Harry
ASFN Consultant and Senior Writer
Psychology Today wrote, “The notion that genius is only thinly separated from insanity goes back at least to ancient Greece.” It’s certainly a fine line and Sunday the Cards crossed it headed in the wrong direction. First, they ran a continuing set of failed plays that offered virtually no chance of success. Foremost among those plays was the continually parade of passes far short of a first down depending on the receiver to run for the first. It’s one thing to try this with an elusive runner, but another to try it with a TE. Ertz, for example, has virtually zero YAC ability at this stage of his career. Of course, he also has to catch the ball.
Second, there was the gimmick play. This might have been the ultimate gimmick play. There was so much ball movement and player misdirection that even the participating players seemed confused. The defense on the other hand just stayed home and tackled the eventual ball carrier who was so exhausted he offered little resistance. It was the ultimate anti-climax.
Finally, there’s the fake punt. I guess it’s okay to call it that even though it doesn’t really coincide with the dictionary’s concept of “fake.“ Apparently the coaching staff was so confident of success that they didn’t instruct rookie QB Tune to call timeout if the receivers were covered. To further assure success they decided to throw a short pass expecting the receiver to run for the first down. It’s astonishing it failed to work.
Indeed, the Cards fooled us. Sadly they just failed to food the Seahawks!
Second, there was the gimmick play. This might have been the ultimate gimmick play. There was so much ball movement and player misdirection that even the participating players seemed confused. The defense on the other hand just stayed home and tackled the eventual ball carrier who was so exhausted he offered little resistance. It was the ultimate anti-climax.
Finally, there’s the fake punt. I guess it’s okay to call it that even though it doesn’t really coincide with the dictionary’s concept of “fake.“ Apparently the coaching staff was so confident of success that they didn’t instruct rookie QB Tune to call timeout if the receivers were covered. To further assure success they decided to throw a short pass expecting the receiver to run for the first down. It’s astonishing it failed to work.
Indeed, the Cards fooled us. Sadly they just failed to food the Seahawks!
