ESPN Breaks Down the Final 11 Seconds
by GallopingGhost on Oct 13, 2008 2:30 PM CDT
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ESPN's NFC North blogger takes a look at the final 11 seconds of yesterday's game. He makes some good analysis and just kind of says it was luck more than being 1 guys fault. He says you can't blame Babich:
Babich's defense, however, was down to two cornerbacks and therefore critically undermanned in the situation. After a long day of injuries and the surprising deactivation of Nathan Vasher, the Bears were down to second-year player Corey Graham and Marcus Hamilton at cornerback.
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And in many ways it's difficult to point a finger at Babich, who no doubt is getting excoriated on Chicago sports radio as I type these words. Should Babich have blitzed, a decision that might have forced a poor throw but also would have left a linebacker and two backup cornerbacks in man coverage?
Can't blame Brown:
As the play unfolded, Hamilton passed Jenkins off to the deep safety, in this case veteran Mike Brown. But Jenkins simply cut off the route in front of Brown and made a 24-yard catch at the sideline before stepping out of bounds. One second remained on the clock.
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"It was just a corner route and Cover 2," Brown said. "Good ball. Good catch. Should have made the play and I didn't. I'll take the blame for that."
Brown was being a team player, but it's hard to fault him. As the deep safety, his primary job is to keep everything in front of him. He did that job.
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Browns fault
It was Browns fault, after babich for the poor defensive call. Cover 2 on the last play? here is a couple of ideas..TACKLE the WR’s at the line and take the holding call. Time will run off the clock that can’t be put back on and the game is over excpet for a hail mary pass. How about 4 or 5 guys across our 40 yard line and stop them from the sideline right. And don’t blame the rookie corner. How far down field is he supposed to play zone 30 yards?? He held him for 20 yards, not his fault that Brown is too slow to get over to cover the one guy that is deep.
by tfrabotta on Oct 13, 2008 2:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I kind of like that mug 'em
at the line call. Time runs down. Game doesn’t end on a defensive penalty, but the penalty yards doesn’t get them into field goal range. They can’t run a play and field goal, just a play. Wish I thought of it…2nd thought, wish Hamilton had.
by MuleTrain on Oct 13, 2008 3:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
dirty
That’s a dirty play and not how the game was meant to be played. winning like that isn’t proving we’re a better team, just we use the rulebook better. I’m glad we didn’t do that.
by bs1220 on Oct 13, 2008 10:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather that the game wasn't even close, but that was too much to ask.
I'M A MAN! I'M 22!
by ChiFan13 on Oct 14, 2008 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not dirty. Not at all, actually.
I can’t see how it’s dirty. It’s knowing the rules, knowing the consequences of the action, and then breaking the rules and accepting the consequences. Why is this different that intentionally taking a penalty on the opponent’s 40-yd line to get more room to coffin-corner a punt? Or kicking out of bounds on a kickoff to avoid kicking to Hester? Or taking a safety in one’s own end zone towards the end of the game so the other team doesn’t cause a fumble or INT and get a TD?
Hell, one of the reasons I went to the Air Force Academy was because one of their cornerbacks was smart enough to dive and tackle a WR that had beat him on a bomb route. 15-yd penalty in college instead of a spot foul. Saved a TD. AFA won.
Teams intentionally break rules all the time to gain advantage. As long as it is in full view and doesn’t threaten someone else’s career, I’m all for it.
*Bellicek cheated. He hid what they were doing and then lied about it afterwards. This is different.
by tyger1147 on Oct 14, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's gamesmanship
If it’s such a word. Maybe not intentionally commit a penalty, but certainly put the most physical jam on the outside WRs. I’m sure that would’ve got the job done since Harris was a split second late getting to Ryan.
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
by propheteer on Oct 17, 2008 6:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Then again...
it’s easier said then done to jam very physical receivers like White and Jenkins. It might be a bigger risk to do so, and definitely could of left them just as open.
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
by propheteer on Oct 17, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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