Why onside kick with 3:24 left?

[Jkyle]

That onside kick with 3:24 made no football sense whatsoever!
The team was getting great momentum cutting the lead to 3.
With over 3 minutes left, one timeout and the 2 minute warning, there was no need for that desperate/stupid move.
The Defense was doing pretty decent at that point and I thought they had a good chance of stopping them again, maybe, and I was also confident in Baker choking under pressure.
But instead, we do the dumbest thing possible to prevent us from having any chance.

 

[Aviano90]

It wasn't an onside kick. I think it was a failed pooch kick that was right to a player and returned.

 

[Darkhound]

i dont care anymore...

 

[RonnieT24]

Have you seen our defense? Giving the Browns the ball back with 75 yards of clock eating field was probably the worst thing we could have done. That said, I think that kick was supposed be a squib but it ended up going right to one of their up men. That's just the kind of day we had.

 

[uvaballa]

Honestly I would have preferred an actual onside kick versus a pooch kick where the kickoff team had no chance of getting the ball. After the Browns scored on one play and basically had their way all day, I am not sure why you'd question an onside kick.

 

[JBS]

Browns scored 50 pts

"why doesn't Dallas just kick off and give the ball back to Cleveland??"

Hahahaha

Unbelievable

 

[Aviano90]

Honestly I would have preferred an actual onside kick versus a pooch kick where the kickoff team had no chance of getting the ball. After the Browns scored on one play and basically had their way all day, I am not sure why you'd question an onside kick.

I'm to the point I would support an onside kick every time. At least the other team will score quicker and our offense will get the ball back faster.

 

[fivetwos]

OBJ would have scored if that kick was downed at the one yard line

Cant play with eight capable players on defense and that's what they are trying to do.

And that's being nice.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

When your onside kicks are your greatest weapon you know you are in trouble.

 

[MyFairLady]

Browns scored 50 pts

"why doesn't Dallas just kick off and give the ball back to Cleveland??"

Hahahaha

Unbelievable

LOL well said.

 

[thunderpimp91]

An onside kick might be the best defense the cowboys have.

 

[RonnieT24]

Honestly I would have preferred an actual onside kick versus a pooch kick where the kickoff team had no chance of getting the ball. After the Browns scored on one play and basically had their way all day, I am not sure why you'd question an onside kick.

Yeah the Browns' punter may not even get a game check after that game. How many times did he have to come into the game? Twice? Three times (a lady..)

 

[foofighters]

An onside kick might be the best defense the cowboys have.

You win the internet!!

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

That onside kick with 3:24 made no football sense whatsoever!
The team was getting great momentum cutting the lead to 3.
With over 3 minutes left, one timeout and the 2 minute warning, there was no need for that desperate/stupid move.
The Defense was doing pretty decent at that point and I thought they had a good chance of stopping them again, maybe, and I was also confident in Baker choking under pressure.
But instead, we do the dumbest thing possible to prevent us from having any chance.

it was bad execution of an onside kick. I think he was trying to do exactly the same thing they did previous time, when ball barely rolled into the end zone. at least trying to burry them deep in their own territory.

but I agree, I think at that point, with all the momentum, you do a normal kick or a short kick and let them start from 25.

 

[ak47kaehu]

I didnt like the squib/ onside kick, but maybe they just don't trust this defense to stop anybody. Probably better odds recovering an onside kick than the defense stopping the browns......and thats sad!

 

[Cebrin]

That onside kick with 3:24 made no football sense whatsoever!
The team was getting great momentum cutting the lead to 3.
With over 3 minutes left, one timeout and the 2 minute warning, there was no need for that desperate/stupid move.
The Defense was doing pretty decent at that point and I thought they had a good chance of stopping them again, maybe, and I was also confident in Baker choking under pressure.
But instead, we do the dumbest thing possible to prevent us from having any chance.

I dunno, maybe because the defense could add 12 extra men on the field, and still not stop any team in front of them.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Dumb decision. I do think we would have won if we just kicked it off into the endzone because we had all of the momentum there. Put the pressure on the Browns to convert...they had rarely faced any high stakes pressure all day. The defense had just forced 2 punts on their last 2 possessions so Cleveland's offense was ice cold. The kick bailed Cleveland out and gave them the ball at almost midfield. Their entire playbook was open at that field position so they could afford to run a trick play. Compare that to being at their own 25 and they approach that possession differently.

 

[ConstantReboot]

That onside kick with 3:24 made no football sense whatsoever!
The team was getting great momentum cutting the lead to 3.
With over 3 minutes left, one timeout and the 2 minute warning, there was no need for that desperate/stupid move.
The Defense was doing pretty decent at that point and I thought they had a good chance of stopping them again, maybe, and I was also confident in Baker choking under pressure.
But instead, we do the dumbest thing possible to prevent us from having any chance.

It was totally, utterly, very stupid.

This is all on McCarthy.

The same thing happened with the Seahawks. Down by less than a field goal with 4 minutes left at midfield. He decides to go for 3 deep passes.

All they needed to do was get into field goal range. Then when the time expires, kick the field goal to win the game.

Instead we give the ball back to the Seahawks with plenty of time on the clock.

That was a totally major brain fart in which we could have won the game.

 

[gjkoeppen]

That onside kick with 3:24 made no football sense whatsoever!
The team was getting great momentum cutting the lead to 3.
With over 3 minutes left, one timeout and the 2 minute warning, there was no need for that desperate/stupid move.
The Defense was doing pretty decent at that point and I thought they had a good chance of stopping them again, maybe, and I was also confident in Baker choking under pressure.
But instead, we do the dumbest thing possible to prevent us from having any chance.

It was a poorly executed pooch kick that was probably meant to bounce more hoping for a mishandle by the browns and recovered by the Cowboys. Now if the defense was going to do so well if they kicked away why did it let OBJ run untouched 50 yards for a TD?
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[bdk76]

Dumb decision. I do think we would have won if we just kicked it off into the endzone because we had all of the momentum there. Put the pressure on the Browns to convert...they had rarely faced any high stakes pressure all day. The defense had just forced 2 punts on their last 2 possessions so Cleveland's offense was ice cold. The kick bailed Cleveland out and gave them the ball at almost midfield. Their entire playbook was open at that field position so they could afford to run a trick play. Compare that to being at their own 25 and they approach that possession differently.

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