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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0
It's not ideal, but after the timeout before 3rd down (assuming they stopped Lynch), you call two plays.
Me? I call a play-action boot on 3rd down. But let's say they do call a run.
Fine.
3rd down. Run. Stuffed again? They already have a 4th down play call...they know...they hurry to the line. That's advantage Seattle, albeit with a lot of pressure...and I call a 4th down read option and put the game in my QB's hand. He makes the right read, they win. It's over. Done.
But yeah. They could have ran 3 times if they wanted to. Time really wasn't a factor, at all...unless Wilson took a 3rd down sack.
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If in your rush you don't set properly and get called for a 5 yard penalty, or if the players don't unstack as quickly as you'd like or whatever, and time runs out, then the criticisms they are getting for this play call would like nothing compared to the criticism you'd get for THAT fiasco.
I'd probably run Lynch on 2nd, call time and call two plays. The first is a designed rollout/option involving Wilson. If he isn't 100% sure of getting into the end zone, throw it into the third row. Fourth down is probably back to Lynch.
But here is the problem -- you are calling the fourth down play without knowing FOR CERTAIN that you are at the 1 yard line. If you get knocked back to the 3, or your'e at the 2 inch mark, then things might change and you don't have time to adjust.
I honestly have less of a problem with passing on 2nd down than I do the specific pass. I'd feel alot better about a safer play, rather than a throw right into the middle of the mess. Rollout with Wilson seems much smarter to me there.