I wonder how many folks just caught the crazy ending just now...a botched hold on a 30-yard FG attempt by the Esks' Jason Johnson contrbuted to the 30-28 BC win (good news for the Cats).
Danny Maciocia opted to go for a second-down attempt with 17 seconds on the clock. A good idea -- allowing for a downed play off a bad snap or hold and subsequent try on third down -- had the Esks not whittled off the remaining time on the clock before the play had ended. A special teams disaster worthy of a Jerome Erdman sideline grimace...but that's another thread.
That is the REAL McCoy! Probably more capable of special teams insight in how to spring returners than a lot of coaches given the new blocking rules...
Props to JerkfacedLoser -- I had to pre-empt him...LOL
Good idea by the coach, bad decision by lettign the clock down.
Lions had 14 of the 30 points off their D. Eskis had 9 sacks in the game. And Dickenson didn't look that sharp when he was in. I would go with the odds, run the 2nd down, if you miss go for it on the 3rd down (and try to run down the clock then). If you make it on the 1st attemp, you have your D to win it.
Yes it’s true. Barron Miles is a lock for Defensive Player of the Year. He is a huge playmaker (8 picks to date) and teamed with Korey Banks is just plain scary in the BC secondary!
I disagree. You take the points when you can get them. Once in field goal range they should have called timeout with 17 seconds. Line up the kick on 2nd down, if there’s a screw up you still have time to redo it on 3rd. If you make the kick and there’s say 13 seconds left on the clock, well, that’s what you pay the defence for.
For sure, Drexl. Even with a few ticks on the clock and the fact it is the Eskimos (read the Stegall Miracle TD earlier this year), I would have liked their odds in defending the lead.
