New week, another Zac apology for bad play call

[SunsetBengal]

(09-26-2022, 06:06 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: This was actually a really interesting play because what it said to me was "Joe Burrow and/or Zac Taylor is not comfortable running QB sneaks, so we won't ever do it."

The reason I thought this was because look at this formation:



Their edges are split out way wide, The LDE is lined up over the tight end, their linebackers are 5 yards back, their safety is shading the right side at the line of scrimmage and the cornerback is currently moving across the formation to the short side to follow Chase.

They literally could have 4 on 2 blocked the two DTs and had Joe jog to the first down.

So, in my mind, if they couldn't see that easy conversion, it must be one of these things that they just don't want Joe to shove his head into the pile under any circumstance.

But then...they do a QB sneak on 3rd down later in the game. So, obviously, they have no problem doing it. It's crazy that they didn't check into it here.

Yeah, I think they could have allowed JB to sneak, or even just keep handing it to Perine in the 1 or 2 hole and he would have gotten 3-4 yards, clock keeps running, Jets souls continue to shrivel.

Edit: AND, it could have just went for a TD, as the Jets have 10 men within 5 yards of the LOS and the other at 10. If anyone breaks through the first wave, it's gone.