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Running a trick play in the 4th instead of playing power ball

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  • AEB
    AEB Member Posts: 3,023
    Inferiority complex.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,217 Founders Club
    Meek said:

    AEB said:

    Inferiority complex.

    That's really at the heart of it. Pete needs to look in the mirror and realize he's no longer having sand kicked in his face by the playground bully. Pete is now 6'5" 230 pounds and trained in Krav Maga -- but he doesn't seem to realize it.
    I think that's the correct answer 50% of the time (red zone), but in this case I think Pete is at this weird place where he think he needs to prove to the pollsters (national media) he can pull away from teams at will by showing extra dimensions that (he thinks) nobody will suspect is coming. I could be wrong and it's all inferiority complex, but my thought is he's just trying to state that this team is not one or even two dimensional but that they are deep when they want to be... my thing is that gimmicks just aren't worth the risk when you're in the lead.
    That's probably a better explanation than mine.
  • Meek
    Meek Member Posts: 7,031
    Swaye said:

    Meek said:

    AEB said:

    Inferiority complex.

    That's really at the heart of it. Pete needs to look in the mirror and realize he's no longer having sand kicked in his face by the playground bully. Pete is now 6'5" 230 pounds and trained in Krav Maga -- but he doesn't seem to realize it.
    I think that's the correct answer 50% of the time (red zone), but in this case I think Pete is at this weird place where he think he needs to prove to the pollsters (national media) he can pull away from teams at will by showing extra dimensions that (he thinks) nobody will suspect is coming. I could be wrong and it's all inferiority complex, but my thought is he's just trying to state that this team is not one or even two dimensional but that they are deep when they want to be... my thing is that gimmicks just aren't worth the risk when you're in the lead.
    That's probably a better explanation than mine.
    I think it's both. True abundance. Half shrivel dick and half "smartest guy in the room."

    Whatever the reason, it's infuriating as a fan, and has to be depressing for the players. Those kids have played enough football to know when you are up 14 in the 4th and have the ball at the 50 you don't get cutesy. You play power football, impose your will, and burn clock. Not fag ball.
    I don't think it's as infuriating for the players, actually. I suspect if you were on the sidelines and your name was Puka or Ozzie you would be salivating to be in the position that Fuller and Opera Singer get put in...you'd be thinking "fuck...I can totally make that play without dropping it...I can totally make that (a different) play on the bubble screen and shake the first tackle and get the first down/positive yards...I could totally make something out of that punt return opportunity...etc, etc, etc..." I expect (hope, truthfully) that the playcalling is actually okay and that it's simply that we've invested far too much money in WeWork and Theranos while not realizing we have also have 1985 Microsoft and 2002 Google in the portfolio just waiting to get on the field.
  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,521 Founders Club
    More disturbing was Hamdumb’s response on the post game show. He acted like it was a fantastic call and the Huskies will always “remain aggressive”
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,743 Founders Club
    HuskyJW said:

    More disturbing was Hamdumb’s response on the post game show. He acted like it was a fantastic call and the Huskies will always “remain aggressive”

    This. It's one thing to call some dumbshit play in the heat of the moment. It's more concerning to still think said dumbshit play was good after you fumblefucked it away and an hour later when rational football thought should have had time to process how fucking stupid it was.

    Hamdan is a dumbshit. Results are in.