Dumb Decisions: The STUPIDEST 4TH AND INCHES CALL EVER | Cowboys @ Eagles (2022)

[@reidpreston2784]

Wow, I feel personally attacked. At 7:03, right after “Welcome to dumb decisions” was said, I got an ad from Vrbo with the song saying “I am right where I belong”

[@thedudeedbtz]

I am so happy that you did this video because no one else has brought out the fact of this act of total incompetence. It was a game changer. "PULL OUT THE CHALLEGE FLAG" I yelled to no avail.

[@clydemiller4776]

When this play failed (to my delight, as an Eagles fan), I actually said out loud, “Welcome to Dumb Decisions.” There was a lot of talk right then and there about McCarthy not challenging the spot. But I agree that not many people seemed to appreciate how much a comedy of errors this whole sequence was. The non-challenge. The decision to go for it at your own 35 when your opponent has a Pro Bowl kicker. And maybe most overlooked, the unconscionable play call. This was a classic Dumb Decision.

[@andrewwertz3335]

Yeah lmao, as an eagles fan I was happy but still frustrated with the idiocy- dude hurried up and missed his chance to challenge to run a terrible play

[@thecrazynodak]

"Holy trinity of suck" I laughed so hard at that

[@SeezMics]

I recently saw a meme comparing a ragged Aaron Rodgers to a gleaming Tom Brady. The caption asked, “What explains the difference between these two?” I regret not commenting “Mike McCarthy.”

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

I got no problem with McCarthy or Jerry Jones. I am an Eagles fan though.

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

Same. And I'm glad the Dallas fans can finally shut up about how we've only beaten weak times like this is 2016.

[@djohns808]

🤣

[@eaglesviper79]

😂😂😂

[@Dontmatter215blahblah]

Me either I just literally hate cowboy fans

[@eugenedenbrook322]

😉

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

"Mike McCarthy is an idiot" I didn't realise I was subscribed to Captain Obvious

[@Seanpatf66]

I didn’t need a 16:41 video to tell me it was a dumb decision.

[@Kylora2112]

Man, I remember the fad of "Halfback Over The Top" short yardage plays...the intro brought those memories back :)

[@arcwiz]

One of my favorite plays to watch as a kid was LT jumping over the pile to score, then flipping the ball to the ref

[@mjreilley4life]

You should do a dumb decisions that worked series. Either way hearing you frustrated makes for great videos

[@yamingizzo7186]

McCarthy also did this in Week 17 2020 against the Giants. A Giants WR caught a "pass" that was obviously incomplete and put the Giants in field goal range, and he didn't challenge, allowing the Giants to make a 50-yard field goal to go up 4. Dallas ended up losing after turning the ball over in the red zone when had he challenged and the call was overturned, the Cowboys would be in a position to make a game-winning field goal there.

[@nasetvideos]

So happy you did this video--Excellent job! No doubt in my mind that it was coming :)

[@carloscolon3331]

Certified Mike McCarthy moment

[@jacksonconley5117]

It’s hard to believe this is the guy that won Aaron Rodgers’s only super bowl!

[@ThatGreenGuy85]

Cowboys and making bad decisions on 4th down against the Eagles. name a more iconic duo.

[@lookonthebrightsideoflife5200]

Like they said in their review of the 1995 season. They won the super bowl in spite of the coaching, not because of it.

[@The1DonG]

You don't rethink things over. You rethink things. Or you think things over. You don't rethink things over.

[@jeffm9770]

The elbow was down before the knee, but I think the ball was still at the marker when the elbow hit. But it was closer.

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

On fourth and inches, you RUN THE FOOTBALL!

[@jeffm9770]

McCarthy entering Nathaniel Hackett territory as a 3 time featured coach

[@CTubeMan]

I thought you would make a Dumb Decisions (TM) video about this play as soon as I saw it.

[@camerenrandi]

Please make a play list of all of these dumb decisions

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Here you go: kzbin.info/aero/PLiNoyKuX-mVio-xrKyRVqrOFxrc0Y2huu

[@camerenrandi]

You are the greatest!!

[@williamhowe1]

There should be an NFL rule outlawing owners being the GM.

[@mrmoose6619]

Which is more impressive... Nathaniel Hackett's 3 times in this series in 5 weeks or Mike McCarthy's 3 times in 3 seasons?

[@lydiavalentino]

Hackett's run is unimaginable, three spots in five weeks is crazy

[@anthonymendez1997]

Hackett, it’s not even close

[@elijahpatterson2596]

3 times in one season by far. Something like that is a lot rarer to happen.

