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Is it classless to pass the ball when the game is not in question?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:13 pm
I noticed that some coaches were calling pass plays at the end of the fourth quarter even though the game was not in question just to pad their Qbs stats. Classless move or no?
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Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:14 pm to ChexMix
only acceptable if it's the backup q.b.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:17 pm to ChexMix
Not classless. It's the defenses job to stop it. It breeds complacency to run clock while up big in the 4th quarter.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:18 pm to ChexMix
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some coaches were calling pass plays at the end of the fourth quarter
Was it a 40 yard pass or a 1 yard pass?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:20 pm to ChexMix
imo, no. but I guess if you're playing a cupcake and the game is way out of reach then it's in bad form (therefore classless).
but if you are playing a conference foe that is having a bad year or bad game I would call it dumb. they will never ever forget it and it will come back to haunt you.
but if you are playing a conference foe that is having a bad year or bad game I would call it dumb. they will never ever forget it and it will come back to haunt you.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:21 pm to ChexMix
Backups should be getting playing time. It has nothing to do with class. If the backups aren't getting quality playing time, that's just bad coaching.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:22 pm to ChexMix
I'm ok with it. If you don't like it, get a better defense.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:22 pm to ChexMix
What if those pass plays are 4 yards or less to milk the clock?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:27 pm to ChexMix
It is no different than a power run team that keeps running. Would you suggest they stop running and just pass in the same situation?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:29 pm to ChexMix
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I noticed that some coaches were calling pass plays at the end of the fourth quarter even though the game was not in question just to pad their Qbs stats. Classless move or no
Need a lot more context than that:
1) Who was in the game? Starter or backup?
1a) If the starter, is he a true freshman or 5th year senior? If the former, then ok. If not:
1ai) Was the pass over 25 yards in the air?
1b) If he was the backup it's cool.
2) What was the score?
2a) Are we up by <15 points? All fair game.
2b) are we up by >40 points? Probably classles
3) Was the amount of time left physically impossible for the other team to come back? Are we talking 14:30 remaining in the 4th Q or 0:15?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:30 pm to ChexMix
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I noticed that some coaches were calling pass plays at the end of the fourth quarter even though the game was not in question just to pad their Qbs stats. Classless move or no?
I'm not sure if you're griping about A&M or Georgia. If A&M you didn't watch the game. A&M's last drive took over 10 minutes off the clock. The HUNH offense waited until the play clock got down to 1 or 2 seconds before snapping the ball. Clearly Sumlin was just trying to run out the clock w/o giving the ball back to USC. If you have a problem with that I don't know what to tell you.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 5:34 pm to ChexMix
I just think it is more of a slap in the face to just stop trying if you're the team that is up. That's just me though. If I am getting blown out and still playing hard, I don't want your charity.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 6:59 pm to ChexMix
No.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 7:37 pm to ChexMix
As a coach, it's not your job to stop your offense. Your offense is designed to score. Let the other team worry about stopping you. And if they cannot, well tough shite, this is football, not patty cake
Posted on 9/2/14 at 7:37 pm to ChexMix
The defensive players are on scholarship too, no?
Stop it. To stop trying is more insulting than scoring again, it says to the other team they are so pathetic that they need your sympathy.
Stop it. To stop trying is more insulting than scoring again, it says to the other team they are so pathetic that they need your sympathy.
This post was edited on 9/2/14 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 9/2/14 at 7:39 pm to ChexMix
I think playing your game is always acceptable, maybe not your first team going full bore, but acceptable. Especially when you get your backups in and they need reps.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 7:43 pm to ChexMix
I have no problem with it. If you want to preach that your players should play hard for 60 minutes, then why should you take your foot off the gas?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 7:48 pm to ChexMix
Sometimes it's not classless - it's just criminally stupid.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 7:52 pm to ChexMix
You only have so many snaps to improve your team, and no better way to simulate game like atmosphere than a game. Also, a game is rarely not in question.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 8:17 pm to ChexMix
I think that is changing. With as fickle as the polls are going to be on this new playoff, and with pressure to have all the major conferences represented, it behooves teams to score at will.
I personally think that is going to lead people to do like Spurrier used to do at Florida. Score until the clock ticks 60 minutes. This business of taking a knee at the end is sportsmanlike, but may not get you into the play offs.
heres an example. Georgia and Auburn both won their games 45-21. Both were tied at the half. 21-21. AU was in an SEC game against a weaker opponent. Georgia was playing a ranked team from a weaker conference.
A case could be made that if Auburn had scored another 2 touchdowns, that Auburn would be ranked ahead of Bama in this weeks poll. Its that fickle at the moment. AU had 4th team QB and back ups in at the end. It could have scored easily on the last drive, which ended with a 1st down at the 11 yard line. Had there not been a rain delay, the score could have been higher.
I personally think that is going to lead people to do like Spurrier used to do at Florida. Score until the clock ticks 60 minutes. This business of taking a knee at the end is sportsmanlike, but may not get you into the play offs.
heres an example. Georgia and Auburn both won their games 45-21. Both were tied at the half. 21-21. AU was in an SEC game against a weaker opponent. Georgia was playing a ranked team from a weaker conference.
A case could be made that if Auburn had scored another 2 touchdowns, that Auburn would be ranked ahead of Bama in this weeks poll. Its that fickle at the moment. AU had 4th team QB and back ups in at the end. It could have scored easily on the last drive, which ended with a 1st down at the 11 yard line. Had there not been a rain delay, the score could have been higher.
This post was edited on 9/2/14 at 8:19 pm
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