Dustin Keller/Mark Sanchez Briefly Explain The Final Play

by David_Wyatt on Sep 14, 2010 9:14 AM EDT

I took these quotes from the post-game interviews, still scratching my head a little about the play:

Sanchez:

I got him the ball as soon as I could. There was a defender playing under, so I had to throw it over him. That’s why he didn’t have much time at the end to tap his feet. Other than that, I don’t know.

Keller:

When I caught the ball I thought I was right at the spot and could just go out of bounds ahead of the first-down mark, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case.

It was just one play on a night where you could pick out many, but it's always disappointing to see something like that. I'm not sure what happened, maybe the hit he took from Ray Lewis scrambles his sense of direction. Maybe he was so concerned about the clock that he forgot to look where the first down marker was. He says he thought he was at the first down marker, and it's frustrating to see that he got it so wrong. It wasn't even that close.

It is an explanation as to what happened though. Again it was only one play on a night where you can highlight many offensive plays that didn't go to plan. It was a fitting way to end the game for the offence though.

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It looked to me like the guy holding the stick was two feet behind the marker on the ground. Maybe that’s what Dustin meant. Anyway, it shouldn’t have come down to one play at all. There were plenty of chances before that.

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by dvdvil on Sep 14, 2010 9:32 AM EDT reply actions

Keller needs to reach for every yard he can regardless of where the sticks are. Now with that said, Keller caught the ball, and as he was turning his head to locate the market, the guy holding the marker moved about a yard to his left. It looked like the guy was afraid keller was going to run into him, and rather than drop the marker like he’s suppose to, he just moved it to the 9 yard mark, and keller ran out of bounds just to the left of it. If when keller went out of bounds, the marker was the actual first down, keller had it. He was past the marker, unfortunatly, the marker was no longer marking the first down line.

by jetsbill on Sep 14, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

after seeing the replay I understand what the guy was talking about in the last thread

The ref moved towards the right before the first dow marker. Keller went out of bounds to the left of the ref. In no way am I saying this is the ref’s fault, but I understand what Keller may have seen now. This makes me feel a lot better then my original thought which was Keller must of had brain damage after the Lewis hit.

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by BL3ACH on Sep 14, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions

BL3ACH

I really can’t tell you how much that play pisses me off. The sticks aren’t suppose to move. You’re suppose to drop them. Every time i see the play, i just want to punch the guy in the face and yell, what the hell are you doing. If he just drops the flag, i honestly think Keller reaches for the marker. This entire game was just a great example of “if something can go wrong, it will”.

by jetsbill on Sep 14, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions

well I have never seen anything like that

but Keller should know where he is on the field and how far he has to go. I can understand what happened though.

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by BL3ACH on Sep 14, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree

Keller and every player on this team needs to understand that no matter where the flags are, you need to reach for the extra inches. And i’ve also never seen a flag holder do that. Every time they’re about to get run into, they let go of the flag and get out of there. NEVER have i see a guy pick up the flag and try to get out of the way. Unbelieveable.

by jetsbill on Sep 14, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

It shouldn’t have come down to one play, you’re right, but why would you run at the man rather than the pole with more neon orange on it than a buck hunter? He knew better. I saw the play he didn’t move the stick far enough if at all for Keller to have done that. Just a bonehead play on a night full of them on both sides.

by RavenROC on Sep 15, 2010 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions

It was just funny

The play was a microcosm of the Jets offensively last night – a step behind, a beat off, and just completely out of sync when it mattered most.

Man…I keep thinking back to that first play. First game, new home, stadium rocking – the defense absolutely CRUSHES Joe Flacco and gives the Jets the ball on the 11 with the fumble. I said, “we have to score a touchdown here.” Sure enough, three and out and a field goal later…3-0 instead of 7-0, and a moral victory for the Ravens. The game wasn’t lost at that moment…but it certainly set the tone.

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by kotite4ever on Sep 14, 2010 10:15 AM EDT reply actions

You took the words out of my mouth man.

by umohan21 on Sep 14, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Amen

The first series settling for the FG and not puching it in was weak. And the play where Keller catches the ball inside the 10 (around the 5 yd line, I think) and the play is negated by a dumbass shift by Edwards bringing the ball to around to 30 or 35 were killers.

Those 2 became FGs rather than TDs. Those 8 additional points would’ve been gamechangers. Teams lose respect for offenses that have to “settle” and don’t take advantage of opportunites.

by oldskooljet on Sep 14, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions