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Originally Posted by htismaqe
First of all, in what world was the pass to Bowe a scoring play?
The Chiefs were down by 1 point and facing a 4th and 11. Bowe stepped out at the 19 yard line.
The game wasn't "won" if Bowe makes that catch. It certainly COULD have been won but it wasn't "won" until somebody scored.
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You are right... that play would have given them a 1st down in field goal range with time left on the clock. But it wasn't in-and-of itself a scoring play. I was assuming the eventual field goal completion.
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Originally Posted by htismaqe
Second, everybody is conveniently forgetting what setup that play. Alex Smith was penalized for intentional grounding on 2 and 7 and then on 3rd and 17, dumped it off to McCluster for 6 yards.
For the record, I don't blame Bowe OR Smith. The defender made an excellent play against the boundary.
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I'm not conveniently forgetting anything. I remember the intentional grounding call that he took instead of taking a sack. It cost us 2 more yards than the sack would have, but had the refs not called it, would have saved yards. I'm ok with that. The 3rd down play was an attempt to cut the down and distance to something more manageable, and it worked.
My point wasn't to look at every play of the game. No one is going to be perfect (including Bowe, or the line or the D), my point was simply that if Bowe's points the toe, the narrative completely changes. I've just never really understood that. Another example is the San Diego game that Smith played in. Late in the 4th qtr, he leads the team down the field and throws what is likely the game winning TD. Standing on the sidelines, the D allows SD to march right back with seconds only on the clock and complete a desperate last second pass to win the game. The narrative for some was, "see, Smith can't put the team on his back". We all know that if the D just makes SD work a little harder, they run out of clock, Chiefs win and the narrative is Smith came through in the clutch and won that game.
How can the narrative on Smith (or any player for that matter) change due to the circumstances that are beyond his control?