Redskins vs. Broncos Gameday Thread

[firstdown]

Was it me or did the skind actuall come out and show that a fake FG was coming and call a time out only to come back and still go fro the fake FG with 4th and 20? That has to be some kind of NFL record at that point in a game.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Was it me or did the skind actuall come out and show that a fake FG was coming and call a time out only to come back and still go fro the fake FG with 4th and 20? That has to be some kind of NFL record at that point in a game.

That's exactly what happened. But Hunter Smith's take on it during the post game was the Skins never considered it a trick play. They lined up and felt it was just a play they could execute. Trick play was never a part of the equation. At least that's that they he put it.

By the way, he's one funny dude.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Was it me or did the skind actuall come out and show that a fake FG was coming and call a time out only to come back and still go fro the fake FG with 4th and 20? That has to be some kind of NFL record at that point in a game.

I couldn't believe the fucking balls that it took to stick to that play.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

I couldn't believe the fucking balls that it took to stick to that play.

It worked, I think, because we had every reason to think it was a punt.

The Bears ran a very similar fake field goal in Washington in 2001. I imagine that the play was designed somewhat similar to that. We also needed to be on the perfect part of the field to run it, 5 yards in either direction and that play isn't effective.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

It worked, I think, because we had every reason to think it was a punt.

The Bears ran a very similar fake field goal in Washington in 2001. I imagine that the play was designed somewhat similar to that. We also needed to be on the perfect part of the field to run it, 5 yards in either direction and that play isn't effective.

He wasn't nearly as deep as you normally line up for a punt though. As soon as I saw him a step or two behind shotgun I knew he was throwing it.