Originally Posted by
notacon
I though I already said all I wanted to in they thread. But, this is just too absurd to ignore.
It is SO not credible.
There was 49 seconds on the clock when the Bills snapped the ball. The clock ran down to 41 seconds (when the Vikings kicked off) after the fumble and recovery.
The Vikes did exactly what the Bills should have done in the 13 second KC game...the kicked it short and forced the Bills to field the ball on their own 4 yard line. The returner went out of bunds at the 20.
Play #1. The kickoff ate 5 seconds off the clock.
Play #2. Bills ball on the 20, 36 seconds left. Next play took 9 seconds off. 27 seconds left at the Bills 32.
Play #3. Next play took 3 seconds off the clock. Bills on their 40. 24 second left.
Play #4. Next play took 6 seconds off the clock (the disputed sideline catch by Davis). 18 seconds left, ball on Minny’s 40.
Play #5. Next play took 7 seconds off the cloak. 11 seconds left. Ball on Minny’s 25.
Play #6. Next play took 6 seconds off the clock (incomplete throw way). 5 second left, ball on Minny’s 25.
Play #7. Next play took 3 seconds off the cloak. FG. 2 seconds left when the Bills kick off.
That’s SEVEN plays that took 39 seconds.
NO, taking a shotgun snap and “running around” in the end zone and then throwing the ball away THREE DOWNS, STOPPING THE CLOCK EACH TIME, would have been stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid.
Would have maybe taken 20 seconds off the clock total. More likely is getting tackled in the end zone, with a relatively long time left on the clock. Taking a safety puts the outright win within a FG.
Free kick the ball to Minny, and they probably get it on their own 25 to 30 yard line, with at least 21 seconds on the clock. Probably a LOT more.
NO, the correct and ONLY strategy is to snap the ****ing ball with QB under center and have a player pushing the back of the QB to just not lose any inches. DO that twice and game over.
NO ONE expects a QB to fumble the ****ing snap, and the opposing team to get it for TD.
There was NO OTHER strategy other than what the Bills did do.
It was a total cluster **** of epic proportions between center and QB. BAD LUCK. NOT bad strategy.