(10-09-2019 03:10 PM)cidbearit Wrote:  

(10-09-2019 02:26 PM)Ken Barna Wrote:  I asked why no trick play after Eastern fell behind 21-3 to maybe give us a spark (if it worked), and maybe take some of the steam out of Central. I gave some suggestions from past seasons, the double pass, a reverse, screen pass. His reply was; draw a few for me that we can take into consideration. He then added that our trick play was to block the kick when they were kicking from their end zone. Unfortunately, we did not block the kick, and got a roughing the kicker call against us. Maybe it was just me, but with my question and his response, he seemed defensive.

Ken...I was at the luncheon and here's what I took away from his response to your question. While he did not answer your question directly, I think the point he was trying to make was that things like trick plays involve a deal of risk. If you pull it off, you're a hero. If it fails, you're a schmuck and people ask why you took the risk.

I think he was using the attempt to block the punt as an example to gauge your acceptance of risky plays. Should they have gone after the ball in an attempt to block the punt, or play it conservative and catch the ball at the 40 or 50? When you responded that you'd go after the ball for the block even though it resulted in a penalty, CC commented that as a fan you would be willing to accept the risk of a trick play.

Again, he didn't directly answer your question, but I felt he was saying it was his feeling the risk wasn't worth it the way the gameplay was going. As he had said earlier, the team was not playing at its best. If they aren't effectively implementing the basic game plan, would they have been able to pull off a trick play (my question, not a CC comment)?

He could have also been asking you to draw it up because he may be looking for another offensive coordinator soon.