[@isaus6597]

Hackett’s getting the golden sombrero of dumb decisions before this season is over

[@CTubeMan]

Yes

[@TheSonicsean]

I will give McCarthy a bit of a pass on not challenging because I've seen many times where a challenge looked as certain to be overturned as this and get upheld because....reasons. That said he should have challenged it and if not he should have run the dang ball.

[@larrylynch5628]

I agree. It wasn't as clear cut as JG9 made it seem. When his left elbow hit the ground the tip of the ball is JUST barely touching the line. I still think it was a 1st down and would've challenged. But I could also see them saying it was inconclusive.

[@ThatGreenGuy85]

To be fair, MM has had what, like 15 seasons to get on dumb decisions 3 times? Nathaniel Hacket did it in 5 weeks.

[@markrouse2416]

Dumb and Dumber, you pick which is Jerry Jones and "coach" McCarthy. That post game statement from MM was beyond bizarre with the "coach" latching on to a new word in his vocabulary: turbo.

[@johnchedsey1306]

The worst thing about all this is that he robbed Lamb of an incredible display of effort. Back up your star players and throw the damn challenge flag! One thing is certain...Dallas might make the playoffs this year, but I can already picture McCarthy causing a fast exit from it.

[@Yungmoot19]

What's baffling about this is that McCarthy refuses to throw the challenge flag out on such a easy overturn like that first down by Lamb. But yet he was wise enough to challenge the infamous Dez caught it play and won a playoff game because of it. Odd

[@MrLaneSir]

Is it me or are we seeing a lot of dumb play calls in the NFL this season? This video takes the cake literally. Lack of situational 🏈 at its very worse.

[@daBEAGLE1017]

Who is the worst coach to be a Superbowl Champion?

[@aceassn716]

Mehcarthy

[@UfodexENMD]

Did he say he didn't see a replay? Bro all he does is look up at the jumbotron he should've seen a replay!

[@joshuabalondo4454]

Despite the Cowboys lost to the Eagles,I need you to post the video about the Broncos v Chargers game because the Broncos will be like a circus team. - Seahawks fan

[@GetYourBeaks]

McCarthy with the challenge flag is like every Final Fantasy player who gets an elixir. It sits in the inventory until the game is over because you're saving it for the right time.

[@jaywmeinen]

Between those dumb decisions, the stupid taunting penalty and being drawn offsides when the Eagles were clearly just trying to draw them off, the Cowboys deserved to lose, despite a valiant effort in the third quarter. Good video.

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

The fact that Cowboys kept the game close in spite of doing everything to hand the game to the Eagles actually does give me some hope.

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 it really shouldn't. I'm sorry to say for your team but it's like Groundhog Day every year with them. Talented bunch of players but it just doesn't seem to come together for them.

[@O4C209]

The fact that there's 9:30 left in the 2nd quarter and 18 seconds on the play clock makes me think they really were just trying to surprise the Eagles... which is dumb.

[@Rockhound6165]

The terms Mike McCarthy and dumb decision aren't mutually exclusive.

[@lightxgrenade]

This sounds dumb but the Jets have a coach solely dedicated to clock/game mgmt. I don't understand why more teams don't do that. Especially with a coach that's notoriously crappy at those aspects. This wasn't anything new, he was criticized for the same thing in GB.

[@clydemiller4776]

Not dumb at all. Maybe that’s part of the reason they’re 4-2 and most other teams…aren’t.

[@coreyrowe4119]

The Steelers had 2 awful 4th and inches calls in the same game when they played the Jaguars in the playoffs nearly 5 years ago. The 1st one was an ill advised pitch to Leveon Bell that forced him to pick up an extra 5 yards and the run ended up getting stuffed for a turnover on downs in the 1st quarter. The 2nd came in 4th quarter when Ben Roethlisberger inexplicably threw a deep pass that fell incomplete when they only needed an inch to keep a potential game tying drive alive.

[@MarkAHoltz]

I was at a viewing party and everyone screamed "what are you doing?"

[@lookonthebrightsideoflife5200]

Dallas is never going to win another super bowl as long as Jerry Jones is in charge. He hires "yes men" instead of coaches, with the exception of Bill Parcells (who Jones promptly ran off by signing T.O.)

[@iamsithazagoth3728]

even a QB sneak would've worked.

[@christophercripps7639]

Much worse than Barry S. Two bad decisions back to back.

[@janbill79]

thanks for the very clear explanation, of that forth down play. It's as clear as odell beckham;'s dad's video, on how Baker Mayfield is missing open receivers.

