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Originally Posted by flip
Really? You know he wouldn't have made it?
If he counted when he should have (right as he took the field) he would have had several seconds to get off the field. Or if someone noticed on the sidelines.
You're not the first person I've talked to who assumes that the Riders' bench and the guys on the field could not have noticed until Mtl was just about to kick the ball. The play wasn't quite as quick as you think. Just because you can't tell on the TV because they only show the kick doesn't mean there wasn't 15 seconds before that when they called the play, took the field and waited 10 seconds. This assumption that what you see on TV is all there is, is false. There was plenty of time well before that for Armstead to leave the field.
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I agree with you. Coaches are supposed to be calm in these situations. The entire Riders bench was in a panic and cold sweat that they had choked away the lead and were in this situation. As I mentioned, Miller didn't even watch the kick so how could he know who was on the field?
And it wasn't only the last play, the Riders coaching staff was in total meltdown the last 10 minutes.. everything that could go wrong did.
PS: When I saw the flags I thought it was pyramiding! That would have been even funnier!