Smart move? He looks up and sees nobody between him and the goal line. What’s else would he do?
in that situation..you def go out of bounds...if hed have got caught..DISASTER...but he knew where the players were...great awareness.
“Smart move? He looks up and sees nobody between him and the goal line. What’s else would he do?”
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I’m pretty sure, since he was headed for the sideline, that the play was called to get out of bounds and then go for a field goal at a better range. So, he has that in his head and has to change the plan in a split-second. I’ve seen games where the player catches the ball and goes out of bounds with zero seconds left.