[@lolol180]

Dan Quinn should be the coach, the dumb mike decision was brought on by an even dumber spot by the officials, shouldnt have to waste a challenge on obvious first down

[@happywrenching33]

That's called rigging a game, nit a bad decision.

[@James90]

It’s Bad

[@thomasb-o6j]

I love the videos and watch pretty much every day. These ads though are getting ridiculous on here. I understand having them, but the constant interruption takes away from the content. What’s up with the multiple ads during videos now? I counted 6 ads while watching this. They weren’t long, but very annoying.

[@i80386sx]

Mike McCarthy and stupid coaching hase been a thing since his Packers days.

[@ervinghenderson4780]

That play in 95 was run before the 2 minute warning hit. Dallas caught a break and STILL blew it.

[@andrewschultz6608]

"Even though you're a freshman in college..." ... oh dear, I kept some 8th grade papers well past that.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

MCarthy’s “analytics” & refusal to rely on the running game when needed most makes it seem like he’s hoping to get fired. He wanted another coaching job badly. Now he has to be realizing that he has enough money to live comfortably for the rest of his life & that his life is ending one minute at a time but 10 times faster when he’s coaching.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I love the optimism in this comment

[@imrockndroll865]

One thing I disagree with ceedee lamb was down short. It is not when his knee goes down it is when his elbow is down, which goes down short of the first.

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

I'm REALLY glad that Philly won this one. Not just as an Eagles fan, but as someone who'd tired of hearing Dallas fans say that every good team they faced has only played against "booty ass" teams. Now add yourselves to the list of "booty ass" teams.

[@BugsyTB89]

y’all can’t beat the Cowboys unless it’s with a back QB and y’all act like y’all beat Tom Brady don’t act innocent we see right through y’all are 6-0 and because y’all haven’t played an elite QB yet y’all will get exposed when y’all do and when you do I’ll be here to laugh at you look actually watch the games instead of relying on cut up highlights from ESPN but you’re tired of Cowboys Fans? Bro Eagles fans dick ride The Cowboys more than anyone else so you are The Cowboys Fan 🤣

[@BugsyTB89]

Beat us when we have Dak and not a back oh wait you can’t my bad y’all haven’t beat the Cowboys with Dak at QB in like 3 years but you failed to mention that for a reason 😂

[@clydemiller4776]

@@BugsyTB89 And here it is. Everyone in Dallas was talking about how good Cooper Rush was for the last 4 weeks - and the thing is, they were right. But now he loses to the Eagles and suddenly it doesn’t count because we beat a backup? SMH…

[@BugsyTB89]

@@clydemiller4776 I never said it didn’t count i said the Eagles haven’t beat a legit QB

[@BugsyTB89]

@@clydemiller4776 learn how to read properly

[@NickJaime]

He doesn't call the plays Kellen Moore does but he is the HC. The defense failed us and the offense came up short. Cooper showed why he is a backup for so many years.

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

I like and agree with everything you said but as the HC he has to say "No run the f-ing ball." It would have still blown up in his face but that's one less step into idiocy.

[@kevinthomes1046]

He said in the post game press conference that he knew the call.

[@eaglesviper79]

Saw it live and was like wtf are they doing 🤦‍♂️

[@scottybbadd]

JG9, dumb decision because Mike McCarthy didn't challenge the spot.

[@MrInterVention149]

Is it just me, or has this season had its fair share of dumb decisions AND boring football???

[@kristopherlamb5840]

I was at that 95 game

[@JQUiK84]

As an eagles fan ceedee lamb was short of the 1st down the Elbow counts as the knee and touched down by defense by contact

[@namtrof01]

McCarthy has been overrated since the start, his one road to a super bowl only happened because cutler got hurt, Janie entered(if I remember right cutler wasn’t playing well but is a improvement over hanie) and facing and aging Steelers team on its way out. And kinda rode its defense with bj raji clay matthews in prime c Woodson and nick colllins. Not to mention a offense of Aaron rodgers, Donald driver Greg Jennings and jermichal Finley. Plus a great o line. If they had a weakness it was coaching as evident by the nfc championship.

[@johncerk2618]

McCarthy should of been fired after the Seahawk NFC championship debacle.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

The fact that sliming the ball on every play yields a passer rating of more than zero is proof that it’s already 33 points too high.

[@koldonn1111]

Tony Pollard is over rated, and Zeke is washed.

