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Originally Posted by cj
The Bills coaching staff completely botched the end game. I have no idea how professional coaches could come up with such horrible strategy. There is no way a team should be able to score with 13 seconds left when you are about to kick off.
1) Don't kick it in the end zone
2) Don't rush anyone, or max one that acts as a spy
3) Just tackle the receivers off the line of scrimmage (5 yards, big deal)
4) Stop guarding the sidelines, they had timeouts left
Probably a lot more, but those were the obvious ones.
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Allow me to play Devils Advocate.
1. If you Squibb kick along the ground, doesn’t that give the receiving team the opportunity to fall on the ball before the 25 yard line? Meaning they are even closer to a field goal try.
1a. I’m not sure about this one. Does the NFL have the rule if yo fair catch a kickoff, you get the ball at the 25 Yard Line, just as if it was a touchback.
2. Patrick Mahomes is an outstanding runner. With no one or only one defender at the line of scrimmage, who’s to say he couldn’t run as far or further than the pass he completed in the same amount of time.
3. Can you tackle all the receivers? Don’t forget, if they complete the pass, they are under no obligation to take the penalty.
4. OK. Don’t guard the sidelines. Mahomes completes the pass to the unguarded sidelines. The receiver steps out of bounds. KC is at the same spot and still has 3 timeouts. Or maybe, since the sidelines are unguarded, he runs all the way for a touchdown. Game Over.
