Why Didn't Gurley Take That Last Touchdown?

[Ellard80]

I agree with your asemsment about neither action being 100% guaranteed victory but what about the injury risk putting the defense back on the field? Stopping short of the goal line is the smarter move

Listening to the presser... McVay had told the guys to get down after getting the first down. So Gurley man was following orders.

I think your point is valid.. but I think in that situation the person with the greatest chance of getting injured might be the gimpy Aaron Rodgers.

 

[NJRamsFan]

Listening to the presser... McVay had told the guys to get down after getting the first down. So Gurley man was following orders.

I think your point is valid.. but I think in that situation the person with the greatest chance of getting injured might be the gimpy Aaron Rodgers.

Understood but how would you feel if Gurley scores a meaningless touchdown and Donald comes up lame trying to get to Rodgers and ice the game on a play that never needed to happen?

 

[kurtfaulk]

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i've never given so many thread winners in a single thread in my time here. so happy everyone here gets it.

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[kurtfaulk]

Listening to the presser... McVay had told the guys to get down after getting the first down. So Gurley man was following orders.

I think your point is valid.. but I think in that situation the person with the greatest chance of getting injured might be the gimpy Aaron Rodgers.

not with peters and hill getting their ankles broken when there was no need to.

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[Rambitious1]

He certainly deserved it.

Sacrificed for the betterment of the team.
Knew he had it, but that would have given the Pack and AROD a chance (slim, but a chance) for a come back. Todd slammed the door by going down like that. For the good of the team.

Love TGII...he's all about the team.

 

[yrba1]

Smart choice by Gurley, I would not want to give literally a single second for Rodgers to take a snap on a one-score game. Not only is that selfless of Gurley, but also respectful to Rodgers.

 

[JackKirbyFan]

Winning comes first--personal stats-come second. Sean, Goff, and Gurley all did the right thing. That's why the Rams are now 8-0 and are looking down at everyone else in their division and conference

 

[Soul Surfer]

View: https://twitter.com/vcsjoecurley/status/1056705235761000449

So we had to try NOT to score?

Okay, I'm going to declare this game a ass busting.

 

[Soul Surfer]

Except the bastid screwed me out of 10,000 ROD bucks!

For your undying loyalty, I will request a transfer from my account.

 

[Selassie I]

Situational football.

McSlay has our boys playing with their heads and their bodies.

The game was signed sealed and delivered when Gurley wisely went down before scoring. It made the win even sweeter for me because of that cherry on top.

 

[den-the-coach]

Game over no reason to score @NJRamsFan is right on point, no injuries in victory formation. Plus you even add to more of the frustration for Rodgers. And BTW, what if Gurley scores and the Rams miss the extra point, but I don't need to go into detail, Gurley did the right thing and that's all that matters.

You play to win the game!

 

[Soul Surfer]

Sounds like someone lost their FF game.

And of course all the gamblers are really mad too.

Gurley had the perfect response to them;

"You weren't with me lifting in the gym"

 

[Faceplant]

You play to win the game!

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[Ellard80]

The argument that it could avoid injury holds more water to me than the it sealed the game. Game was sealed either way.

It was more of a symbolic gesture as well.

 

[FrantikRam]

I was 50/50. I wanted him to score because IMO we actually outplayed the Packers and should have won by more. One of the Packers TD drives, on 3rd and 9 JFM got his hand on Rodgers but couldn't bring him down - after that, big play to Adams. That and obviously the insane defensive holding the Packers did all day without it being called - I'm not too upset about it because the refs didn't call anything, but I'd sure have felt better if they showed replays of our DBs holding all game long too and getting away with it.

I get going down - because if he scores there and then they block and return the extra point, they're down 6 AND getting the ball with plenty of time.

But I think the odds of them blocking it are about the same as us fumbling the snap, and if it's a similar "risk", then why not take the one that puts you up 8 or 6 versus up 2?

Also, McVay preaches the always aggressive approach and it would have been cool for Gurley to keep his pace of breaking the record for TDs.


But I totally get just going down - I just wanted to win by more points.

 

[-X-]

So we had to try NOT to score?

Okay, I'm going to declare this game a ass busting.

Really just a statistical thing. If Gurley runs it in, and Zuerlein misses the XP (rare, but it happens), then it's an 8 point game with the ball going back to Rodgers. McVay had the math all worked out on the drive. All he wanted to do was get a 1st down and kneel 3 times.

 

[bubbaramfan]

Good lesson for all you gamblers. Its about winning, not FF points, point spreads or padding your pocket, and Gurley gets it.

 

[fanotodd]

I bet there's a lot of people ticked off because it would have covered the spread.

That's why I don't gamble.

Yeah, I'm one of them. I took a bath on that play/game, but as long as the Rams win...it's hard to get too upset. 8-0 is nothing to whine about, right?

 

[Zodi]

The argument that it could avoid injury holds more water to me than the it sealed the game. Game was sealed either way.

It was more of a symbolic gesture as well.

Agreed. We all would've been furious at Gurley if he scores and someone like Donald got injured on Greenbays next possession. Just go down, take a knee, end of game.

 

[Jorgeh0605]

I agree that he did the right thing. The kneel down is effectively 100% game. I know a fumble is likely, but its like 99.99% chance we win it. Remember, it was Aaron Rodgers we were keeping off the field. I kept explaining that to my wife, saying "If anyone can still take this game from us its that guy". Also, long hard fought game, lets just end it with out anymore effort, or risking any further injuries.

Finally, its a football game and that was the game plan on the drive, McVay probably made the call at the beginning of the drive to just get the first down. He wasn't running statistical analysis every play, that is ridiculous. So after the game, you can assemble all the statistics and say "Well Gurley should have just scored", remember that McVay & Gurley made the decision IN GAME with the idea that it is best not to give Rodgers a chance to win the game at the end.

Full disclosure, my opponent had Gurley on his fantasy team so I'm biased lol