GDT: EDMONTON @ WINNIPEG

[Taynted_Fayth]

imo the play was a little too cute. watching it again, gotta think if they direct snapped it to Adams first while he's running the sweep it buys him a second or 2 more then directly snapping it to Harris then flipping it to adams.  Maybe Harris has more time to pick up the block and adams gets the ball away as intended.  Oh well **** happens. When plays like that work,  they look like unicorn farts (see the play last year between Kohlert to Nichols in the BC game) when they don't work they look  dumb and unnecessary.  

Edited August 22, 2017 by Taynted_Fayth

[JuranBoldenRules]

I wonder if Harris had the option to keep the ball on that play.

[Taynted_Fayth]

2 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

I wonder if Harris had the option to keep the ball on that play.

it didn't seem that way as it was very bang bang from the snap to lateral but imo the involvement of Harris in that sequence prevented him from picking up the blitzing Eskimo defender that got to adams pretty much as soon as he got the ball from Harris

[17to85]

10 hours ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

it didn't seem that way as it was very bang bang from the snap to lateral but imo the involvement of Harris in that sequence prevented him from picking up the blitzing Eskimo defender that got to adams pretty much as soon as he got the ball from Harris

Harris probably coulda sold the run a lot more on it too

[BigBlue]

On 8/21/2017 at 2:03 PM, Mike said:

Except the intent of the play is not to put Nichols in a one on one jump ball situation. Nichols can have as much position as he wants, he's not a receiver. 

The intent of the play is that the D loses track of Nichols and he's wide open in the end zone. The fact that the half picked up on it means the play was pretty much dead in the water, unless you suddenly think Adams and Nichols switched bodies and Nichols is a red zone threat and Adams can put touch on the ball like a QB. 

We need to study some 1960's film:

Kenny Ploen  laterals left (an apparent sweep) to Leo Lewis who then throws it the opposite direction, right, to a wide open abandoned Kenny Ploen .... and how many times did we see the same type of play in its many  variations such as Ploen to Lewis to Ploen to Lewis

Time to get Kenny out of his rocker and down to a closed practice

 

[Goalie]

7 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

We need to study some 1960's film:

Kenny Ploen  laterals left (an apparent sweep) to Leo Lewis who then throws it the opposite direction, right, to a wide open abandoned Kenny Ploen .... and how many times did we see the same type of play in its many  variations such as Ploen to Lewis to Ploen to Lewis

Time to get Kenny out of his rocker and down to a closed practice

 

It worked last year. It didnt this year. 1960s is a long time ago. D's have improved lots since then. 

[Rod Black]

2 hours ago, BigBlue said:

We need to study some 1960's film:

Kenny Ploen  laterals left (an apparent sweep) to Leo Lewis who then throws it the opposite direction, right, to a wide open abandoned Kenny Ploen .... and how many times did we see the same type of play in its many  variations such as Ploen to Lewis to Ploen to Lewis

Time to get Kenny out of his rocker and down to a closed practice

 

With all respect to your intent, we'll just have to settle for studying film. Mr. Ploen has earned his retirement well, and paid for his efforts dearly. I'd like him to enjoy entering gate two at IGF as a valued alumni and feeling honoured. 

Edited August 23, 2017 by Rod Black