You're right, they should have thrown the ball into the stands and sat down and crocheted something.They also didn't have anything to gain. At some point, a coach has to realize the comeback isn't happening and try not to get his QB injured. Notice Mett didn't even acknowledge Les Miles when he walked off the field.
Mettenberger kept playing but his offensive line had long since packed it in. Miles and his staff let him down and could have ended his career.Competitive people keep playing.
Sounds like a good reason to me unless you expected them to give upthey were 4th and 28, down 21 points with 2 minutes left
^^^This x 1000^^^i've always enjoyed watching how the limp seems to get so much better after he is on the sidelines for a few seconds because it reminds me of that closing scene in the usual suspects where kevin spacey is walking down the sidewalk. I've never agreed with gary's take on it that is was some type of valiant effort to get off of the field unaided. It looked a tad melodramatic to me, but that's just my opinion.