These are tough times for Bucs coach Raheem Morris. His team is 1-10 and every decision he makes – whether it’s demoting his defensive coordinator or dialing up a fake punt on fourth down while holding a four-point lead in the fourth quarter – is being second-guessed.
Even Morris is second-guessing himself.
“You always second-guess yourself the next morning,” Morris said Monday, a day after two questionable play calls helped the Falcons rally for a 20-17 victory at the Georgia Dome. “During the game, no, you don’t second-guess. But right now, it didn’t work, so yeah, I’m second-guessing myself.”
What Morris and most everyone else is second-guessing are two fourth-down plays in the fourth quarter, one in which Morris called for a fake punt while leading 17-13 with 12:59 to play and another two series later in which he ordered a 51-yard field-goal attempt while still holding the same lead.
Neither play worked. Punter Dirk Johnson’s pass on the fake fell incomplete and kicker Connor Barth missed wide right on the field-goal try that came with 2:34 to play. Even worse, the two failed plays helped give the Falcons a short field for what proved to be a 59-yard game-winning scoring drive.
As much as that has Morris second-guessing himself, he isn’t apologizing for his decisions. Though he admits to looking back on those plays and wondering if he made the right call with them, Morris talked Monday like a coach who would make the same calls again if given another chance.
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