In reply to: The "was the TE open on 4 and 1" question. posted by LondonDomer
On a 15 yard pass...probably would've been tackled 12-18 yards further than where Book got tackled.
Also, no where in my post did I defend the play call, so take a chill pill. Can say a player didn't make the right decision without defending Kelly. Can also say that he made the wrong decision without saying he is a bad player. This is a message board
one lineman one quarter back two tight ends and one hopelessly out of position wide receiver . Additionally the would have been only a lineman and quarter back between the db and the end zone. To make matters worse there would have been three blockers to block two guys.
A pass has risk. We were ahead. Late in the game. Our defense is stalwart. He did the right thing by not throwining.
of a punt return for a touchdown. Would have to presume he would be throwing towards our guy, who would at worst fight for the ball and make a tackle if he lost that battle. Agree to disagree I guess
In the return game. Y’know, having practiced with a soccer ball and all that.
Might’ve been a decent segment of practice to work on kick returns Brian.
I don't trust our crappy O-line, because I think Quinn is not going to pan out as a quality OL coach. That was Kelly resorting to hiring a buddy, and very few of those have worked out.
So given the crappy OL play (if you want to argue that's on BK for a crappy OL I won't argue) but given what Long has to work with up front, and the proven effectiveness of this short TE pass, I have no issue with the play call. Book has to just throw it. There were opportunities to hit both Wright or Weishar in this situation.
My feeling is that the OL is going to be worse the farther they get away from Hiestand, but a few still have the skills they learned under him. As our young players get older it will really show itself.