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EARTH TO MARIO…. Take a knee

Stats02 said:
But, you don't have to take the knee immediately. Can burn 5-6 seconds standing and moving around in the backfield before finally taking the knee. Didn't have to run any plays. Just take 3 delayed knees. We started at UNC 40, so we had plenty of room to run a few yards backwards each play.
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No you can't. I would love to see this board's reaction if we ran around for 5-6 seconds three times and fumbled on a blindside hit.
 
Stats02 said:
But, you don't have to take the knee immediately. Can burn 5-6 seconds standing and moving around in the backfield before finally taking the knee. Didn't have to run any plays. Just take 3 delayed knees. We started at UNC 40, so we had plenty of room to run a few yards backwards each play.
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Exactly , Jesus it’s not that hard
 
TaylorWalls said:
No you can't. I would love to see this board's reaction if we ran around for 5-6 seconds three times and fumbled on a blindside hit.
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How's he going to take a blindside hit with max protection and backing up a few yards. Not like he's turning completely around and running all the way towards UNC goal line. 1st down and 2nd down could have been run exactly like the 3rd down kneel. Simple.
 
Stats02 said:
But, you don't have to take the knee immediately. Can burn 5-6 seconds standing and moving around in the backfield before finally taking the knee. Didn't have to run any plays. Just take 3 delayed knees. We started at UNC 40, so we had plenty of room to run a few yards backwards each play.
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Cribby said:
Exactly , Jesus it’s not that hard
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It's obvious to you that guaranteeing one more UNC possession was lower risk than a running back giving up a fumble?
 
Stats02 said:
How's he going to take a blindside hit with max protection and backing up a few yards. Not like he's turning completely around and running all the way towards UNC goal line. 1st down and 2nd down could have been run exactly like the 3rd down kneel. Simple.
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Famous last words.
 
Fart Keyhole said:
It's obvious to you that guaranteeing one more UNC possession was lower risk than a running back giving up a fumble?
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So, we are 100% positive now that Mensah is going to fumble taking 3 delayed knees while not being touched. But we are more comfortable running our running back into physical contact where they are trying to strip the ball?
 
RangerGranger said:
It would have allowed another possession tho.

In that case, I think he did the right thing. He controlled the destiny and you have to side with that every time.
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It’s called delaying taking the knee and being safer with the ball. I swear some of you can’t put together some things because you can’t figure out the difference between a flathead and Phillips head screwdriver
 
Fly1 said:
It’s called delaying taking the knee and being safer with the ball. I swear some of you can’t put together some things because you can’t figure out the difference between a flathead and Phillips head screwdriver
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Fly1: "JUST TAKE A KNEE"
Fly1 after getting ratioed: "I MEAN, TAKE DELAYED KNEES. YEAH."
 
Stats02 said:
So, we are 100% positive now that Mensah is going to fumble taking 3 delayed knees while not being touched. But we are more comfortable running our running back into physical contact where they are trying to strip the ball?
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Nothing is 100% certain.

It's the Head Coach's job to make a call given input, weighing risks. I think a QB who runs around for several seconds is likely to get popped (injury risk), and QB ball security is the worst of any position on offense.

Everyone complaining about this is just shellshocked by the 2023 GT game. Just admit that and stop pretending that you alone have advanced analytics for this situatuon.
 
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