doncherry
October-9th-2007, 11:21 AM
Link to full article is below...but here is the what I felt was the most relevant passage...
The name of the offensive coordinator of the Bills is Steve Fairchild, a man with a pretty good reputation around the NFL. The head coach, as you likely know, is Dick Jauron, a one-time Coach of the Year with the Bears. Go ahead and blame them now.
Both of these men made a critical decision calling for a pass on third down and nine to go on the Cowboys' 11-yard line. There were six minutes remaining and their team was up eight points with all the momentum. They called for a pass -- out of the shotgun -- towards the sideline. Uh, HELLO? It shouldn't be done. It cannot be done, not in that situation. You're up eight points. At worst, you go up 11 points and make the Cowboys go the length of the field at least once. At worst-case worst, you miss the shorty (under 30 yards) and make them go the length of the field once -- and make the two-point conversion. To tie.
Instead, the floating, wounded duck was shot down by Cowboys CB Terence Newman and ran back about 70 yards, completely flipping the field. Why in the name of Jack Kemp are you tossing that teardrop pass to little Lee Evans at the 5-yard line with no one in the way between the defender and the end zone? Ask any coach in America not named Rich Kotite, and they'll tell you that it's a major sin to call that play in that situation.
http://nflblogs.profootballweekly.com/AroundtheNFL/2007/10/bad_coaching_not_bad_offense_l.html
The name of the offensive coordinator of the Bills is Steve Fairchild, a man with a pretty good reputation around the NFL. The head coach, as you likely know, is Dick Jauron, a one-time Coach of the Year with the Bears. Go ahead and blame them now.
Both of these men made a critical decision calling for a pass on third down and nine to go on the Cowboys' 11-yard line. There were six minutes remaining and their team was up eight points with all the momentum. They called for a pass -- out of the shotgun -- towards the sideline. Uh, HELLO? It shouldn't be done. It cannot be done, not in that situation. You're up eight points. At worst, you go up 11 points and make the Cowboys go the length of the field at least once. At worst-case worst, you miss the shorty (under 30 yards) and make them go the length of the field once -- and make the two-point conversion. To tie.
Instead, the floating, wounded duck was shot down by Cowboys CB Terence Newman and ran back about 70 yards, completely flipping the field. Why in the name of Jack Kemp are you tossing that teardrop pass to little Lee Evans at the 5-yard line with no one in the way between the defender and the end zone? Ask any coach in America not named Rich Kotite, and they'll tell you that it's a major sin to call that play in that situation.
http://nflblogs.profootballweekly.com/AroundtheNFL/2007/10/bad_coaching_not_bad_offense_l.html