(10-17-2023, 08:50 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(10-16-2023, 01:23 PM)MarleyJag Wrote: Literally the only reason people are butt hurt about this call is because Trevor might have hurt his knee. No one said anything about the play the other times it was being run. And an injury can happen any time.

People claiming the game was over must be the same people who were leaving at the end of the third quarter because they didn’t see the colts take over the momentum in the 4th. We weren’t moving the ball much at that point either (thankfully Agnew had his big return that set up the field goal). Stay aggressive. How many times have we heard complaints when past Jag coaches have gone conservative in that situation? Pederson said he wanted to put a stake through their hearts then and there and I agree 100%.

The point is, “plays that keep our QB from getting injured” isn’t a category on the play sheet. If it is, you have the wrong coach. Bring back the ice cream sprinkles.

Butt's not hurt, but I was screaming at the TV long before that play questioning why we were bothering to keep starters in up 14 on a short field when our obvious strategy should be to milk clock and do nothing more. Our purpose at that stage was to run clock, force Indy to burn a few times out, and maybe put a few more points on the board.

Beathard makes good money, he should be trusted to come in and hand off three runs and do enough to get us in position to make it a three-score lead with minimal time left.

It was a bad choice to still have the starters in that late. So sure, keep Trevor in, fine. Three handoffs and see what happens. Maybe we get lucky like last week and Indy's D finally gives up a big gain on a run. If not, we still managed to force them to burn all three times out, and are still in range for an FG attempt.

The D showed enough that day that I wasn't worried about Indy managing 14 points in 3 minutes...were you?

As good as they were for three quarters they gave up 14 points in the span of six minutes earlier in the 4th. With a quick score and an onside kick, it wasn’t outside the realm of possibility. It happens in the NFL. 

Sit your guys if you’re up by three scores late and the opponent shows no signs of life. That wasn’t the situation at that moment.

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