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Message: [QUOTE="Townie72, post: 3165426, member: 780"] Well, I guess you could say it was “creative”. But my concern is only about “awareness” and instincts. The play reminded me of my sandlot, touch football experience as a kid. Playing with just a couple of guys on each side, there was plenty of “creativity” and lots of QB runs. But even then there were two things EVERYBODY knew. First, was that you couldn’t throw two forward passes on the same play. Second was that you couldn’t go beyond the line of scrimmage and then pass the ball. These rules aren’t some obscure technicalities. They are fundamental to the sport. In these games in which there were plenty of “I tagged you” and “No you didn’t.” arguments, no bo day bothered to argue these rules. It’s sort of like knowing you cannot pick up your dribble and restart it. I harken back to the several intentional grounding calls. On the second one I can remember thinking, “How can he not know? Does he not understand the rules? Does he panic and forget.? Has he been told to avoid a sack under any circumstances. Each one of these by themselves aren’t cardinal sins. And they could be just part of the learning process. But they seem to be part of a pattern of questionable fundamental football instincts.If you are on the sidelines three yards away from a first down and there is a defensive player between you and the marker, what would cause you to try and reach across him with the ball in one hand? I like the kid. Of course, I fundamentally like all SU players as being “the good guys” I hope he has tremendous success here and afterwards. I could be completely .O. S. on this. I also believe that Dino is as close to being completely committed to TD as he can be. Partially due to the lack of better alternatives. [/QUOTE]

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