01-22-2016, 02:09 AM
(01-21-2016, 12:57 PM)Wyche Wrote: He also lost track of situational football there when he just didn't go to the turf.
This is another aspect that I can't even fathom.
We could've taken a knee and backed up 6 yards, and missed the FG and had been in a better situation to win this game.
So when the coach makes the right decision to run the ball, to make them call TOs and possibly getting a 1st down, which would have sealed the deal. He has to know, that lunging forward is not needed in this situation. Sure he loses a yard or less, but we still keep the ball, with it being 2nd and 5 and they burn a TO.
Run forward, 2 hands on the ball, get hit, and go down immediately. Make sure your knee is on the ground as fast as you can. Even if you don't get a single yard, you still get them to burn the TO, and you have 2nd and 10.
Less time on the clock, less TO. More important than getting as many yards as you can on 1st down in this situation. A 10 yard run on 1st down, doesn't do as much for us as keeping control of the ball.
