“I want three shots at a touchdown. Three plays.”
Pass on the first play, i.e. second down. If incomplete, clock stops.
Run on second down. Not even necessarily Lynch. If stopped, burn your last time out.
Run or pass on fourth down, letting the chips fall where they may.
“Three plays to go one yard and if we can’t make it, maybe we don’t deserve to win.”
Doesn’t seem so crazy now, does it? All of it, however, is predicated upon not being intercepted on that first play, which unfortunately for Pete, happened. That’s why I concede the first play is a MAJOR gamble and, while no one is expecting it, no one expects you to punt on first down either.
My only thought is I’m not sure I would have chucked it into eleven yards of congested territory but to state this is the very essence of Monday Morning Quarterbacking which I tend to look down upon. Cut me some slack.
BILL
PS: Oh! And in case you’re wondering, I was rooting for New England.
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