That's an interesting take and I agree. Mett was doing only what his football instincts told him to do. And when you haven't played for much of the year, your eyes get big when you see that endzone getting closer and closer.
Well when I saw it, I didn't know what to think. After a while I sort of settled on the idea that this really had little to do with Nutt or Ole Miss. It had to do with punishing Mett (and sending a message to his team) for not doing what the heck he was told to do and not playing smart ball. Mett had a role to play and he danged well knew what he was asked to do and he didn't do it. It was about discipline. Period. Mett definitely showed his personality on that play and if he doesn't bend to Miles, he will be watching from the sidelines. Believe me, those second stringers that didn't get a chance to score because of Mett will not let him forget it during this next offseason.
This the rub of the situation, though. He was, in fact, playing smart football--changing the play based on what the defense was giving him. It's no different in that aspect than Wing running the fake punt against Florida. Now, it probably flew in the face of Miles' instructions, but I can't really fault Mett for making a smart play.
when I saw this I wondered if any team had ever gone into victory formation with 5 minutes left on the clock. That was the equivalent of Drago easing up on Apollo instead of landing the kill shot.
"Run it again!" Les did everything but carry him across the line with the ball in his hands...... Really, Stamps did well to hang on to the ball with that last handoff. Congrats to him. It did make everyones day on the LSU side.
We are going to have to disagree here. Not understanding the situation is NOT smart ball. Not playing within the system (or flat out disobeying your coach) is NOT smart ball. It could show a lack of understanding and a lack of awareness. But it may show a lack of respect and he may have a wild streak. We will find out his character as the seasons play out. We don't know yet, but this play definitely is put in the back of everyone's minds going forward. Either way, it is a worry to me. Either he is so dense that he didn't know that Miles didn't want that sort of check-off (everyone in the stands knew it) or there may be a little bit of "hot dog" mentality that Miles may need to reign in a bit. I would rather think it is the latter of the two and Miles just needs to channel that energy in a positive way. Now I am starting a QB soap opera... :rolleye33::hihi:
