re: The problem with the 4th and 31 defensive play call

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The coaches can only put you in position to be successful.

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This is the point I’m making. They weren’t put in a position to be successful. Asking db’s at any level to cover sideline to sideline with ZERO pass rush for 10 plus seconds is a recipe for disaster. He could have waited 20 or 30 seconds to make that throw. It’s a do or die situation. That ball can only be thrown to the end zone! If he heaves it up under pressure and they get a lucky tip, it sucks but that’s football. That bullshite last night was embarrassing and if that’s best you can come up with, out of a timeout, you deserve to get beat. The fricked up part is if you’re honest with yourself you knew the ending of that game was coming before it happened. Hell even after it happened we had a guy running the ensuing kickoff out of the end zone to the 10 or 15 instead of taking it at the 35. It’s such low IQ football that it’s maddening. Instead of needing 20 or 25 yards to get into field goal range, frick it, let’s make it 50 or 60..