John Fassel breaks down "unfortunate" sequence after blocked punt

[Staubacher]

The second it was blocked. It became a live football. It was already touched by the Cowboys. At this point, you’re just trying to prevent a first down. Or trying to pick it up to score.

No as usual you're wrong.

 

[gimmesix]

Jesse Holley made a good point in the radio show not taking blame off of 27 but that Vigil in the way he went to block the punt, if he blocks it a different way with his hands, it possibly rolls backwards instead of forwards

Then, we could have really Leon Letted the ball, trying to slide on top of it only to have it squirt out and recovered by the other team. Could have given Chase a chance to surpass 200 yards receiving.

 

[Whirlwin]

No as usual you're wrong.

As usual, LMAO. When I’m wrong, I admit it. If you only had the same class.

 

[McCarthyMustGo]

That is the most important part for me. Oruwariye didn't know the kick was blocked. And I totally get that he saw the ball and naturally thought he needed to go get it.

For me, that single play perfectly describes the Cowboys season. If it could go wrong it has. We all thought the off season didn't go well and it's just carried over to the regular season.

McCarthy would have lost the game on poor clock management anyway.

 

[JoeKing]

In my opinion, there is a rule change in need of coming. A blocked punt shouldn't result in the punting team keeping the ball.

 

[Cowboys5217]

In my opinion, there is a rule change in need of coming. A blocked punt shouldn't result in the punting team keeping the ball.

No need to change the rules that have been in place forever. Just don't have stupid players on your team. All he had to do was stay the hell away from the ball.

 

[JoeKing]

No need to change the rules that have been in place forever. Just don't have stupid players on your team. All he had to do was stay the hell away from the ball.

That shouldn't matter. Change the rule!

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

Is that on the part of the players around him to yell to him GET AWAY Peter Peter/poison poison????? I agree, I think he saw it as a blocked kick, pick it up and run with it, as any player would do when there's a blocked kick

I saw Two players on the field signal stay away with their arms including Nick Virgil.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

John Fassel breaks down "unfortunate" sequence after blocked punt
Dec 10, 2024
Tommy Yarrish
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer

FRISCO, Texas -- The special teams phase of football is an absolute wildcard that can change the entire trajectory of a game in a heartbeat. That was the case on Monday night for the Cowboys, as a blocked punt bounced right towards Amani Oruwariye who made contact with the football and the Cincinnati Bengals recovered it, setting up their go-ahead scoring drive to eventually win 27-20.

Special teams coordinator John "Bones" Fassel explained to the media on Tuesday that the play call was a seven blocks punt return, not a designed attempt to block the punt, but that the Bengals didn't end up blocking the backside B-gap, allowing Nick Vigil to shoot that gap and get in position to block the punt as he was taught.

"They play call is a very basic, elementary call…" Fassel explained. "We blocked it, the deflection didn't go in our favor, I don't know what else to say, Nick Vigil's technique was perfection." "I don't think this was a failed play, it was an unfortunate bounce off a blocked punt…" Fassel said.

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/john-fassel-breaks-down-unfortunate-sequence-after-blocked-punt

no John, the issue wasn't the deflection not going your way. it was stupid players not understanding that they shouldn't try and touch the ball. play it smart.
this is the second time in 3 weeks they have done something stupid. you should be telling them, we are going to block a punt and nobody should touch it and just leave it be... if you hadn't had that conversation, then its your fault.

two weeks before at washington. after Commanders scored and did onside kick, the player should have just grabbed and laid on the ground. instead he took it and ran with it. all kinds of things could go wrong. fumble, then not only that, he scored....STUPID idiot.... he should have just sat on the ground on the 1....Commanders had no timeouts....so you run out the clock. instead we had to kick it back to them. imagine if they scored on another 80 yard pass play as they did during the game...... STUPID players do STUPID things.

this is bad coaching not to cover all possible scenarios with the players and what they should do.

 

[rambo2]

The second it was blocked. It became a live football. It was already touched by the Cowboys. At this point, you’re just trying to prevent a first down. Or trying to pick it up to score.

He had his back turned.

 

[irishline]

That shouldn't matter. Change the rule!

So if a defensive back drops the ball while running back an interception and the offense recovers it, the ball should still belong to the defense right? I mean a fumble after the offense throws an interception shouldn't result in the offense keeping the ball.

As others have said, just don't touch it in that situation and make it a live ball fumble.

 

[JoeKing]

So if a defensive back drops the ball while running back an interception and the offense recovers it, the ball should still belong to the defense right? I mean a fumble after the offense throws an interception shouldn't result in the offense keeping the ball.

As others have said, just don't touch it in that situation and make it a live ball fumble.

He never had the ball he just touched it. That's hardly the same as a fumble. Change the rule.