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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
I disagree that the playcalling was bad down the stretch. When the D is playing as well as it was today, you want to leave the game in their hands.
Most everyone on this board thinks Brunell is horrible and has no confidence in him, does anyone really want the ball in his hands down the stretch?? I don't think so.
Run the ball, run time off the clock and leave it up to one of the best defenses in the league. Sounds boring but that's the formula for winning with the way this passing game is going.
I think the forum would have exploded had Brunell thrown an INT or fumbled late in the game. Then everyone would be wondering why we didn't keep pounding it out on the ground since the run was working so well.
As we've seen this year, too many things can go wrong when you pass. An INT, a fumble, turnover taken back for a score, etc. Why risk that??
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Good points. I think that part of successfully running the ball is that it allows for a play-action pass that would put the game out of reach. I think it's pretty apparent that Gibbs is not going to put Brunell in a position where he could influence the end of the game. He doesn't get any fumbles, INTs, or sacks because he's not in a position to get those.
Thing is I don't know that it would be any different with Ramsey at QB. He is, as Matty says, putting the game in the hands of Portis and the defense.