UNT Eagles 2016
05-11-2018, 01:35 PM
I was taking a poop a few mins ago just thinking, Eagles/Jags in London this year really should have been the Super Bowl rematch game...
What the hell was Doug Marrone thinking? 20-10 midway through the 4th quarter, Myles Jack just stole the ball and you now have...a commanding... two possession lead AND the football just shy of midfield.
You gain 9 3/4 yards in 3 plays. Not ideal, but not the worst thing. Honestly, it's not a hard decision. You're playing the Patriots, on the road no less. You can't beat the Patriots in the playoffs by playing orthodox, conservative football. Nope, that doesn't do.
But PUNTING the ball back to Tom Brady of all people????!??!???!??
Cardinal sin. Jacksonville squandered their best shot at an NFL championship they will ever have.
You have Fournette, but most importantly the threat of Fournette. Bortles is 6'5" and pretty good at QB sneaks. Obviously, NE stacks the box on a 4th and inches situation. So you have options, all of which are high percentage. The best of all might be a quick run fake and a leak out of a tight end, fullback or quick hitch and comeback from the Z receiver... easy first down.
You move the chains and make it VERY hard for NE to come back, run another few minutes off the clock and now you reach a point where NE's chances likely ride on some sort of low-percentage sequence like ...quick stop, quick score, onside kick recovery, another score. You take your chances every time in that situation.
But to really punt the ball back to Brady after your defense just made an incredible play. That's a major slap in the face to that defense, Fournette, Bortles and really the whole team except for the punting unit.
Close 2nd was playing cover 2 shell on the ensuing drive on 3rd & 18 with Brady backed up. Haven't you watched film, read scounting reports people?? Brady isn't going deep outside the numbers to Cooks vs. Ramsey in that situation. He has more chemistry with Hogan, sure, but across from Hogan is Bouye, which favors Jacksonville. NOPE...he's going to Gronk (out injured), Edelman (out injured), or Amendola... and you give up the middle to Amendola vs. a slow, old, non-coverage linebacker Posluszny in tampa 2 coverage. Horrible mismatch. Jaguars lose.
Disgusting, imo.
What the hell was Doug Marrone thinking? 20-10 midway through the 4th quarter, Myles Jack just stole the ball and you now have...a commanding... two possession lead AND the football just shy of midfield.
You gain 9 3/4 yards in 3 plays. Not ideal, but not the worst thing. Honestly, it's not a hard decision. You're playing the Patriots, on the road no less. You can't beat the Patriots in the playoffs by playing orthodox, conservative football. Nope, that doesn't do.
But PUNTING the ball back to Tom Brady of all people????!??!???!??
Cardinal sin. Jacksonville squandered their best shot at an NFL championship they will ever have.
You have Fournette, but most importantly the threat of Fournette. Bortles is 6'5" and pretty good at QB sneaks. Obviously, NE stacks the box on a 4th and inches situation. So you have options, all of which are high percentage. The best of all might be a quick run fake and a leak out of a tight end, fullback or quick hitch and comeback from the Z receiver... easy first down.
You move the chains and make it VERY hard for NE to come back, run another few minutes off the clock and now you reach a point where NE's chances likely ride on some sort of low-percentage sequence like ...quick stop, quick score, onside kick recovery, another score. You take your chances every time in that situation.
But to really punt the ball back to Brady after your defense just made an incredible play. That's a major slap in the face to that defense, Fournette, Bortles and really the whole team except for the punting unit.
Close 2nd was playing cover 2 shell on the ensuing drive on 3rd & 18 with Brady backed up. Haven't you watched film, read scounting reports people?? Brady isn't going deep outside the numbers to Cooks vs. Ramsey in that situation. He has more chemistry with Hogan, sure, but across from Hogan is Bouye, which favors Jacksonville. NOPE...he's going to Gronk (out injured), Edelman (out injured), or Amendola... and you give up the middle to Amendola vs. a slow, old, non-coverage linebacker Posluszny in tampa 2 coverage. Horrible mismatch. Jaguars lose.
Disgusting, imo.