 2022

We got cute and got caught being cute. Again, we just need to play football. At this stage, I don't have the confidence in our coaching staff to think they'll out think the other coaches.

CowboysFaninHouston · Jan 19, 2022

MyFairLady said:
I have not seen this discussed much here so I thought I would start a thread. I will admit I was jacked up when we converted the fake punt and super confused at what was happening after. Looking back at it makes me think the following:

1. We trust our punter to convert third down more than we trust our 40 million dollar QB.
2. I guess the plan was to make San Fran think we were running another play to get them to burn a time out but they called our bluff and said go for it morons and we had nothing actually planned. Total clown show.

that's a reach....we trust the punter....seriously. big reach..

its called desparation. we played desparate from the get go....we acted desprate. played desparate. played scared.

the fake punt was good. it worked. the stupidity was we stayed in punt formation thinking that's going to confuse SF...it was quite Jr. High move on McCarthy's part.....you are behind. you are desparate. you execute a fake punt. you get first down and you go into punt formation again....who the heck would fall for that....SF was daring them to either throw it again with the punter or punt it....that's what we should be talking about...the stupidity of the coaching.

LucaBrasi · Jan 19, 2022

I’m not sure but I believe they left the punt team on and put Noah Brown or Goodwin in the wildcat.

the objective was to run another play against the SF punt return team. However, the referee allowed SF to substitute despite the Cowboys not changing personnel, because I believe someone came off the sideline celebrating the original fake punt.

ultimately, it was too much to ask for, with such a dumb and undisciplined team.

goshann · Jan 19, 2022

McCarthy answers this question in press conference. We were planning to run another play, but our players were celebrating on the field so the refs let SF make subs put their d back in. So we put our O back in

we seem to be better at ideas than execution

goshann · Jan 19, 2022

CowboysFaninHouston said:
that's a reach....we trust the punter....seriously. big reach..

its called desparation. we played desparate from the get go....we acted desprate. played desparate. played scared.

the fake punt was good. it worked. the stupidity was we stayed in punt formation thinking that's going to confuse SF...it was quite Jr. High move on McCarthy's part.....you are behind. you are desparate. you execute a fake punt. you get first down and you go into punt formation again....who the heck would fall for that....SF was daring them to either throw it again with the punter or punt it....that's what we should be talking about...the stupidity of the coaching.

Not accurate. See my explanation above
We didn’t go into punt formation again lol. We were going to run another play using the special teams players. Probably a wild cat snap and run.

dumb player or two stepped on field so refs let SF substitute. So we put our o back in

Bobhaze · Jan 19, 2022

MyFairLady said:
I have not seen this discussed much here so I thought I would start a thread. I will admit I was jacked up when we converted the fake punt and super confused at what was happening after. Looking back at it makes me think the following:

1. We trust our punter to convert third down more than we trust our 40 million dollar QB.
2. I guess the plan was to make San Fran think we were running another play to get them to burn a time out but they called our bluff and said go for it morons and we had nothing actually planned. Total clown show.

Watching Bones Fassel during that whole sequence was like watching a Keystone Cops or Three Stooges episode. Watching McCarthy look at Fassel was also a laugh out loud scene. It looked like a middle school B team trying to get a trick play implemented. Pathetic.

MyFairLady · Jan 19, 2022

Thanks for the explanation on wht we didn't run the second play I had not heard that anywhere. Makes sense I guess. Players celebrating instead of doing their job sounds about right. Clown show material for sure.

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country · Jan 19, 2022

I remember the Saints punter trying to throw for a first down, while they had Brees. The commentator said, I would trust my QB before I trust my punter. That's where all the QB vs punter talk comes from.

But all it really is, is the element of surprise.

OmerV · Jan 19, 2022

MyFairLady said:
I have not seen this discussed much here so I thought I would start a thread. I will admit I was jacked up when we converted the fake punt and super confused at what was happening after. Looking back at it makes me think the following:

1. We trust our punter to convert third down more than we trust our 40 million dollar QB.
2. I guess the plan was to make San Fran think we were running another play to get them to burn a time out but they called our bluff and said go for it morons and we had nothing actually planned. Total clown show.

