The pusher … Durant in the endzone w/ the Bears TE

InvaderRam wrote:

nothing durant could have done. not in the snow and not with kmet having 7 inches and 76 pounds on him.

coulda gone either way.

When interviewed about this play–which I call, with some homer-inspired sarcasm, the greatest tying TD pass thrown before an overtime loss, ever–Caleb Williams said he looked for Knet when he threw it because Durant was on him and that give the TE a physical advantage.

That angle makes it look more like a push-off than any other angle does, but it’s still a standard-issue disentanglement, imo. Kmet did not shove Durant out of the way, and prevent him from making a play. That was a perfect throw. It just was. If the ref had thrown the flag on that, this entire week would have been nonstop bitching about that call from everybody. And as I said earlier, I think that throw went to Caleb’s head, and he thought he was magic at that point, and that hubris made him throw a pass where only Curl could catch it. And, incidentally, that is the kind of edge the Rams have had this season: experience, discipline.

The Rams have had a number of “razor’s edge” games this year where the outcome was decided by a single play (Eagles, 9ers, Seahawks 1st time), or in the wake of a crucial play (Seahawks 2nd time, Bears, Texans). That’s off the top of my head; I may be forgetting others. But I have more confidence in the Rams in a tight game down the stretch than I do in whoever they’re playing. The Chicago game is exhibit A.

Zooey wrote:

And as I said earlier, I think that throw went to Caleb’s head, and he thought he was magic at that point, and that hubris made him throw a pass where only Curl could catch it.

i hope for the same with darnold. and writing this just realized that williams and darnold are both from usc. don’t know why i didn’t realize that before.

• This reply was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by InvaderRam.

zn wrote:

It’s just Kmet having the advantage in what is historically the greatest tying TD pass for a team that lost in overtime…ever.

the bears can have that. and keep it with them forever.

hehehehe.