10-25-2019, 06:28 PM
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I still don't know why in the world we would do this. You just gave up a field goal and now you give the other team to score a chance at a TD and eliminate your 10 point lead. At minimum you hand them another field goal. And all this with a team that has to play the game with a rookie QB that can't move the ball.
The only reason Washington got a field goal in the second half (if I remember right) is Peterson got loose twice in a row.
This was a tale of two halves. Keenum was keeping Washington with in one score and we weren't stopping him. When Keenum couldn't go in the second half it became a whole new game of stopping the rookie QB and not letting Washington cross mid field. Just protect the 10 point lead and run the clock.
Again, what the hell was Zimmer thinking. What in the world could he gain other than keeping a drive alive and not going 3 and out and giving the ball to the rookie QB.
All night I felt like we were trying to fool Washington and were getting too cute rather than just taking it to Washington. Like when we ran the ball in for the TD. It worked but with the time on the clock normally you would pass and then kick the field goal.
I still don't know why in the world we would do this. You just gave up a field goal and now you give the other team to score a chance at a TD and eliminate your 10 point lead. At minimum you hand them another field goal. And all this with a team that has to play the game with a rookie QB that can't move the ball.
The only reason Washington got a field goal in the second half (if I remember right) is Peterson got loose twice in a row.
This was a tale of two halves. Keenum was keeping Washington with in one score and we weren't stopping him. When Keenum couldn't go in the second half it became a whole new game of stopping the rookie QB and not letting Washington cross mid field. Just protect the 10 point lead and run the clock.
Again, what the hell was Zimmer thinking. What in the world could he gain other than keeping a drive alive and not going 3 and out and giving the ball to the rookie QB.
All night I felt like we were trying to fool Washington and were getting too cute rather than just taking it to Washington. Like when we ran the ball in for the TD. It worked but with the time on the clock normally you would pass and then kick the field goal.
