JMD honest about the goal line sequence
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The Game Ball Thread: Wk. 8 at LAC
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Watching the sequence again, I really don't understand why they didn't try to run. It's not like the Chargers were stopping the run. After the incomplete pass to Bourne on first down, Harris ran from the 4 to the 1. And earlier in the game the Pats scored on a run from inside the 3 as well. Just pound it in there.
Here's the full answer from Josh:
View: https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/1455584206076121092?s=20
He was a little spooked by the Harris TD run, even though the play was successful. He tips is hat to Johnson and Harris for slamming it in, but wasn't thrilled with the overall execution of the play stating they allowed some penetration and were "fortunate" to get it in. He says he still has to do better and wishes he did things differently, but that's a little more insight into his thought process.
View: https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/1455584206076121092?s=20
He was a little spooked by the Harris TD run, even though the play was successful. He tips is hat to Johnson and Harris for slamming it in, but wasn't thrilled with the overall execution of the play stating they allowed some penetration and were "fortunate" to get it in. He says he still has to do better and wishes he did things differently, but that's a little more insight into his thought process.
That's an excellent answer. It doesn't necessarily "excuse" the call, but does explain it and hopefully will make people think twice before they rail against Josh in the next game thread.
(oh who am I kidding)
BTW, I noted this on another thread but Bill is really letting guys speak a lot more this year -- including coaches. I mean, other than DYJ, have you ever heard Ivan Fears say more than two words on anything? It's an interesting development.
A quick point on McDaniels. There were multiple 3rd and mediums on Sunday where he called draws to Bolden… that he picked up with ease. Everyone shits on these plays as if they are doomed to failure because Bolden. I’ve been anti Bolden since whenever he came into the league, but maybe - just maybe - Josh knows what he is doing. Does he have poor calls? Hell yes. I hated the goal to go throws. But he deserves so much more credit than he gets from this fan base.
That brings up another point - while it was arguably Mac’s worst performance of the season, he picked up a few big 3rd and longs in big spots. Love that he battled his way through erratic play and did what he had to do to help bring home a W.
Just for fun: Bledsoe played 194 career games. He had a worse passer rating than Mac’s 70.9 in 79 of them (40.7%). Different era but funny.
I like the answer he gave, but IMO, the truthful answer if you caught him alone having a beer "We've been pounding it from inside the red zone with mixed success all year, and decided to change it up and maybe give Mac a touchdown pass. Maybe even try to get one to Jakobi." Wink.
I’ve wondered a bit over the years if Drew might have flourished if he had come into the league 5-10 years later, especially after the rule changes to open up the passing game.
Rookie Bledsoe had a 92 ANY/A+ and his raw numbers look like trash compared to Mac's (96 ANY/A+). The league is so different for QBs now it's insane.