MyFairLady
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Staubach always said if he could do it over he would have gone QB sneak instead of the hail mary to Pearson.
No you couldn't. It was either two end-zone shots or do what we did (or try a quick pass over middle and spike the ball). They were not going to allow anyone to get out of bounds.
I don’t think they thought Dak would reach the end zone. Did you see that duck to Wilson on 4th and 11? He had 3 guys open on that play. Don’t know if it’s the calf but his arm strength sucks.
There were a huge lack of deep balls this season. Not sure he was fully healthy. Lack of velocity after the Pats game.If an NFL pro quarterback cannot reliably heave the ball 40+ yards downfield through the air for a Hail Mary, we have a huge problem. Even most high school QBs can do that.
I am curious to know what the analytical percentages are for this situation. I personally feel that I'd rather have 1 shot from the 24, then 2 shots from 41. Pass one from the 41 could get picked off. I dont know, arm chair QB is not really my strengths.