The O Line sucking would be my main argument as to the run not being a guarantee, even with Cunningham and Harkey. They can't do it themselves.
I don't see "numerous risks" in a short pass from the 1, even with a backup QB, since he's supposed to be the veteran who won't turn the ball over. And I don't agree on the execution since from what I saw, he threw it right to the defender, which I'm pretty sure wasn't in the drawn up play.
If that was the plan, then I want Schotty fired now.
Although I will say if your argument here includes the idea that Hill isn't very good (implied by pointing out it was a backup QB and that that should have stopped the notion of passing for the TD), that does invalidate a number of your other posts.
The call wasn't the high odds call. I grant you that. That does not make it a bad call. No successful team will ever always make the predictable call. If it worked, no one would have been talking about it, and probably not even mentioning Schottenheimer at all.
But, at this point, nothing's going to change either of our minds on this.