That’s a perfectly sound strategy. Another sound strategy is trying to hit the with a big play when they aren’t expecting it. The play was there. You don’t really account for a DL perfectly timing a jump and knocking down a pass.
For as much flak as Campbell got for his game management in the playoffs, Detroit is probably the best team in the league in terms of consistently good in game decisions.
Darnold ain’t that guy just like Jimmy G wasn’t that guy and neither is Purdy. You still need MFers at QB to win it all. The only recent exception is when Stafford beat Burrow, and that’s because one of them had to win.
Denver has a bunch of guys who can get to the QB. They lead the league in sacks by a wide margin, and they’ve got an elite CB on the back end. I’m not a fan of Payton’s, but he’s got postseason experience as well. They’re no joke.
Not perfect examples, but Jordan famously got into fights with his teammates when he thought that they got uppity with him. https://clutchpoints.com/three-teammates-michael-jordan-walloped-with-a-haymaker
Here’s a good one with Olajuwon.
It was disrespectful, even though Coleman didn’t do it to be disrespectful. 20 years from now when there’s a documentary of Allen’s career, I could totally see an interview with Keon telling the story of the time he gestured that a throw should have been higher and then his teammates got into his ass about how you don’t show up Josh. Michael Jordan would literally have beat the kid’s ass in the locker room.
It’s a complete non-issue, but I’ll bet anything someone pulled him aside and told him not to do it again. Diggs used to do it to Josh all the time, and that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw it live. You’d never see a rookie do that with Manning or Brady.
It’s not even a consideration for someone who wants to build a competitive team. They’re valued at over $5 billion, and valuations are increasing by double digits annually. That’s virtually an unlimited source of equity to tap into.