I Don't Blame Hill

[Essex Johnson]

(01-10-2016, 02:50 AM)AmeriknGrizzly Wrote: Ok pretty sure I'm gonna get a lot of flak for this but I don't blame Hill for this loss.

I rest full blame on whoever made the call for him to run on that play.  We had the lead and we had the positioning, all we had to do was kneel three times so Pit would burn timeouts and then kick the field goal to extend the lead.  After that you kickoff, they have no timeouts, and have to score a touchdown to win with only around a minute remaining.  Also after he stepped up after Gio was hit, c'mon he was a different player after that.  

I will concede that yes he should have held on to the ball but the ball should never have been put in his hands in the first place.

We had the ball, a first down ends the game.. a Field Goal does not end the game.. I would want to end the game with the ball in my teams hands, not the other teams hands... I go for first down.. have faith in my Running Back and line.  How is that any different than you having faith in kicking a field goal.. so if we miss the field goal.. Steelers get the ball at our 35 with over a minute left with only needing a field goal to win.

I am not blaming Hill but I am also not blaming Marvin... i would have called it the same as he did