Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfpjBLtv92U&t=16s
JT O’Sullivan took huge issue over Carr not even trying to make a tackle despite injury around 25 minutes into the video. He says O-linemen see that and get pissed off. How do you feel personally?
- Maybe don’t throw a pick six?
- We don’t need a QB doing a textbook tackle, but at least try to get in front and slow the guy down
Carr isn’t as small or valuable. Tua couldn’t tackle a kicker, he needs to get out of there as soon as he passes the ball.
Carr isn’t the engine that wins this team games. 50% of the players on the team would rather see Winston or Hill at QB. And Carr is about as big as some of the people picking him off. He isn’t endearing himself to the team by not making the tackle.
No lol
I am not big on the kicker doing it either but Crosby had to do it a few times over the years with us
I would say it depends completely on the context. If it’s the last 5 minutes of a close do or die game to make the playoffs and they are just trying to run a guy down from behind and can tackle him by tripping him up at the legs, then hell yeah, go for it.
If it’s like week 2 during a blow out and there’s a prime Kam Chancellor sized dude running full speed right at them, then hell no. Get out of the way and live to fight another day.
Wouldn’t even go that in depth tbh
A simple shove out of bounds? Go for it
Need to make a physical hit or tackle? No chance
I would say that I agree for the most part and I would for sure want them to be more on the cautious side when deciding if a tackle is worth the risk or not, but there are definitely situations where I would want them to go for it no matter what. If it’s the very end of a game that decides if you make the playoffs or not, the QB is the only one between the defensive player and the defense, and it’s going to be a walk off pick 6, then yeah, I want them to go for the tackle. For all you know, this is the closest your team will come to the playoffs for the next decade. You don’t want to just let them go because you just hope to make it that far again next year. A game that decides if you make the playoffs is just as important as the actual playoff game.
Can think of at least a handful of current NFL QBs who got injured that way:
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Herbert fractured finger 4 weeks ago
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Mayfield torn labrum in 2021
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Dalton fractured thumb in 2015
If you’re a fringe QB then yeah probably worth putting in the effort to help the team win but if you’re even an average league starter, potentially stopping a bigger return is not worth the really high injury risk and the lost value of you missing time with injury.
Agreed as a chiefs fan I don’t want Mahomes doing anymore than a shove out of bounds.
Cutler broke his thumb when we were like 7-1 years back
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No lol let them pick six that shit Goff is about as athletic as a resident in a memory care home
If it’s Derek Carr yes. If it’s Drew Brees no.
Cam ended his career by doing this.
I do, but my team also hasn’t had a good quarterback the entire time I’ve been alive so my thoughts might change if we had someone to lose
At least slow the guy down so someone else can make the tackle.
First quarter, or worth a big lead? No. Two games or more lead in standings? No. Close game fighting for playoff positioning? Yes
I know if I were the QB I’d try to make the tackle, and that’s probably how most players feel.
Situational. As a general rule, no. To prevent a game-winning score, yes.
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I know Bake wasn’t looking great that season before the injury but…MAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN
That was a fun time to have the Browns games on as a neutral lol. The playoff win was so goddamn fun to watch.
He looked great against the chiefs week 1. He was hurt the next game.
Baker got hurt in week 2, he completed over 80% of his passes in those games.
nope