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I want to understand the two point conversion.

After watching this, I stand corrected. There was a second option late. The H-back has to block so that JRP can pass, but then slips into a route. Not that there was anytime for him to get open.

Why not have Timmy as the passer? If Gus wants to run trick plays, just put JRP and Timmy in every play so that teams have no idea who the QB will be pre snap. Have them shifting constantly. At least you wouldn’t have to rely on a RB to pas the ball.
I think they wanted everyone to flood to ball carrier and leave receiver open. If you have a QB wide, they know he might pass.
 
I think they wanted everyone to flood to ball carrier and leave receiver open. If you have a QB wide, they know he might pass.
They knew he might pass because that’s what we do in that situation. Regardless who was there. It’s a copy of a play usf ran successfully. However Oklahoma actually had 3 defenders covering 2 players on that side so even when one attacked the receiver, there were 2 other defenders bracketing one receiver who was the only option in the route. Even if we get the pass off it’s not gonna be caught.
 
Nothing to understand on the 2 point play it would not of worked with the defense that Oklahoma was in. You have 1 WR and 3 defenders to cover him. JRP should of called a timeout and talked it over with Gus to change the play. That play was doomed from the start even if Towsend throws the ball the defenders would of just knocked it down or picked it off because the WR was covered. Nothing to see here. A pop pass would of been a better choice. Fake a handoff or toss sweep and then throw the pop pass to a TE.
 
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I really do. Is there not an analytics person who works with Gus? There had to be an extremely low probability that the play would work. You had a toss to a RB that then had one passing option and absolutely no blockers in front of him. That was the design of the play. A poorly designed play that was slow to develop and needed to rely on the defense making multiple mistakes, like pop Warner level errors, in order for it to work.

How could a head coach think that such a bad play would work against a team like OU? Have we even completed an RB pass this year? Or even been close enough for Gus to think that play was a viable option? That play call alone should be enough to fire him. He is so so bad at this job.

.... as soon as that happened that was exactly my thought ,,, "that play alone should be enough to fire him ....."
 
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