10-07-2024, 09:26 AM
(10-07-2024, 06:35 AM)125250 Wrote: Yea, I do understand the situation. You don’t go into a shell when you have a chance to win the game. Settling for a 50+ yard field goal is not playing to win. I knew it would be 3 runs or maybe a little dump pass. It burnt them, as well, it should. Harbaugh went for it on 4th on the Ravens 20 or something yard line, Taylor would never do that.
Not really.
Here is the situation:
We are in FG range. Want to get closer? Sure, but defitniely in range.
The Ravens defense was getting to our oline, Cappa was bad so many times.
A sack or holding call takes us out of FG range.
The Ravens secondary knew our line was getting blown up and jumping routes, see the interception the play before.
As to the play calls, they likely went like this:
We ran on 1st down, like we did all game with no success again, but that is what every team would do.
A pass was called on 2nd down, but Burrow checked out of it, and that was apparently the right call. (The pass play call could have been on 1st down but it doesnt matter.)
We ran on 3rd simply to align the ball where Evan wanted it, not to gain a ton of yards.
Would I have liked to see us take a shot with Chase 1 on 1? Sure, but if we had a sack or holding call the same people complaining over not passing would be even louder for getting knocked out of FG range. The play calls were not bad when it comes to basic football strategy in that scenario. And the play calls did not cause the holder to drop the ball.
