Did The Giants Run Buddy Ryan's 'Polish Goalline' In Super Bowl XLVI?

Very interesting theory here. It worked if they did it on purpose.

4 months ago Joel Thorman 23 comments 0 recs |

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I mentioned this at the party I was at

I wasn’t aware it had a name or anything, but once I saw the penalty and the clock, I immediately thought it was a genius move by the Giants and wondered why this hasn’t happened many times before. If it was on accident, well I’m an idiot.

by Steve_in_RI on Feb 6, 2012 11:37 AM CST reply actions

Plausible.

Easy fix, just put time back on the clock in case of a defensive penalty in the final minute. It’ll get really interesting if the rules committee addresses that in the offseason.

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by Brsrkr on Feb 6, 2012 11:41 AM CST reply actions

Might as well put even more players on the field.

Until they address it.

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by Tarkus on Feb 6, 2012 11:43 AM CST up reply actions

I say 35.

No way the offense moves against 35 defensive backs.

by bossmanham on Feb 6, 2012 11:49 AM CST up reply actions

I just wonder if they'd call Unsportsmanlike Conduct

if a team made it that obvious what they were doing.

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by Tarkus on Feb 6, 2012 11:57 AM CST up reply actions

Probably

Like when a player on the sideline enters the field of play. Usually Unsportsmanlike Conduct called in that situation.

by cheapham on Feb 6, 2012 12:00 PM CST up reply actions

It's still a bit of gamble

you’re giving the offense a free play when you do that. So although you’re going to essentially trade five yards for ~five seconds, the offense now has a free play to work with and can attempt to force the ball into coverage deep down the field (assuming the QB recognizes he has a free play). If you’re only getting one extra player on the field in exchange for it, that might still leave a hole in the zone somewhere where the offense can exploit it.

When you mess with Daboll, you get the horns.

by Sudden on Feb 6, 2012 11:56 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah, I wouldn't do it with 12.

Too much of a gamble, as you pointed out.

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by Tarkus on Feb 6, 2012 11:58 AM CST up reply actions

But the risk/reward in this situation made it totally worth it

Not even a gamble really.

by cheapham on Feb 6, 2012 12:00 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah, what's the worst that could happen? The offense completes a pass they would have completed anyway?

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by Brsrkr on Feb 6, 2012 1:56 PM CST up reply actions

It happened against the Pats

So there will be a rule change going into next season.

Seriously though, my friends and I talked about this exact thing last night (didn’t know there was a name for it though). It seemed like a brilliant call by the Giants if it was deliberate. There was some savvy coaching happening at the end of this Super Bowl…

by cheapham on Feb 6, 2012 11:45 AM CST reply actions