The Halfback Pass vs. the Jags

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Originally Posted by barrett

I think we gave this game away and am ready to string up everyone involved, but I disagree here.

Not hurrying is exactly what you do when you are down by 2 scores with 5 minutes left. In that situation the number one goal is to get the first score no matter what since the game is over without it. Then if it took too long you still have the onsides option. We did it perfectly in that all we need to do is make three tackles and we will get the ball back with over 2 minutes left (more time than you need).

Our 3rd down defense, the TD at the end of the half, lack of tackling in the end, the HB pass, the turnovers, Jacoby flaking, etc... Our team melted down here and gave the game away a dozen times without a doubt and I hope Kubiak is unemployed as a result. But that TD drive was one of the few things we did right all game.

We'll have to disagree here then. With the way this game was going and our lack of productivity pretty much throughout, I feel you have to give yourself as much time as possible and try to keep them on their heels and keep them from shuffling in fresh players. Trying to rely on the defense making one last stop is gambling with this team. And it's a gamble I personally would not feel confident in making. I guess that's part of my problem with this staff. They're unwilling to gamble on a no-huddle (and like I said, it's not only this game), but are willing to gamble on a HB pass and our defense coming through. Of course, the defense SHOULD have come through, but history indicates the likelihood of that happening is fairly small.