What would you do in this situation?

You have possession of the football, and you're leading 23-13 with about 1:30 left to go in the fourth quarter. You've just intercepted your opponent inside your 10 yard line, and he has all of his timeouts left.

So you're starting from your own 5, and on first down...you run a toss play to try and catch him off guard and some more breathing room, but you're dropped for a four yard loss.

The situation is 2nd and 14 from your own 1 yard line. He called timeout, and now there is 1:23 remaining. You've grinded out some tough yards on the ground, but he's pretty good on defense and has made some good plays as well.

What do you call next? I'm just curious to see if anyone would do what I actually did to win the game.

either try a wr screen or go into shotgun formation and switch to strong slots, and hit your faster wr on an out-route or deep post

i would just call a run play.. the safest bet, make the other guy use a time out, and even if he does get a saftey its still a 2 possesion game

go deep on play action

just keep it safe, if you have been leading the whole game then just keep on running the ball right into his face. Even tho you may only get a couple yards it will still get rid of all his timeouts and as long as you dont let him out of bounds if he gets the ball back then you will be fine.

and i wouldnt risk a PA pass beucase if he reads it right you could get sacked and give him the ball right back with a timeout or 2 left.

use hb screens they have lead blockers and can pick up easy yardage.take a longer time 2 pick the play(offense).

the joker 260 wrote:

use hb screens they have lead blockers and can pick up easy yardage.take a longer time 2 pick the play(offense).

the only thing is that the situation your talking about, (your on the one yard line)
your opponent will bring a heavy blitz and you could be sacked..just if you up by 10 dont even risk throwing the ball and jsut focus on getting rid of his timeouts

QB Sneak or FB Run outta Goal line. He needs two scores and if you play it right he won't have any timeouts. No need to run anything any riskier than a run up the gut...

keep running the football. Then on 4th punt. Ur up by two possesions

OB_DA_BEAST_MAN wrote:

keep running the football. Then on 4th punt. Ur up by two possesions

exactly, no need to pass and throw a quick pic six, or take a chance on doing so. Run right up the gut and hold r1 so you don't fumble. Milk the clock, punt if needed. He has two scores and the clock against him, no need to try anything other than a run

hit the te on a post

i would come out in Goaline with dual HB's and run a fb dive on 1st and 2nd down then i would come out in snugs or split slot and run a hb draw and make him use his TO's cause....DFense Wins championships (xDWCx)

With a 2 score lead I would absolutely run the ball and punt it back to him. down by 10 with about a minute left and no timeouts is nearly insurmountable even if he is at midfield. You are more likely to screw up and get sacked for a fumble or picked than would be worth the risk. Down by 8 or less would be a different story but in this situation, absolutely just run the ball.

Mcnair2Wycheck wrote:

With a 2 score lead I would absolutely run the ball and punt it back to him. down by 10 with about a minute left and no timeouts is nearly insurmountable even if he is at midfield. You are more likely to screw up and get sacked for a fumble or picked than would be worth the risk. Down by 8 or less would be a different story but in this situation, absolutely just run the ball.

You had the best answer, but I didn't wait until 4th down to punt.

After getting dropped for a four yard loss, and being just inside my own 1...I punted on 2nd down.

Another loss, and it's an 8 point game.

It was interesting to read the opinion of others, however...I kicked it away immediately to avoid any chance of disaster.

I eventually got a pick at around my own 15, and ran out the clock.

I would have just called QB sneak and covered up at the line to make him use his timeouts.

On the 1....run the ball. Don't risk an INT or a sack for a safety. Goaline formation is a good idea. Maybe even Wildcat, but the play designed to go up the middle, bot the one to the outside. That could lead to a safety.

Also maybe a pass to the flat to the TE or HB may be an option....but most guys would play cover 2 in that situation so maybe a fade route up to one of the outside WR's is an option too.

Also a HB Screen might work, but I'm assuming you use a mobile qb like VY. I like to set up in a shotgun 3 wr bunch set, run to the bunch side, set up the screen to the opposite side and then throw it to the rb. Also sometimes the DE on the side I'm running to won't contain so I can break off a run or just dump it off to the TE in the flat.

i dont understand why you would kick the the ball back to him right away, 1. because being back up in your own endzone it would be easy to block for a TD (ive done it a few times) 2. if you punt it back and he gets a decent return then he is in FG in a 2 score game with roughly 1:10 left on the clock (if he kicks the FG, something i would do). there is still to much to risk by doing that. qb sneek or something, run the ball. make him use those TO. even if you get a saftey then he still would at least drive a little ways to kick the FG or score, thus using more clock


im glad you won, but IMO that was a stupid move

I try to rocket catch.

i like qb sneak idea just milk that clock i dont think ive ever lost yards on that play, and the hb screen idea i just gotta say i think is incredibly wrong. most people read screens instantly. thats a very good chance of a safety. maybe do something short like flat curls. but i would just go for clock.
punting is bad idea imo too that short of field to punt with always sucks.

or even if your PB has the 5 wide shitgun play called "spacing" where all 5 players run a little 2 yard curl

1rst down Gaolline HB Dive
2nd down Goalline FB Dive
3rd and long Gun Split to show pass, motion split wide to move linebacker out of the way and run the ball wide.
Then punt if you have to.

Halfback screen could not only lead to a safety as eluded to several times here. But sometimes the screen is actually a backward pass, then if they blow it up, it is a live ball. They fall on it for a touchdown. Or of course the int is a TD.

Great call guys!?!?

crazyblack001 wrote:

i dont understand why you would kick the the ball back to him right away, 1. because being back up in your own endzone it would be easy to block for a TD (ive done it a few times) 2. if you punt it back and he gets a decent return then he is in FG in a 2 score game with roughly 1:10 left on the clock (if he kicks the FG, something i would do). there is still to much to risk by doing that. qb sneek or something, run the ball. make him use those TO. even if you get a saftey then he still would at least drive a little ways to kick the FG or score, thus using more clock


im glad you won, but IMO that was a stupid move

Actually, it was a brilliant move...because there wasn't going to be a blocked punt. No one is going to call a punt block defense on 2nd down. He came out in a standard formation, and the ball traveled over 60 yards. That was the idea behind the move. Even a QB sneak can end up for a loss.

And that play is much more likely to go for a loss in comparison to the chances of someone blocking a punt.

then he should just call a TO, and go to punt block becuase your obviously trying to punt it away. and even if he doesnt then he could just move a player back for the return and return it that way

crazyblack001 wrote:

then he should just call a TO, and go to punt block becuase your obviously trying to punt it away. and even if he doesnt then he could just move a player back for the return and return it that way

I line drive my punts at an angle usually, so getting someone back is very difficult against me when you're not already in a punt return formation. That's why it went 60 yards. It only traveled about 35 yards in the air.

Regardless, the chances of you blocking a punt are much lower than the chances of you hitting me for a one yard loss. It eliminates all opportunity of making it a one score game AND giving you possession.