Defending Sean Payton: Fake field goal was the right call

Halo · 12-14-2009, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by stockman311

I have no problem with going for it on 4th down there, but if your going for the TD or first down to end it, then have your best player, Brees, go in and run a play. What you don't do is have your highly immobile broken down backup QB who hasn't thrown a meanigful pass this decade try and roll out and and hit your starting guard with a post pattern.
The call was absolutely absurd.

I can agree with this.

Brees to: Colston or Meachum or Bush or Henderson or Shockey or Thomas (whew that's a lot of options) would have probably been more effective.

12-14-2009, 06:38 PM	#20
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,860 Blog Entries: 45	Re: Defending Sean Payton: Fake field goal was the right call Originally Posted by stockman311 I have no problem with going for it on 4th down there, but if your going for the TD or first down to end it, then have your best player, Brees, go in and run a play. What you don't do is have your highly immobile broken down backup QB who hasn't thrown a meanigful pass this decade try and roll out and and hit your starting guard with a post pattern. The call was absolutely absurd. I can agree with this. Brees to: Colston or Meachum or Bush or Henderson or Shockey or Thomas (whew that's a lot of options) would have probably been more effective.