09-13-2022, 03:59 PM
(09-12-2022, 09:50 PM)swilson3828 Wrote: I agree with everything you say, but, again, all of the things you say are gambles. No guarantee anything you said would have worked out anyway. 10000% guarantee it is a TD if Zac challenges that. The challenge was not a gamble, it was a sure thing had it been taken.
Don't disagree with you. However, even if he challenges and wins, there isn't a guarantee that we don't have the issue with the extra point at that point in the game. In fact, we likely do now that we know when Harris was injured.
All that said, it's all a what if game of woulda coulda shoulda. We can't change the results of a single play and just assume the rest of the game plays out as it did. While it could, we are just assuming that it does. Honestly, given how quickly the offense called and ran a play, I don't think anyone had any time to review and determine if we should challenge it or not. Once folks knew, it was too late. I realize Zac is saying that was his call (it is) but in all fairness, they didn't slow down and verify before they ran a play and removed the opportunity. Again - that is also Zac's fault as the head coach and play caller. Zac has a ton of blame for a loss in a game where the Bengals made it very difficult on themselves to win. I heard someone else say in one of the other threads that the Bengals were playing against two opponents in that game - Pittsburg and themselves. Hard to beat two teams, especially when you are playing against yourself.
