[lex24]

Not on Shanahan, but the upstairs coaches. Of course, Fox and the NFL weren't able to find that replay in a timely manner which didn't help matters, but I'll leave conspiracy theories for the Ukraine thread and dead Russian oligarchs. . . .

That said, Shanahan clearly should have prepared his team for the possibility that they'd have nobody who could pass the ball. McDaniel would have prepped for that. Allegedly, being a QB is easy, all you need to do is count defenders on one side of the ball.

The giveaway was Adams signaling for a quick snap. Why do that after a long reception if it was a clean catch? Wouldn’t you want to give yourself and the linemen a chance to catch your breath after sprinting 30+ yards and have some time on the goal line play? Should have thrown the challenge flag on a hunch.

And Shanahan definitively saw that how? That's what the upstairs coaches are for, isn't it?

I didn’t say Shanghai should have noticed that. But the TV clearly showed Adams’ gesture. Somebody in the booth should have picked up on that and called down.

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough, but that was exactly my point. Someone upstairs/in the booth should have called down. Then again, with the "replay assist", a camera angle was clearly missed/ignored. 

If only we had someone on this board with experience and expertise in NFL camerawork and broadcasts who could give us some insights as to why that angle wasn't seen. . . .

Question is time. I realize this is hindsight. Just calling a time out there would’ve made sense. Then you could look at it and throw the flag.

[lex24]

Not on Shanahan, but the upstairs coaches. Of course, Fox and the NFL weren't able to find that replay in a timely manner which didn't help matters, but I'll leave conspiracy theories for the Ukraine thread and dead Russian oligarchs. . . .

That said, Shanahan clearly should have prepared his team for the possibility that they'd have nobody who could pass the ball. McDaniel would have prepped for that. Allegedly, being a QB is easy, all you need to do is count defenders on one side of the ball.

The giveaway was Adams signaling for a quick snap. Why do that after a long reception if it was a clean catch? Wouldn’t you want to give yourself and the linemen a chance to catch your breath after sprinting 30+ yards and have some time on the goal line play? Should have thrown the challenge flag on a hunch.

And Shanahan definitively saw that how? That's what the upstairs coaches are for, isn't it?

I didn’t say Shanghai should have noticed that. But the TV clearly showed Adams’ gesture. Somebody in the booth should have picked up on that and called down.

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough, but that was exactly my point. Someone upstairs/in the booth should have called down. Then again, with the "replay assist", a camera angle was clearly missed/ignored. 

If only we had someone on this board with experience and expertise in NFL camerawork and broadcasts who could give us some insights as to why that angle wasn't seen. . . .

Question is time. I realize this is hindsight. Just calling a time out there would’ve made sense. Then you could look at it and throw the flag.