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What's up w/ our players intercepting 4th down throws?
Dec 4, 2016, 11:33 AM
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Boulware did once earlier in the season and then Tankersley did it again last night.
Both times it put our offense in a tight spot much further back than they needed to be.
Since just knocking the ball down creates a turnover on downs 15+ yards up field, why are our guys choosing to intercept?
Just brain farts?
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Re: What's up w/ our players intercepting 4th down throws?
Dec 4, 2016, 11:36 AM
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I blame instincts of coaches don't remind players ages if time or the player is self aware he will naturally catch it instead of smack it down
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Re: What's up w/ our players intercepting 4th down throws?
Dec 4, 2016, 11:39 AM
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I said the same thing last night, you have got to know the situation.
There was no way the WR could have caught that ball he should have just let it hit the ground.
But I was so happy to see it not caught by them it didn't matter.
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it's instinct
Dec 4, 2016, 11:42 AM
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it's instinct, they're trained to intercept and makes them better at interceptions overall. Possess the ball, that's the key.
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Re: it's instinct
Dec 4, 2016, 11:46 AM
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No they are better when they know the game situation and make smart decisions
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oh that's right
Dec 4, 2016, 11:48 AM
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I remember when you played big time D1 football. that batted pass you made a few years ago was remarkable! We won the game, shut the #### up
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remember the georgia game where he tried to bat the pass
Dec 4, 2016, 11:50 AM
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and it wound up going straight into the receiver's hands for a crazy touchdown? Good times!
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Re: oh that's right
Dec 4, 2016, 11:52 AM
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F U man and yes I have played sports my whole life.
And got news paper clippings to prove it.
What's that got to do with playing smart football.
You run along and go walk your little lap dog.
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Re: oh that's right
Dec 4, 2016, 12:03 PM
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I was always taught "see ball, get ball". Anything can happen when you try and swat a ball. These young men aren't playing volleyball and anyone with good sense knows that a football can bounce anywhere, therefore you secure it
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I agree that it's instinct, but
Dec 4, 2016, 11:50 AM
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but, it's probably a poorly developed instinct. We get the ball either way, but then with the interception DW had to convert a crucial 3rd down deep in Clemson territory to maintain possession and run out the clock, or else Teasdal would have been punting to Va Tech and giving them the ball at mid-field with about a minute on the clock. Without the interception, the situation would not have been nearly so dicey. I'll go with the OP's thought ... "Brain Farts"
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its 10-15 yards
Dec 4, 2016, 11:54 AM
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the defense did its job, then the offense had to do theirs. as simple as that. do you realize how crushing that is to a team? to march down the field with a chance to tie it up and then throw an interception? it was evident they just gave up after that.
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Okay ... all's well that ends well.
Dec 4, 2016, 12:40 PM
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But, I'll bet the sentiment would be completely different if we'd ended this game defending "Hail Mary" attempts into the end zone to tie the game.
Honestly, while the coaches aren't going to publicly throw a player under the bus when the mistake didn't cost anything, they almost definitely coach players not to intercept an uncontested 4th down pass like that one.
Once again, all's well that ends well. No harm done.
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Re: What's up w/ our players intercepting 4th down throws?
Dec 4, 2016, 11:56 AM
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Coots will say we are padding our stats????
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No problem with Tankersly's last night ...
Dec 4, 2016, 11:58 AM
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... that is a bang, bang play, and VT receiver was laying out right behind him. Don't risk trying to knock it down when you are laying out and accidentally knock it up in the air and give VT receiver a chance at it.
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Re: No problem with Tankersly's last night ...
Dec 5, 2016, 9:29 AM
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Go back and look at the specific play in question again.
Tankersley has to go down low to dig the ball out in order to actually catch it. The ball wouldn't have gone another yard in the air.
He could have easily just smothered it.
I totally agree that in certain situations, you wouldn't want to risk not catching the ball, but this wasn't one of them.
IMHO, this was a situation where the wisest move would have been to just get the ball on the ground rather than catch it.
Catching it made the offense take over on the 12 instead of the 30 and the way we were punting, if we don't convert the 1st down, Va Tech has a chance at several long passes into the EZ while Tiger fans sit in agony and watch.
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