Originally posted by binary2nd:Originally posted by Wodwo:Originally posted by Gavintech:
That was a bad play. Really bad. Alex caused that problem by moving out of the pocket when he probably didn't need to and then trying to get rid of the ball instead of taking the sack. That isn't to say he was 100% responsible for it though. The protection on that play was not there, at all, and it forced him to make that decision.
It was the same kind of play Troy just made a week ago but it was ruled a forward pass. He was lucky, Alex was not. A split second was the difference. A split second extra for Alex it it ends up being an incomplete pass that we all forgot about. A split second less for Troy and his had is not moving forward and it ends up being a fumble and a turn over.
As for the Philly game, Alex was the only reason that game was close. Even with the INT and that fumble going back for 6 they were down by three with less than two minutes to go. That was with the porous D letting Philly run all over them and Frank Gore losing two fumbles to end two promising drives and a 2.9 YPC himself.
Eh, Alex made a stupid mistake that he shouldn't have. It's on him, IMO.
He helped put us in the hole, then he helped us crawl out... almost. Story of the first half of the season.
It was always a team effort in the end, though. Nature of the sport.
That play was definitely on Alex. But people forget that he played flawless before then, and we were STILL down by 7 when it happened. Then he got us within a field goal by the end by playing flawless again. The Philly loss was definitely a full team breakdown, making Kolb look that good was inexcusable.
Flawless? 3 turn overs is flawless? I guess for Alex it is.
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