[@noahudensi8412]

🤓

[@O4C209]

Ok, so I've gone back and watched it in slow motion. I think this was a "clever play" that they had planned for this moment during the week. That would explain the speed in which they ran it, they probably were like, "It's 4th and short, hurry, run the play." It's kind of clever actually. The play broke down because they had WR Noah Brown assigned to block blitzing LB Reddick, which he failed miserably. So Reddick got through, pressured Rush, and Brown ran into Lamb, which slowed him down enough for the Eagles to pick him up preventing the easy 3 yard dump off pass. This lead to Rush passing to the rookie TE Hendershot that really shouldn't be in this position. If they had reversed Brown and Hendershot, the play probably would've worked but they probably were thinking this way the Eagles will think the run is to the left where the TE had lined up. Over thinking during the week, and no thinking during the game.

[@ResoluteRiot]

honestly if cooper just held on to the ball and ran he couldve got it

[@clydemiller4776]

Or given it to his running back who always shreds the Eagles; his name is Ezekiel Elliott, may have heard of him

[@spencersonnier1]

So I fully recognize that this isn’t at all how it works. BUT. As a cowboys fan if I ever had a say so in the matter, the man who threw the challenge flag on the Dez catch wouldn’t allowed within 500 yards of my facilities unless he was coaching another team. Just my opinion though

[@williamdefore5376]

Yeah I thought the same thing when he was hired. Besides that he had no problem challenging plays back then that screwed us(Dez catch) but doesn’t do it now when he needs to, his clock management is even shittier.

[@jollygrapefruit786]

RUN THE BALL

[@petermontoya1796]

WAY TOO many announcers say how great head coaches are. According to them, every NFL head coach is a genius. It's the players that make a HC look good, not the other way around. I say this because I'm a Raider fan and I am hoping that Marc Davis will smell the coffee and fir Josh McDaniels before the entire season is lost. There are websites that rank every player at every position. There needs to be a website that ranks Head Coaches on every play call, every situation, every challenge and every press conference. C'mon you tech nerds !! Get with it.

[@Lucky_9705]

McCarthy has made some truly horrendous choices as a head coach

[@MKISports]

This is the most Cowboys thing that I have ever seen as always

[@noahudensi8412]

Rams fan 😂

[@scottgreenberg1596]

It was not the 2 minute warning. They called a timeout.

[@christophercripps7639]

Does Cowboys staff watch film. Haven't thet seen Eagles QB sneaks like the 2 J Hurts TDs the other week? Isn't Eagles DB crew not recognized as one of the better ones this season. (This week defo - 3 Rush INTs of which 2 totally on Rush.) Cowboys get good players but lately head coaches (Garrett & McM) sooo meh.

[@markmoseley5759]

OUCH!!! Hurt watching it, hurt watching the video of it here. Not your fault, I agree...bad decision, just sayin' as a Cowboys fan, OUCH!!

[@RetroJR3379]

Even if you dont challenged it 4th and inches I would QB sneak or passed it to Zeke

[@CaitiffFTW]

You do know that his forearm touching the ground is the moment he's down, right? The rule is that any part of the body, apart from the bottom of the feet or the hand not holding the ball touching the ground, qualifies as a downed player. You know that, right? "Before his knee hits the ground". Oh. You didn't know that. Well, shucks. Don't get me wrong. It would have still been better to throw it than not. But, it isn't as cut and dried as you're claiming. When his forearm hit, his reach was almost a ball length behind where it ended up, upon his completed fall. Was he across? Yeah. I think he was. And, I'm saying that as an Eagles fan. But, this is one that you're blowing entirely out of proportion.

[@kyleolson8977]

In fact, going further, considering that there's at least a reasonable argument that it was a close call, it's seems far more of a mistake to declare it the dumbest decision ever. Official JaguarGator9" is stuck in black and white thinking. 100% right and 100% wrong. Consider that he says this: "There's no risk of throwing the flag here..because the play is so blatantly obvious that there's no way in the world it wouldn't be overturned." How often after the refs don't overturn a play do we sit here saying "what was he looking at?". There's always risk it won't be overturned. OJG9 can say he's engaging in hyperbole, but he doesn't understand game theory. Throwing the flag is a risk. There's a benefit and and a downside. Mike McCarthy may have had the numbers wrong, but there are plenty of worse decisions, like punts when a team should go for it, that go unnoticed because we don't know the odds. And by throwing the flag McCarthy might immediately giving up the opportunity to run the pass because the defense is where he wants them. And complaining about the play is a misunderstanding of odds. Let's just say that the one foot run is actually 100% successful. Does that mean you should go for the run for sure? Well, no. The goal of the Cowboys is not to get the next first down. It's to win the game by scoring points. Gaining 1 foot gets you a new set of downs, 1 foot closer to scoring. There's a chance that you don't get a first down or get anywhere. On the other hand, the pass over "10 yards down the field", as OJG8 goes on about, gets you a new set of downs past where the next first down line would be. That pass might be far more likely to get you a score, especially if your opponent expects you to run. And with game theory there isn't necessarily a right call 100% of the time. If someone doesn't get game theory it's hard to explain, but there right decision in a situation might be Play A 80% and Play B 20%. You have to choose some random method to choose between A and B that your opponent can't predict. If you always choose A, then your opponent does not have to plan for B and A is a worse play. But fans believe that there's always one right play. So, anyway, I only came to the video because I assumed that OJG9 didn't understand something. He could figure it out, and he might as he gets older, but for now he's stuck in black and white thinking. But getting views on KZbin has a way of making people less self-critical.

