(10-16-2017 10:40 AM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(10-15-2017 11:32 AM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear cleveland,
You and someone else mentioned this, about the tackler. From where he was (back of the end zone) I assume he was a defensive back or linebacker. Having said that, who's responsibility would it have been to block him? There are some people on any given play that are unblocked, and I think that was the case here. If, I remember correctly Eastern only had one receiver on that side of the field, and he blocked his coverage because he was closest to the ball carrier.
If, I had a complaint about the call, it was to the short side of the field. Why not run it to the wide side for the possibility of out maneuvering the opposition?

I watched the replay again. The safety that made the tackle was initially lined up as a LB on the play. He shifted out to help the corner just as the ball was snapped. They were obviously expecting a throw to that side of the field but the safety ended up in the perfect position to make the tackle.

That's the way it seemed to me. I recorded the game and saw that replay many times on the telecast.

#2 was flagged for the PI on the press box side of the field on the drive and then made an excellent play to stop the 2-pt try.

I didn't see how anyone could block him. The WR, Bailey, didn't have a chance.

It was one of those plays where we needed 3 yards, and the play had a real chance of success. My only other thought is that the off. lineman (#74???) didn't look good in his execution but we aren't built to be an option running team. If it was Nielsen, a 6' 8" OT isn't going to be an asset on that type of play.

It was a real game of chess at the end as EMU and Army called multiple timeouts to reset the defenses and offenses.