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Originally Posted by Invictus  Oh my god I just watched the highlights on Fox Sports.
That TD at the end of the 4th was just unreal. One of the best plays Ihave ever seen, I mean seriously, awesome play.
Why does no one try that shit in the NFL.
Good job that happened because the Boise State QB would have probably jumped off a tall building if that interception had cost them the game. Where the hell was he throwing? On the reel there is no one anywhere near the CB who intercepted. |
It looked to me like the receiver ran the wrong route. The QB was expecting him to run an out pattern, and he just kept running straight.
As for the hook-and-lateral play, I think there are a few reasons why teams don't try it in the NFL.
1. The defenses are usually quick enough to stop that play. Either the defender gets tackled shortly after getting the ball, or the guy who gets the pitch still has his guy close enough to him to tackle him
2. Extremely high downside risk. If the lateral isnt executed perfectly, it ends up being a fumble and the other team may recover it.
3. The Boise State players and coaches admitted that they run this play in practice all the time, and that it NEVER works in practice. There are so many things that need to be perfect for it to work. The QB needs adequate protection, the receiver needs to get open enough to make the pitch, the receiver who gets the pitch needs to get away from his man, they have to make a clean exchange of the ball, the timing needs to be perfect. It's a very difficult play to run.