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about a Dumb Decision (TM) made by then-Chargers Coach Anthony Lynn against the Falcons. In that one he created the pile of bodies you referenced in this video.

[@marcus813]

McCarthy often makes me wonder how he's still a head coach. The Cowboys often win in spite of him (see the 2021 win at the Patriots as an example). He can't rely on being bailed out by high-end talent. As for the play in this game, he should've had someone look at the replay before going forward. Even if he has Dak Prescott throw a pass there, it still would've been a dumb decision because there was no need to go for it based on what we know now.

[@grinningchicken]

Type MM if the dumb decisions should be renamed the Mike Mcarthy award and NH if it should be renamed the Nathaniel Hackett award

[@AdamJ617]

NH

[@reluctantfrench8161]

FYI Stevie Wonder isn't blind. He's legally blind but yeah he can kind of see. And definitely would have thrown his red challenge flag on that play.

[@sabgab]

Well, maybe McCarthy wants fired so he can come to Pittsburgh after the Rooney's fire Tomlin.

[@Garrett316]

If Tomlin gets fired, I hope the Ravens take him to replace Harbaugh.

[@sabgab]

@@Garrett316 LOL!! So he can mismanage them eh?

[@Garrett316]

@@sabgab He couldn’t do worse!

[@sabgab]

@@Garrett316 LOL!

[@williammetz7500]

Should’ve known this call would make it.

[@williammetz7500]

Also recall using your line when Brad and Babe mentioned the passer rating.🤣

[@fredleeland2464]

Not that bad of a call really but they should've did a different one

[@zerodawn09]

is this the "it was fourth and a damn pinky" game?

[@Raykibb1]

Sean Peyton would have challenged it in a heartbeat.

[@anthonymendez1997]

Mike McCarthy is so lucky to have had Aaron Rodgers as his QB in Green Bay and Kellen Moore as his OC in Dallas. If it weren’t for them, he’d be in the same tier as Hue Jackson.

[@NickJaime]

So blame Moore because he calls the plays lol.

[@ToddSmith23]

You need to tighten up the videos, you repeat yourself

[@joshuarayborn]

Mike McCarthy

[@nyfinest017]

I guess karma is rightfully punishing Cowboys fans for their arrogant behavior in the form of Mike McCarthy.

[@NickJaime]

No. They forget Kellen Moore Calls the plays. Which is why skip and Shannon love to say what does he do.

[@chriskay1449]

I disagree with this completely. One, you don't want to waste a challenge on something that obvious that early in the game , especially when you only have to get one foot. Two, he had gone for it on 4th down in several similar situations in Green Bay in which they converted, almost none of them a sneak by Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers converted several 4th downs with similar calls. Nobody called it stupid then. In fact, he initally had the underneath route open and the QB missed it because he waited too long. It was a tight window, but it was doable. The dumb decision was by the QB, not McCarthy,

[@NickJaime]

It's also Kellen Moore who's calling plays in Dallas but people love to blame mike. Such as Shannon and skip and saying he does nothing.

[@ShrexyGuy]

Cooper Rush on his best day isn't Aaron on his worst. They're in different galaxies in terms of talent

[@grinningchicken]

No it was stupid on multiple levels 1. the challenge would work and they get another. 2. the right call was QB sneak 3. they put all their eggs in the eagles will be fooled 4. the cost for screwing up were tremendous 5. Rush could have made it by throwing earlier running the ball or changing the play to a sneak

[@BugsyTB89]

If you want to criticize Mike McCarthy then criticize for what he deserves to be criticized but not for the play calling you can’t blame a guy who doesn’t call the plays Kellen Moore calls the plays because Mike McCarthy doesn’t know the playbook enough to call the plays so criticize him for that but criticize Kellen Moore for calling the plays he’s worse than Scott Linehan Cowboys offensive play calling is way too predictable that a Kellen Moore problem not a Mike McCarthy problem