The reason Colt threw the pass the way he did...

About That Pass: Colt McCoy said that he knew that he had time to throw the ball out of bounds. One problem, though. Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis taught him that the clock would stop as soon as the ball sailed out-of-bounds past the first-down marker. By rule, the clock didn’t stop until the ball hit a railing on the stands. "Coach Davis called me yesterday and said, ‘I’ve been coaching it that way for 37 years. I’m going to teach to throw it in the dirt,’" McCoy said.

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I'm interested to know when McCoy said this

Because blaming a coach seems out of place for a guy like Colt, even if Davis did tell him that.

by burntorangehorn on Dec 9, 2009 9:31 PM CST reply actions

What seems out of place

Is a paid OC not letting his qb know what might happen and what he should do.

by Loomby on Dec 10, 2009 8:49 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Not GD's fault this time

There have been many things to blame Greg Davis for; this is not one of them. Whether the clock stops when the ball goes out of bounds or when it hits something out of bounds in this case was the difference between 2 and 1 second. In either case McCoy was cutting it too close. What if he gets tackled or the ball gets tipped or the Nebraska defender doesn’t pressure him when he did? Brown himself said he was surprised McCoy let the clock run down so much (to 8 sec) and Brown was trying to call time out when McCoy finally snapped the ball.

"Only angry people win football games." --DKR

by OBdoc on Dec 11, 2009 10:33 AM CST reply actions