Thordaddy
Binding you with ancient logic
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You are only "right" if the play works, a play that was never tried can't prove the one that was used was wrong because OF COURSE... it didn't have the chance to fail.
This preoccupation with right and wrong is tedious.
There were several "right" plays that put the offense in the position to have those opportunities,those are an indication of competence that is just discounted as givens in order to criticize a fraction of the whole.
IMO most of those who question this way would never get them into the position where the calls they criticize would be relevant, IOW first prove to me you won't go three and out consistently ,then I'll consider the qualifications to elevate said kibitzer as authority to adjudicate.
Disclaimer: This post is not aimed at one poster rather at a practice that contains assumptions that can't be proven as in "wrong call" all calls are made with the expectation they will be executed as planned, one,just one player who under performs on a play call can make it fail.
I.E. Jared Cook went into the pattern when he could have slid in and chipped the blitzing DB who tipped the pass on our last offensive play,or broke his out pattern in and given Hill a target not over the blitzer. We could and IMO probably would have gotten a first down on that play IF Cook made either of those adjustments ,when a play fails it is just as likely someone got beat by the opposing player as anything.
This preoccupation with right and wrong is tedious.
There were several "right" plays that put the offense in the position to have those opportunities,those are an indication of competence that is just discounted as givens in order to criticize a fraction of the whole.
IMO most of those who question this way would never get them into the position where the calls they criticize would be relevant, IOW first prove to me you won't go three and out consistently ,then I'll consider the qualifications to elevate said kibitzer as authority to adjudicate.
Disclaimer: This post is not aimed at one poster rather at a practice that contains assumptions that can't be proven as in "wrong call" all calls are made with the expectation they will be executed as planned, one,just one player who under performs on a play call can make it fail.
I.E. Jared Cook went into the pattern when he could have slid in and chipped the blitzing DB who tipped the pass on our last offensive play,or broke his out pattern in and given Hill a target not over the blitzer. We could and IMO probably would have gotten a first down on that play IF Cook made either of those adjustments ,when a play fails it is just as likely someone got beat by the opposing player as anything.