ND ran a Double post with our fastest receiver in single coverage. It was a no brainer. Great call, lousy execution.
You put the ball in a place where only your WR can catch it. If you overthrow it that's better than a wounded duck.
Now you can make a case that Freeman should not have trusted Leonard to make that throw.
Replies to: "The play was sound. The WR was open. The throw was horrific."
- still puzzling throwing the ball with the lead and a 2nd and 1 with 5 minutes left - DonMiller - 11:51am 9/9/24
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- Exactly right!!! You always hear that 2nd and short near midfield is the perfect time to throw the - THEISMANCARR - 7:38pm 9/9/24
- The play was sound. The WR was open. The throw was horrific. - Hensou - 12:13pm 9/9/24
- It was an absolutely terrible throw. - Mark - 1:35pm 9/9/24
- Agree.The receiver had to stop and come back on the ball, making it look like he was covered well. - Hensou - 1:48pm 9/9/24
- I think you need to re-look at the play - D2 - 3:04pm 9/9/24
- The other issue is that scoring as quickly as possible wasn't ideal there. - jakers - 3:58pm 9/9/24
- Agree the safety was right there. Sam maybe squeezes it in, but dumb call with 5 minutes left, - Frank L - 3:30pm 9/9/24
- Maybe Denbrock forgot who his qb was in that moment [NT]
- D2 - 3:51pm 9/9/24
- Yup. Sam was a dud but he could go downfield with much better accuracy. [NT] - Frank L - 3:59pm 9/9/24
- Maybe Denbrock forgot who his qb was in that moment [NT]
- D2 - 3:51pm 9/9/24
- I think you need to re-look at the play - D2 - 3:04pm 9/9/24
- Agree.The receiver had to stop and come back on the ball, making it look like he was covered well. - Hensou - 1:48pm 9/9/24
- why even take the chance in that situation? [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 1:30pm 9/9/24
- I think, all in all, it was a terrible call. - D2 - 12:59pm 9/9/24
- He threw downfield and had receivers drop the ball. [NT] - Hensou - 1:43pm 9/9/24
- The decision to let RL throw wasn’t sound - ndinga - 12:26pm 9/9/24
- Yes, even if we got stopped - McIrish - 2:28pm 9/9/24
- Unfair. In the Southern Hemisphere the ball spins the other way...and must go much farther... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:44pm 9/9/24
- This absolutely correct [NT] - ColeyO - 1:17pm 9/9/24
- I understand your logic. - Hensou - 12:30pm 9/9/24
- Yes, even if we got stopped - McIrish - 2:28pm 9/9/24
- It was an absolutely terrible throw. - Mark - 1:35pm 9/9/24
- Reese/Kelly used to love to take risks to "demoralize" the other team only to have them - LanceManion - 12:04pm 9/9/24
- After Love just hurdled a safety and was taking the game over... [NT]
- NDinKentucky - 11:58am 9/9/24
- With great backs the more they run the better they get. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:46pm 9/9/24