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they were up 4. under 10 seconds left.
and?
you take knee and punt out. Craig T. Nelson called a handoff to his meathead RB (in the pouring rain) and the fumble cost them the game. Damn Wallnut Heights
That puts them down by 2 and a punt return puts them in field goal range.you take knee and punt out. Craig T. Nelson called a handoff to his meathead RB (in the pouring rain) and the fumble cost them the game. Damn Wallnut Heights
What could he have addressed?It was his failure to heed Nelson's coaching--"play the ball, not the man"--and the subsequent PI penalty that led them into the predicament in the first place.TannerBoyle said:
Ever seen a good punt in those conditions?
this might be the dumbest argument ever. However, i still think the odds are better than the odds of a bad punt, clean fielding of the ball, good return, time left, good snap, good hold and good FG kick.
Only takes two plays: 1) bad punt, 2) FG. game over. Very few coaches would take a knee there.
The game ENDED on the fumble. He could have taken the snap and run out of the back of the end zone and the game would have been over.
I would think they'd still have to do the punt after the safety. But I'm not sure what the high school rules are in PA.
Not if time ran out. If not, it would only be a couple of seconds. have your punter kick it as high as he can about 20 yards. I would think that would be pretty easy to cover especially when you got Riley who was going to USC and Stefan who was another division 1 talent on your side. Throw in athletes like Rifleman and Shadow and that pesky Mouse and there is no way that the Walnut Heights RB breaks a punt return.
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Not if time ran out. If not, it would only be a couple of seconds. have your punter kick it as high as he can about 20 yards. I would think that would be pretty easy to cover especially when you got Riley who was going to USC and Stefan who was another division 1 talent on your side. Throw in athletes like Rifleman and Shadow and that pesky Mouse and there is no way that the Walnut Heights RB breaks a punt return.
Especially since we've already established that the ball -- as well as the field -- are both slippery as hell. In order for the other team to win, the following things would have to happen:1. Cleanly field a freely-kicked punt in muddy/rainy conditions2. Assuming you don't score on the ensuing kick return (a safe assumption considering the muddy conditions), you'd have to get to AT LEAST the 23-yard line in less than 9 seconds.3. From there, you're looking at a 40-yard FG. Even in perfect weather conditions, that's a 50-50 proposition for a high school kicker. But with a slippery field and ball, you're looking at a one-in-a-million kick.Besides, even if you don't go the "intentional safety" route, the bottom line is that there were at least 4-5 plays that would have been a better choice than "handing off to your backup fullback".
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Nice Guy Eddie (RIP) got one to USC, but knocked up his girlfriend.Steph got one to Cal Poly, but only because Nelson felt bad for sabotaging him.Who are the other six?
I don't remember exactly. I was kidding about it being 8. But the QB was going to West Virginia (think) and the small guy, Peanut or whatever, was going to play somewhere too. But hell, even 3 guys on one small town team getting D-1 is enough.
No brainer here, there's no reason to mess with a handoff in that situation.
No brainer. QB sprint to the farthest corner of the end zone and wait for someone to knock his block off. So now there's about 5 seconds or less left. Get a clean ball, and have your punter squib that bad boy down the field (or kick it off the tee if your punter really sucks). No way a kid runs in the mud to field goal range with time left on the clock, so if they don't score TD or get penalized it's ovah.And yeah, this is a stupid argument. But it doesn't make my answer any less right...
What part was that?
And yet he went on to be "Coach".
Fair catch at the 40 and a free kick to win it. Odds of success go up with no rush on the kicker.Not if time ran out. If not, it would only be a couple of seconds. have your punter kick it as high as he can about 20 yards. I would think that would be pretty easy to cover especially when you got Riley who was going to USC and Stefan who was another division 1 talent on your side. Throw in athletes like Rifleman and Shadow and that pesky Mouse and there is no way that the Walnut Heights RB breaks a punt return.
The game ENDED on the fumble. He could have taken the snap and run out of the back of the end zone and the game would have been over.
I would think they'd still have to do the punt after the safety. But I'm not sure what the high school rules are in PA.
A squib kick ruins that plan.Or just kick it out of bounds.
I think we can say the same thing for Jhorts.
Oh, they all would now.Thanks to this ground breaking movie, that bad coaching decision will NEVER be made again.
And Sam Wyche.Oh, they all would now.Thanks to this ground breaking movie, that bad coaching decision will NEVER be made again.
Except maybe by Ron Zook.