This isn't really a reasonable comment. Surely you don't think when the Packers or Tampa/NE have run fake punts over the years it's because they don't trust Rodgers and Brady do you? The point of a fake punt is the element of surprise, which a team wouldn't have with it's regular QB in the game.

Now before people start saying Dak isn't Rodgers or Brady - of course he isn't. Those guys are clearly some of the best ever (arguably the best), but that only proves that fake punts aren't about trusting the QB.

CowboysFaninHouston · Jan 19, 2022

goshann said:
Not accurate. See my explanation above
We didn’t go into punt formation again lol. We were going to run another play using the special teams players. Probably a wild cat snap and run.

dumb player or two stepped on field so refs let SF substitute. So we put our o back in

Sorry I stand corrected then...but they left the punt team out there....that is just as stupid.....

MM should have told the offense, be ready. We are running a fake punt. As soon as play is done. Run in there and run a hurry up offense.

We weren't ready coaching wise....you don't run two trick plays in a row.

pancakeman · Jan 19, 2022

Would have been brilliant if it had worked. Like the earlier planned lateral that Wilson screwed up. The creativity is promising but when not prepared enough to execute right this stuff just looks embarrassing.

goshann · Jan 19, 2022

CowboysFaninHouston said:
Sorry I stand corrected then...but they left the punt team out there....that is just as stupid.....

MM should have told the offense, be ready. We are running a fake punt. As soon as play is done. Run in there and run a hurry up offense.

We weren't ready coaching wise....you don't run two trick plays in a row.

Yeah it’s ok to not like it. I hear u. It was planned though. These things aren’t spit balled on the fly. McCarthy wasn’t going to tell the offense to run back. It was scripted and practiced. Same as the QB draw at the end. Dak wasn’t checking out of it. They have practiced that situation all year

goshann · Jan 19, 2022

pancakeman said:
Would have been brilliant if it had worked. Like the earlier planned lateral that Wilson screwed up. The creativity is promising but when not prepared enough to execute right this stuff just looks embarrassing.

Yeah. Agree.

lkelly · Jan 19, 2022

We were going to fake punt our way down the field. The old, "Even though they know what's coming they can't stop it" mentality we used during the Emmitt Smith days.

Plankton · Jan 19, 2022

My only question is who was the bottle cap on this play - Bryan Anger or Noah Brown?

sunalsorises · Jan 19, 2022

What happened with the fumble? I got excited and expecting a commercial for change of possession went to freshen my beverage. When I returned San Fran had the ball and I heard it was the right call.

Floatyworm · Jan 19, 2022

MyFairLady said:
I have not seen this discussed much here so I thought I would start a thread. I will admit I was jacked up when we converted the fake punt and super confused at what was happening after. Looking back at it makes me think the following:

1. We trust our punter to convert third down more than we trust our 40 million dollar QB.
2. I guess the plan was to make San Fran think we were running another play to get them to burn a time out but they called our bluff and said go for it morons and we had nothing actually planned. Total clown show.

Hell...I still don't know what they were doing....must have been something the special teams coach saw in a high school game.

Stash · Jan 19, 2022

MyFairLady said:
I have not seen this discussed much here so I thought I would start a thread. I will admit I was jacked up when we converted the fake punt and super confused at what was happening after. Looking back at it makes me think the following:

1. We trust our punter to convert third down more than we trust our 40 million dollar QB.
2. I guess the plan was to make San Fran think we were running another play to get them to burn a time out but they called our bluff and said go for it morons and we had nothing actually planned. Total clown show.

It was a poor attempt to copy what Arizona did to us two weeks earlier, when we WERE confused and DID have to burn a timeout.

Stash · Jan 19, 2022

sunalsorises said:
What happened with the fumble? I got excited and expecting a commercial for change of possession went to freshen my beverage. When I returned San Fran had the ball and I heard it was the right call.

The Kittle fumble? Turned out it was an incomplete pass.

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