I don't think we have to assume Nix can quick kick. I believe he already did it in the game. The box score has him with 1 punt for 42 yards
Barrel roll? Ok.
Explain why burning your last timeout with the lead and a minute left is so terrible.
Good lord, just stop digging. It was just a good play but it wasn't a gamble. They could have taken a timeout. They could have simply taken the penalty and backed up 5 yards. They could have shifted position and punted. They could have quick kicked. You make it sound like if the formation didn't work they've just given some big advantage to Bama. They didn't draw the play up in the dirt while the shot clock was running, it was something they had dialed up and they executed it. Jesus tapdancing Christ......Well, in a word - experience.
The offense is coming out in a hurry up. Their offensive hits an intermediate play over the middle and then rushes to the line in a formation you've seen them run before but with personnel in different spots. You realize that it has created a terrible mismatch and the game can turn on this play. If you've got a time out, you can stop it and ruin that wrinkle. With no timeout you maybe watch that top WR lined up where you've seen them put the TE on film split your safeties and put them up by 4 with 39 seconds left for you with no timeouts; because you decided to go for the ruse to win the game rather than going the conventional route and holding on to your best means of stopping their hurry up if it they hit a couple of quick plays on you.
Good lord, just stop digging. It was just a good play but it wasn't a gamble..
All my cousins in Huntsville are holding a Wake as we speak
( teach them not to put Bama stickers on my truck!!)
You mean they aren't celebrating a 2 loss season and finishing 2rd in the division?I'm in Madison, not a peep from anyone.
@Zambo is correct. They were already shifting the two - Nix was headed to be the gunner while the punter went to the back. Nix started pointing out 12 men as he was running to gunner.That's a big assumption. Let's assume Nix can quick kick -
How many reps do you think he's gotten doing that at practice? You're going have you QB quick kick backed up in your own territory if your ruse doesn't work, and you don't think that's gutsy? I bet your passengers love it when you barrel roll.
As for shifting into a punt formation. Special teams don't really work that way. With the game on the line you are not going to shift into a punt formation with guys (including the QB) who have not been practicing with the special teams all year. You are going to have your regular center long snap to the punter - and this is also not a gutsy move?
To be clear, I think this was a ruse and the fall back was burning your last timeout. Which I still think is a ballsy move. Either scenario above is nuts.
@Zambo is correct. They were already shifting the two - Nix was headed to be the gunner while the punter went to the back. Nix started pointing out 12 men as he was running to gunner.
You mean they aren't celebrating a 2 loss season and finishing 2rd in the division?
won't like this.
That's a big assumption. Let's assume Nix can quick kick -
How many reps do you think he's gotten doing that at practice? You're going have you QB quick kick backed up in your own territory if your ruse doesn't work, and you don't think that's gutsy?