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Originally Posted by YayMike
Absolutely. Nothing wrong with the plan for the final drive. Fumbles happen. That is the least of my gripes for last night.
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Yeah, I would say it was at worst a wasted play call... CEH would at best get a few yards and the first down and at worst (besides fumble, obviously) lose a couple yards... either of which you could get with RPO or any number of ways to get Mahomes out in space and allow him to make a play.
I don't think it has anything to do with trust, that's a pretty severe overreaction, IMO... running the ball on 2nd and 3 is well within their normal offense. There are far better and more effective options and it's absolutely never wrong to keep letting Mahomes make plays... but, running the ball to try picking up the first while running some clock isn't nearly the same level of concern as the fumble itself, wasting possessions earlier in the half, the defense, the dumb interception, etc.