DMN Blog: Deshea Townsend knew what play was coming

[khiladi]

It isn't creativity, more so timing and feel for the game..

Jason Garrett obviously doesn't have it... That run play by TO was creative, but it was stupid...

Wade on the other hand... That guy has proved to me he should be the coach of the Cowboys.... The only thing he needs to do better is take more control of the team he coaches...

 

[Maikeru-sama]

If he's behind Witten and Witten runs the route Romo thought he was going to run, Townsend would have to go through Witten to get the ball. Witten is much bigger than Townsend and could easily shield him off to catch the ball. If Townsend had complete confidence that he knew the play, he would have jumped the route, not caught it behind Witten. He might have "known" the play, but he certainly played it safe in case we ran something different.

The bottom line is that he made the play.

You can spin it however you like.

 

[utrunner07]

Dear Deshea Townsend get a freaking clue. This happens all the time, I heard two occasions just tonight when the Dallas D was calling out your offense's plays ahead of time. Don't think your some Hall of Famer because you can precdict what Jason Garett is going to do, so can the rest of us here...

Print this and send it to Deshea....

 

[theogt]

If he's behind Witten and Witten runs the route Romo thought he was going to run, Townsend would have to go through Witten to get the ball. Witten is much bigger than Townsend and could easily shield him off to catch the ball. If Townsend had complete confidence that he knew the play, he would have jumped the route, not caught it behind Witten. He might have "known" the play, but he certainly played it safe in case we ran something different.

Again, Witten ran the wrong route. Just because he was behind the route that Witten actually did run doesn't mean he'd have been behind the route Romo thought Witten was running.