That's exactly the point. You called a play that can be killed by one guy screwing up with no hope of other options or improvisation.
If you're going for it on 4th and 1 in the 1st quarter then sure. That's the play call.
The last play of the game, no, you have to give yourself options.
Going for it was the absolute right call. A QB sneak was moronic. After games where the sneak was there against other teams and they didn't do it.
You have an improvisational player who is big, fast and strong and you call the ONE F***ING play that removes that.
You design roll him out right and let him decide if he wants to throw or run it. He can either run over a db, outrun a lineman or throw it if a LB leaves coverage.
If everything goes wrong, he may still pull a play out of his ***.
Instead, a QB sneak against a team that it obviously wasn't there against. A play that removes all ability to put something together if it breaks down. A play that can be ended by a single player on your team or theirs.
I swear Daboll calls **** sometimes just to 'prove' he can..
Pats are the best choice. They're not a threat to the division and unlikely to make the playoffs so a win hurts their draft position and puts the dak ballwashing on hold for a week.
Yep, everyone in that org thought they weren't just making the playoffs, but were going to challenge for the division. Philly be like, "yea, yeah, you guys are awesome. It's the Suerbowl for you. Give us that 1st, thanks. "
From everything I've read, there's a lot of conjecture and reading into statements from Flores that seem to show that he doesn't trust Tua. The beat reporters seem to be on the same page that Flores may have taken Herbert, but that both he and Grier were totally fine with Tua as well.
I asked about this back a little and a poster pointed me to Parcells explaining that it takes too much time to practice that the Backup QB does have with his own practice/meeting to prepare as the back and often running the scout team. So it seems that coaches have determined that's more important than the potential of a trick play since holding requires so much practice time.