Whisenhunt expects big things from the two-minute offense

JE · Sep 22, 2008

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-two-minutecardinals&prov=ap&type=lgns

VIENNA, Va. (AP)—A veteran quarterback who was twice the NFL’s MVP. Two Pro Bowl-caliber wideouts. With those type of weapons, Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt expects good things from his 2-minute offense.

But late in the game and down just a touchdown, the Cardinals could muster only a three-and-out in their 24-17 loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday. The production was anemic enough that Whisenhunt elected to punt on fourth-and-4 from midfield with just 2:46 left in the game. The Redskins ran out the clock to win.

Quarterback Kurt Warner, not surprisingly, wanted to go for it.

“I guess I just thought we were in that mode that we would have to go for it, but our coaches felt like we had a chance if we punted away,” Warner said Sunday. “I was just thinking: ‘We’ve got to go. We’ve got to make this play and move forward.”’

Even Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell expressed surprise Monday that the Cardinals punted, though he acknowledged that “quarterbacks always” want to go for it.

Whisenhunt elaborated on the decision Monday.

“Had it been a true two-minute situation … we would have gone for it,” he said. “Obviously since we didn’t stop them, you have second thoughts about it. But at the time, with 2:47 to work with, two timeouts plus the 2-minute warning, from where we were on the field, if we don’t make that first down the game’s over.”

If the defense had held after the punt, he said, the Cardinals could have gotten the ball back at midfield. If they had gone for it and failed, at best the Cardinals would likely have had to go 80 yards or more with less than 2 minutes and no timeouts to get the winning touchdown.
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Vintage · Sep 23, 2008

I didn't understand that move either. They should have gone for it; their defense wasn't exactly lighting it on fire that game either.

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