Matt_In_NH Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 This is not a thread bashing the coaches, I think we have a good front office and coaching staff and heading in the right direction overall but a couple things had me confused. What is the possible reasoning to go for it on 4th and 27? You simply dont convert 4th and 27....this is like hail mary percentages..... Why is Demarco (husky meatheat type) split out like a WR? We started and ended the season with this crap. I will take a guess that it was hurry up and they did not want the D to change personnel so they just throw him out wide? I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Yeah the 4th and 27 is a head-scratcher... should have punted and (hopefully) pinned them inside the 10. Stage may have been a little too big for McDermott, unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 not sure about the first one, not the right choice IMO but maybe they thought they'd never get the ball back. on the second: i'll bash the coaches. we were in some kind of jumbo package, and the texans dropped 7 or 8 and kept a spy, they knew it was pass all along. we are so clever that we put in lee smith and the FB and motor, but since we so rarely run well out of that package it was a complete tell that we were going to pass, so they just called the right D. for someone who complicates things so much, dabol is very predictable and rarely seems to get our O in the best position to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The 4th & 27 was similar to Josh's lateral - basically, 2 "playoff rookie" mistakes, where the lights did seem to be a bit too bright. Both were very uncharacteristic based on what we've seen from McD and Allen all season. I'm not that concerned long term, but both were alarming while watching the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCOrange Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The 4th and 27 is indefensible. DiMarco lining up out wide is. The idea is that we generally motion him (and RBs and sometimes TEs) back in and that allows Allen to see what kind of coverage the Texans are in. In some of these cases, we broke tendency by actually snapping it with them out wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenHasBigHands Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, DCOrange said: The 4th and 27 is indefensible. DiMarco lining up out wide is. The idea is that we generally motion him (and RBs and sometimes TEs) back in and that allows Allen to see what kind of coverage the Texans are in. In some of these cases, we broke tendency by actually snapping it with them out wide. If I recall correctly, our best plays on offense this game were with Smith and DiMarco in the game. It is more than just "DiMarco is playing WR" It forces the defense into certain packages, and gives you a ton of audible flexibility. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBD Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, mattynh said: This is not a thread bashing the coaches, I think we have a good front office and coaching staff and heading in the right direction overall but a couple things had me confused. What is the possible reasoning to go for it on 4th and 27? You simply dont convert 4th and 27....this is like hail mary percentages..... Why is Demarco (husky meatheat type) split out like a WR? We started and ended the season with this crap. I will take a guess that it was hurry up and they did not want the D to change personnel so they just throw him out wide? I don't get it. Reveals coverage based on who is lined up on DiMarco. Has anything been said from coaches regarding the handoff to Gore on 1st and 10 with 30 seconds left in the half and one timeout? 23 yard line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, CBD said: Reveals coverage based on who is lined up on DiMarco. Has anything been said from coaches regarding the handoff to Gore on 1st and 10 with 30 seconds left in the half and one timeout? 23 yard line. That was another one.....but I heard that may have been an audible by Allen....no matter how you get to that play it seems wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 My wife was yelling to not run Gore up the middle, and I wanted more targets to Duke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 40 minutes ago, mattynh said: What is the possible reasoning to go for it on 4th and 27? You simply dont convert 4th and 27....this is like hail mary percentages..... I actually don't have a problem with this call. They were on the Houston 42 lard line with 1:45 left in the game. If they punt the ball, they have to stop Houston from getting one 1st down. The way Houston had been moving the ball, that was not a sure bet. So, I have no problem with them taking the shot. If they don't get it, then they are in the same position of having to stop Houston from getting a 1st down. It was made worse because of the subsequent sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 3 hours ago, CBD said: Reveals coverage based on who is lined up on DiMarco. Has anything been said from coaches regarding the handoff to Gore on 1st and 10 with 30 seconds left in the half and one timeout? 23 yard line. Just that they want the entire series back (McDermott today in the presser) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said: Just that they want the entire series back (McDermott today in the presser) Can we do that? Is the NFL having do-overs now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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