the clock reads 1:45. the quarter reads 4. you are on their 10 yard line. you need the 4 for a first down. they have no timeouts. you're up one. their coach says, "hey defense, let 'em score so we can get the ball back with some time left." of course your coach calls a run. you are the running back. what do you do?
a) say, "TO MUCH PRESSURE!!!" and go lay in a fetal position on the sideline
b) go get a touchdown, champ. you deserve it!
c) richard nixon
d) run into the first defender you see and fall, hoping it's not ray lewis
if you answered a, b, or c you'd be wrong. also if you answered d you'd be incorrecto mundo. the correct answer is:
e) run down to the 1 yard line and take a knee keeping the clock moving and guaranteeing your team four shots from the one.
well check out the guy who knew and did all of this
to appreciate the brilliance of this play just listen to the commentators, all smart guys, musing about whether or not the jets, who had no timeouts, should just let the jags score and try to get the ball back with enough time to put together a drive to tie the game. maurice jones-drew knew that the jets might be thinking that. he saw that they were indeed not going to tackle him. so he decided that rather than give them about 1:30 to work down the field he would take a knee at the one, insuring that the clock continued to tick. that, my friends, is a genius level understanding of game situations from a still underrated player. behold.
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