NFL Twitter rips Teddy Bridgewater’s lack of effort on Darius Slay fumble return
Darius Slay faced just a little resistance on an 82-yard fumble recovery touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Eagles-Broncos game.The least resistance of all from Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.
Bridgewater was one of the few Broncos players that had a shot to stop Slay after Melvin Gordon fumbled on a fourth-and-short pile-up at the line of scrimmage. Bridgewater had an angle to potentially tackle Slay or at least slow him down en route to the end-zone.
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Instead, Bridgewater made a business decision. He stopped about one stride away from Slay and refused to put his arms in the path of the defensive back. That fully cleared a route to the end-zone for the veteran defensive back.
Bridgewater’s decision is somewhat understandable. He is a quarterback, after all, and he attempted to explain his decision-making after the game.
“As I see it, I see a guy trying to put a block and then I’m thinking maybe I could force the ball back inside and one of our guys will make the tackle,” Bridgewater said.
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That said, Slay’s score extended the Eagles’ lead to 27-13. Had Bridgewater attempted the tackle, the Broncos would have at least had a chance to keep it a one-score game. Instead, he chose to protect himself and that earned him criticism from NFL fans, media and former players on Twitter.
Teddy Bridgewater just made the most egregious business decision I think I’ve ever seen on a football field.
Y’all giving him a pass since he’s a Quarterback? pic.twitter.com/ceWSwfWLZU
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) November 14, 2021
Teddy Bridgewater showing ZERO effort to try to stop Darius Slay
— Tom Downey (@WhatGoingDowney) November 14, 2021
“Business decision” from Teddy Bridgewater on that Slay return. And by “business decision I mean “pathetic effort”
— Simon Clancy (@SiClancy) November 14, 2021
Slay’s big play definitely served as a turning point in the game. Philadelphia pulled away from Denver and maintained a double-digit lead for the remainder of the fourth quarter in their 30-13 win.
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