Questionable Fake Punt

December 1st, 2009

It’s sad that a coach’s career could come down to one play. But that may be the case if for some reason Raheem the Dream doesn’t return next season.

A lot of fans have come down hard on Raheem the Dream for a few calls Sunday. Pat Kirwan of NFL.com, though he admits he likes aggressive play calling, suggests Raheem the Dream may not be able to live down his fake punt that failed.

I love coaching decisions that catch an opponent off guard, especially when a team knows it needs to take a risk to win. But there are times that we all can outguess ourselves, and NFL coaches are as guilty as the rest of us.

The fake punt by the Tampa Bay Bucs when they had a 17-13 lead in the fourth quarter backfired, and it may be a while before the Bucs try it again.

As I have said, I really like aggressive play-calling, but these were three calls that we may not see again in 2009.

If there was a play that Joe had a problem with, it was this fake punt. The Bucs should have attempted a field goal instead. Fortunately, the fake punt did not cost the Bucs any points.

One Response to “Questionable Fake Punt”

  1. lucifer Says:

    get over the fake @#!%$&#@$$@ punt. Bucs are 1-9 at that point, why not??????