6thSun wrote on Jun 11, 2007 12:12 AM:I can't believe this guy still wont accept what stupid move he pulled by not just swatting down the pass and giving LT & co. a shot.Does he think he would fare better than LT at scoring? Come on Eric Weddle! ,we need a player with his head in the game.

no IQ need to play.... wrote on Jun 11, 2007 4:25 PM:Yeah, that play and E. Parker's drops cost us that game.

Daryl wrote on Jun 11, 2007 4:41 PM: Nah, I believe McCree was right in his thinking about NOT batting it down, for the very reason, his mind is trained on holding onto it & running to gain our offence extra yardage!! But...yes, he needed to hold onto it better..freak play that just happened..it's football, these thigns happen & I don't blame him.

Jr wrote on Jun 12, 2007 8:14 AM:What??? The offense doesn't need extra yardage!!! They just need the ball!!! If it were any other down I would understand, but to sit there and defend his actions on 4th down it unacceptable to me. They teach you that all the way back to grade school, 4th down "Don't try to be a hero, just knock the ball down!" They wouldn't have needed extra yardage due to the fact they would have received the ball at the line of scrimmage, which was more than 15-20 yards up field already... I'm so confused, I thought the whole point of making mistakes was to learn from them and correct them? Now he's saying he's going to hold on to the ball and get down? We're still going to lose yardage by doing that... JUST KNOCK THE BALL DOWN! It's not rocket science...

stu royal wrote on Jun 12, 2007 9:27 AM:I agree with Daryl. I recently saw the McCree clip again, and it's a split-second reaction play. Had that been the only Charger misplay - missed easy receptions by Parker and Jackson, Florences's meltdown, Olivea's penalty, Phillips mishandling of the defence at the end of the first half, Marty's 4th and 11 brain burp and Cameron's lack of second half use of LT and MT, Caldwell beating Jammer - the McCree play would not be so magnified.

Rick wrote on Jun 12, 2007 3:26 PM:Stu, your correct that there were numerous other plays that led to the loss. The McCree play is magnified because of the time in the game and the end result directly after it being a TD and tieing the game. I agree more with Jr. 4th down defense is always taught from pop warner all the way up to knock it down. For McCree not to admit that he should have done what he had been taught makes no sense to me. I can't believe any coach in his past telling him on a 4th down play if you can intercept it go ahead and try and get a return. We'll see if Jue gets more playing time this year and if he makes better decisions.

Cecil wrote on Jun 12, 2007 7:26 PM:Before I put McCree's misplay of not batting down the ball aother reflection of Marty not preparing his players for a playoff game. At any level, in a fourth down situation players are taught bat the ball down. Anyone who has played or coached knows this. So when a mistake like that is made, I generally look to up the ladder to the top - head coach. To hear McCree not own up to his mistake and still say, "If I score, I'm a hero," tells me exactly what his mindset is and where his priorities lie. There is a reason he plays defense and not offense. He is not taught to run and protect the ball. He is taught to support the run, cover eligiable recievers, and to knock down passes on 4th and long.

daniel wrote on Jun 17, 2007 11:18 AM:critics, critics,critics,...you guys never made mistakes in making decisions. mccree did what he suppose to do on the field..if you guys were so good, how come you guys are watching the game and not playing the game?

Jr wrote on Jun 18, 2007 11:20 PM:Good point Daniel!?! So unless you're currently playing the game, you're not entitled to an opinion? I guess it wouldn't make sense to have movie critics that never acted either.... hmmm… Just cause we're not in the NFL doesn't mean we haven't played organized football... I'm sure lots of us have different excuses from heart to overall physical talent, however that doesn’t mean we don’t know how to play the game. The problem here is he’s not admitting it’s a mistake. Read the column again, he’s saying he’d do it all over again! The bottom line is (on a team) you're taught to knock the ball down on 4th down... I couldn't agree more with Cecil that some players were not on the same page with Marty. At the same time I agree with Rick, the play is a bit over magnified, however this story is about him and that play. I don't believe in anyway that McCree should be looked at as an escape goat. That play in no way was a make or break play but it did hurt... for all 11 players to not break out of the huddle reminding each other to just bat the ball down is unacceptable. Teams win, not heroes... I think that’s what kills me the most; Marlon would have been a HERO if he had knocked the ball down. (Just not the HERO he wanted to be, instead he would have been one of 11 or make that 1 of the 50+ HEROES on the Chargers roster that day)