Why Didn't Bills Take A Safety?
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choslamshe
EOG Master
With a safety, Bills up 2 and punting from their 20? Minny probably starts their ensuing drive somewhere between their 30 and 40 from the punt and still with about 40 seconds left? Thats two completions to put them in FG range to win the game.
I believe you have to trust your o-line/qb to be able to fall forward.
The same thing in the exact same scenario could be replayed 100 times. How many times does it not work out exactly how the Bills need/expect?
Incredible game, incredible luck for Minny. But they deserve credit for not giving up.
My larger question(s) come from the defense they played when Buffalo got the ball back with the 40ish seconds. After scoring the go-ahead TD, they should have just agreed to go straight to OT. Absolutely pathetic prevent defense that gifted the Bills the game-tying FG.
I believe you have to trust your o-line/qb to be able to fall forward.
The same thing in the exact same scenario could be replayed 100 times. How many times does it not work out exactly how the Bills need/expect?
Incredible game, incredible luck for Minny. But they deserve credit for not giving up.
My larger question(s) come from the defense they played when Buffalo got the ball back with the 40ish seconds. After scoring the go-ahead TD, they should have just agreed to go straight to OT. Absolutely pathetic prevent defense that gifted the Bills the game-tying FG.
railbird
EOG Master
because they were up 4, and 2+3=5
railbird
EOG Master
why not put keenum in to take the snap instead of a guy with a jacked up elbow take his 1st under center snap of the day
railbird
EOG Master
or go 5 wide and shotgun and do a qb sweep or blast and if safety happens organically so be it. also try to draw them offsides, a delay of game penalty would have been 1 inch
pro analyser
EOG Dedicated
Can't take a safety with that much time. All you have to do is execute a qb sneek twice,and the game is over. Minn had one time out before the play.
pro analyser
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boston massacre
EOG Master
1st under center snap of the day
Correct.
Going Under Center Put Allen, And The Snap From Center, Out Of Rhythm.
You Didn't Need Keenum To Go Into The Game.
You Needed Allen and The Center To Snap It A Few Times, On The Sideline, To Make Sure You Got It Right, Before Going Out There.
They Knew Cousins Getting Stopped At The Goal Line, Was Not Going To Get Overturned, While Standing On The Sidelines.
A Few Quick Practice Snaps Under Center Would Have Prevented Fumble.
Simple Hand Off, After Practicing It.
boston massacre
EOG Master
railbird
EOG Master
taking a snap cold is not as easy as people think, especially in cold weather and a jacked up elbow, also the noseguard got a good jump and blew up the center, probably offsides
Very true, especially when QBs now are taking most of their snaps in the pistol or shotgun.
I remember one time, the 49ers called for Kaepernick to take a snap from center in Wash, on the Wash 1 yd line, with very cold weather, he fumbled it.
railbird
EOG Master
my freshman yr of football we had these fat rubber footballs and i would get the blame on all qb snaps that went bad, truth is 60 or 70 pct of the time its the centers fault, they will be in too big a hurry to block a line backer or noseguard, also when you get a new center his tailbone pad will be different or placed funny another issue is a different shaped butt.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Actually a really good point.