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Message: [QUOTE="Doctor44, post: 1445865, member: 2658"] What the hell is Lester talking about. [SIZE=4] [URL]http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2015/08/syracuse_football_coaching_staffs_biggest_concern_is_health_odds_and_ends.html#incart_river[/URL] [/SIZE] [B][I][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=4]Praying for the '38-Hold'[/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/B] [I][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=4]While [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2015/07/tim_lester_syracuse_football_statistics.html']discussing his affinity for numbers[/URL], Lester touched on a play that we can only hope gets called this season, the '38-Hold.' It's a play Lester said he would only up six points late in a game with his offense pinned against his own goal line. Basically, the quarterback would take the snap and run around as long as possible in the end zone until he was pressure out of bounds. The offensive linemen would be asked to intentionally hold in hopes of knocking off another second or two and luring the opposing coach into accepting the penalty. "I hope it happens," Lester said with a smile. [/SIZE][/FONT][/I] I've played and watched a lot of football. But the logic behind this play is pretty iffy at best. Best I can figure you're trying to waste maybe 7 more seconds off the clock with a huge gamble. You're hoping that you're QB is a good enough athlete and smart enough to avoid a sack in the hopes of getting an extra play to waste maybe a few more seconds. But in general, we've wasted a play, hoped our QB avoided a safety and an intelligent D1 coach will obviously decline to hold and well be down another play to get out of our endzone to punt. I really hope this isnt the type of play calling we have to look forward to this year. Please just line up in the wishbone and run it up the gut. [/QUOTE]

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