MAQB: Analyzing Kellen Moore and Mike McCarthy's Controversial Quarterback Draw

Lots to clean up from wild-card weekend, let’s dive in …

• Let’s start with the Cowboys and the quarterback draw call that’ll go down in infamy—one authored by Kellen Moore and authorized by Mike McCarthy, who defended it after the game as the “right call.” I’ve run this up the flagpole with a few coaches today. There are a few things that I feel comfortable saying. One, if you get the ball clocked, like the Cowboys did, and you’re pushing the ball down the middle of the field, either on the ground or through the air, you’ll need at least 16 seconds, and some teams set their rules at 18 seconds, to get ball clocked again.

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