Was That the Worst Fake Punt You Ever Saw?

[Idgit]

The one thing they absolutely could not do was burn a time out there. Once they saw the defense, which made it clear their brilliant plan wouldn't work, they had three options.
1. Go ahead and run their stupid fake that couldn't possibly work and would make them look like idiots.
2. Audible out of the fake and punt it away.
3. Eat a delay of game penalty and punt on 4th-and-14.
There were still almost 8 minutes left, and the Cowboys' two previous possessions had each lasted less than 2 minutes. Punting wasn't a good option there, but it was better than anything else they had once they sent those guys on the field.

Yeah, not burn the timeout, but take the five and net you 40. Kick it in that situation. Or even go for it on 4th and 14. Just don't run the trick play without a QB when the other guys see it coming.

 

[Wishbone82]

I thought the worst thing they did was take the ball away from Brees there. No way in hell i would ever let anyone in that situation make a pass other than him.