WTF was that trick play yesterday?

[emhoward]

 

2:44 mark

 

[TN05]

I don't think the play was a dumb idea. If it works, the defense all shifts to Ginn and Cam only has to beat one or two guys to get a big gain; if the defense sees it immediately and goes to Cam, Ginn could have room. The problem, in my opinion, was we hadn't really involved Ginn to that point, and that the ball was thrown way too far backwards to fool anyone. If the pass is nearly lateral, it would have had a better chance of working. And if it works, that's a big momentum boost - bigger than the Ted Ginn run against Arizona. It's a high-risk play.

[grateflday]

The trick play reminded me of the Arizonia game when they ran a couple of trick plays.  When they did them I thought and felt like they were in desperation.  I kind of got the same feeling when the Panthers ran that play with Ginn.  They Panthers still had plenty of time and opportunities to win that game though.  Overall, across the board, team and coaches they were all bad.  Defense showed up.    

[panthers34]

We ran that play Cams rookie year under Chud. Cam threw it to Nanee who threw it back to Cam for a 27 yard qb screen. It was a great play at the time so I can't blame Shula for trying it again 

[CarolinaNCSU]

I may have drunkenly missed it, but I was pissed none of our jet sweep options were called.  Run Ginn or Philly across with Cam/Stew in the backfield, Tolbert too if you want, and keep them guessing.

 

But naaa, let's run it up the gut. 

[Cpt slay a ho]

wasn't that bad of a play damn the only thing that fugged it up was that cam didn't start running up field quick enough and ginn didn't have the mind set to throw it our of bounds 

[Rocky Davis]

Two problems with the play:

It was way, way too obvious that it was a backwards pass.  I mean the ball was thrown around 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage.

The biggest problem:  we had the damn ball at midfield and after another 1st down run that netted us nothing, Shula pulls this steaming pile of X's and O's out of his magical sack!

I literally screamed at my television like a crazy fool!

[PhillyB]

the play call was fine.

i'm guessing ginn had two options: huck it downfield or pitch it back to cam. the layers of horizontal routes make me think it's the former, and cam's body language makes me think it's the latter. either way, the broncos were in man and had every option locked up downfield, and the defensive end crashing the pocket just stood there in front of cam instead of chasing the play as expected, so cam wasn't open either.

of everything to bitch about sunday this is probably the easiest target, but that's lazy. it's very low on the totem pole. 

[Rocky Davis]

5 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

the play call was fine.

i'm guessing ginn had two options: huck it downfield or pitch it back to cam. the layers of horizontal routes make me think it's the former, and cam's body language makes me think it's the latter. either way, the broncos were in man and had every option locked up downfield, and the defensive end crashing the pocket just stood there in front of cam instead of chasing the play as expected, so cam wasn't open either.

of everything to bitch about sunday this is probably the easiest target, but that's lazy. it's very low on the totem pole. 

Correct me if I am wrong, but I have never seen Ginn throw the football so that's why I assume it was supposed to be flipped back to Cam.

At that moment in the game bitching about the play call was warranted.  After the game, not as much...but I still believe there were better plays that could have been called.

[Mage]

Don't get me wrong, it shouldn't have been called.

However, Malik Jackson played that WELL.  Cam would have been wide open if Jackson wasn't smart enough to stick on him.  Not sure a lot of DL are smart enough to do that there.  Would have been a big play otherwise, assuming Ginn throws it accurately.

[Wolfpredator]

As dumb as it was....nothing tops the Colt's "Fake" punt against New England this season.  That had to be the dumbest play I have ever seen in my life.