10-07-2024, 06:53 PM
(10-07-2024, 12:52 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Why did we decide lets just kick a 50+ yard FG to try and win it?
We ran three offensive plays after we recovered the fumble at the Ravens 37 and got all the way down to the 35
We ran all 3 plays from heavy sets. And not a single pass despite JB having an outstanding day!! On the 1st play the Ravens have 9 defenders in the box. Everyone of them crashes to the LOS at the snap. J. Chase has a very soft coverage.
A half second after the snap there's a wiidddddeeeeee open middle of the field. If Chase runs a quick slant and it was a play action fake to Brown it's probably a TD. At a minimum a good gain. Of course JB would have to throw quickly.
I just can't understand why you have Joe Burrow for crying out friggin loud! And the coaches say screw that, put the Lamborghini away, lets get out the Honda civic and just get a couple yards a try a long FG.
And this isn't the first time ZT and Co. have been guilty of this. ML 2.0
If you can’t trust your offensive line to protect long enough for a quick throw and can’t trust the QB you’re paying a gazillion dollars to make good decisions and you can’t trust your two premium WR who want to be paid like superstars to catch the ball then you’ve already lost. You have these superstar skill players who have made plays all game and then with the game on the line you run 3 Pee Wee football dive plays.
Even if you want to run the ball three time - running them all out of heavy sets where you are basically holding up a sign that says “we’re going to run and we are playing for a 50+ yard FG” is beyond dumb. If Burrow checked out of a pass, exactly what look were they looking for from them defense in the heavy formation they were in.
The decision making was absolutely mind-boggling to me. It was playing not to lose plain and simple.
