09-27-2020, 07:59 PM
(09-27-2020, 07:56 PM)Whatever Wrote: I'll be clear that I didn't have an issue with them trying something different and dressing Tate over Ross, as it's not like Ross has played well, either. My issue is that it was obvious that they were trying to force a TD to him because he was complaining, and it was especially bad because they had the Eagles on the ropes. If we were up 3 TD's, I wouldn't have cared. The team always has to come first when it comes to play calling and Zac lost sight of that on that drive.
I'm not going to dog Tate's effort on the plays. He was positionally beaten on all three. The ball never should have gone his way on any of them. On the first, the DB got position over the top and the only way he could have gotten to the ball was to commit OPI and run the DB over. On the final two, the DB got inside position and you're forcing your QB to make a great throw to even give him a chance to make a play. He was was well covered and they tried to force it to him, anyways.
On the Higgins play, if it's the one I'm thinking of, the DB grabbed his left arm just before the ball got there and he was never able to get both hands on it.
I don't think there was even a .005% chance that they were throwing to him there, to appease him.
From what i recall of the Higgins pass, he had the ball in both hands and the DB just knocked it loose.
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