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I wasn't being critical for Teddy for not converting the play, I was being critical for taking the check down in that instance, when I'm pretty sure there would have been single coverage downfield (considering how the play was developing) . Why not take the chance? If it gets picked, it would have been as good as a punt anyway....

• He was rolling to his left and he's a Right Handed QB. This means that he can't shield the ball with his body, so he must act quickly or risk getting the ball stripped and possibly giving the ball to Temple in their Red zone.
  
• Any throw that he makes is going to be across his body and against his momentum.
  
• Bridgewater does not have a big-time arm so most likely he would have to settle his feet in order to make a throw downfield any greater than 30 yards. Also, half of the field is taken away due to the combination of his arm strength limitation and the fact that he is between the numbers and the sideline.
  
• The camera angle did not give any indication of what the coverage was downfield, but I'm willing to bet that if the DC had his Defense in Man Coverage on a 3rd and 27, he'd be looking for a job come Monday. But that's just me.