It's time for the Cornballer Bad Hands Play of the Week!
This week's award goes to Tulane quarterback Nick Montana. Yes, that is the son of legendary quarterback Joe Montana, and yes, I think it's awesome that his son is a starting quarterback.
I love it when children of legendary athletes play their parents' same positions and can hold their own. It's why I'm holding out hope that Cam Newton's future son will play for Auburn.
But I'm not so sure that Joe was very proud of Nick in this moment.
Before we get started, I'd like to make sure we all understand the strategy behind spiking the football.
When an offense is moving down the field at the end of a half and has little or no timeouts remaining, the quarterback will often run up to the line and spike the ball (which is an intentional incompletion) to stop the clock.
This allows the offense more time to try to put some points on the board before the clock runs out.
However, some people seem to forget to pay attention to what down it is.
Obviously Montana didn't realize that it was fourth down, he clearly thought that his receiver had picked up the first down on the previous play.
But that's why they show the down on the scoreboard. And it's not that hard to keep track of in your head.
I guess that's why he's playing for Tulane, where football excellence isn't a huge expectation.
Although Tulane turned the ball over on downs and went into the half without scoring again, I'll cut the kid some slack. It can't be easy playing quarterback when your dad is one of the greatest to play the position.
Nevertheless, little Montana needs to take a look at the scoreboard when he's in a hurry.
This week's award goes to Tulane quarterback Nick Montana. Yes, that is the son of legendary quarterback Joe Montana, and yes, I think it's awesome that his son is a starting quarterback.
I love it when children of legendary athletes play their parents' same positions and can hold their own. It's why I'm holding out hope that Cam Newton's future son will play for Auburn.
But I'm not so sure that Joe was very proud of Nick in this moment.
Before we get started, I'd like to make sure we all understand the strategy behind spiking the football.
When an offense is moving down the field at the end of a half and has little or no timeouts remaining, the quarterback will often run up to the line and spike the ball (which is an intentional incompletion) to stop the clock.
This allows the offense more time to try to put some points on the board before the clock runs out.
However, some people seem to forget to pay attention to what down it is.
Obviously Montana didn't realize that it was fourth down, he clearly thought that his receiver had picked up the first down on the previous play.
But that's why they show the down on the scoreboard. And it's not that hard to keep track of in your head.
I guess that's why he's playing for Tulane, where football excellence isn't a huge expectation.
Although Tulane turned the ball over on downs and went into the half without scoring again, I'll cut the kid some slack. It can't be easy playing quarterback when your dad is one of the greatest to play the position.
Nevertheless, little Montana needs to take a look at the scoreboard when he's in a hurry.
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