I think with Eli it was worse. Dude, just take a knee. He purposely threw it away. I think Dak was actually trying to hit the WR.
I don’t think it was a bad call at all. First, Seattle had owned our defense most of the night. So Mike took a shot at ending the game while they expected the run. With a 3 point lead, he probably runs another few seconds off the clock, but a FG was practically assured from there, so the odds were high in our favor that they’d get to FG range and throw a Hail Mary at best. Since we got the ball back with a m8 Ute on the clock, time clearly wasn’t an issue. Neither call would have been wrong, imo.
Because we do not have a short yardage back. Who is that on? Did MM think we were fine w/ what we have? Or did Jerry tell him that this is what you have make do?
The defense getting owned all night is what makes throwing a low percentage pass a bad call. They just gifted Seattle an extra forty seconds to potentially win the game. Should have been a run or at least an easier pass.
You realize that 3 yards and the game is over, at worst you take 40 more seconds off the clock. It was flat out stupid. If you don’t trust you can get 3 yards on the ground that’s a bigger problem. There is no defense to having that play call at ALL
The defense getting owned all night is why you try to win it right there.
The priority isn't high percentage, it's avoiding risk. A 3-yard pass into tight coverage can lead to all sorts of problems. There's no risk in that play.
Had it worked people would have praised the aggressive call lol
They could have done a rpo or read option or play action boot. There are a bunch of plays that would have been safer and had a better chance of conversion or at least keeping the clock moving. The db had a better chance of picking that pass off than Ceedee did to catch it.
Doesn't matter if he had a chance to pick it off it would have just been a touchback. RPO, playaction, etc....all these playsmisdirection all have chances of going awry with miscommunication and all sorts of things. We just saw it with Philly against Dallas and Buffalo in big moments.
That is asinine. If that gets picked off the Cowboys get no points and the Seahawks have a minute and a half to get in field goal range. Your rationale makes zero sense. If you prioritize avoiding risk then you would kneel to kill clock and kick the field goal. If you prioritize converting the first down and winning the game there are way better playcalls than a 50-50 jump ball.
that was a huge brain fart on MM. Seattle had no timeouts. run the ball. you make it, you kneel and end the game. you don't then you run 45 seconds off the clock. kick a field goal. and then leave them less than a minute. that was stupid.
A first down ends the game also. And, it was a low percentage play.
If they fumble on an RPO it's the same thing. How many times are there tipped balls in traffic? There are no less risky playcalls that ALSO give you a chance to end the game right there.
