09-29-2015, 08:53 PM
(09-29-2015, 08:34 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: To try and put points on the board. He could have had a few plays where they took shots in the middle of the field, because they would be playing prevent defense. Took a time out when there's 2-3 seconds left and take a shot at a FG to put points on the board. If he doesn't make the field goal. Oh well! Guess what? There's no time left for them to make a play.
I don't think many people realize this, but when a team goes into "hurry up" mode the percentage of interceptions and other mistakes increase. When you rush things you make more mistakes.
The chances of throwing an interception also increases when the defense has most of its players in coverage instead of playing the run.
So while there may have been a slim chance of gaining 30 yards in 30 seconds there was also an increased chance of throwing a pick.
And I can pretty much guarantee that if Marvin had tried to push it down the field to get a fg and Dalton threw a pick six most people here would be calling Marvin stupid for doing that when his team was ahead and controlling the game.
