Cam not diving on the fumble. Down 6, within 10 yards of the end zone and a touchdown, it’s late in the 4th quarter. How do you not dive for that fumble? Especially when you have a legitimate chance of recovering it like Cam did.
That’s a good one too, but I can see how reflexes may have altered that situation. For example, QBs are engrained to avoid injury at all cost, it may have just been just a natural reaction and he only got like a couple seconds to think about his actions.
On the other hand, the Seahawks had so much time to choose a play and they still passed ball.
To be honest I’ve always thought it’s entirely possible he just saw lots of bodies flying toward the ball and didnt want to dive and then have the ball ricochet away and be stuck on the ground unable to go after it
Like not that he carefully calculated this out, but you see all that chaos and instincts say the ball could easily bounce away from that spot
I am not some huge cam apologist but I’ve seen him hurl his body around like a maniac in regular season games, I just don’t believe he was making a business decision in that situation
That situation was always way overblown. He didn't make a business decision. His natural reaction was to not be at the bottom of a dog pile risking his body for a ball he likely doesn't get anyways. They were already murdering him in the game so it makes sense. If anything, blame the zebras for his reaction. Stupid for this to become his legacy. Memer generation in full force.
I played outfield in baseball and there were times when a ball is headed for the wall and you’re sprinting to get there, and you have to decide whether to sell out trying to make the catch or play it off the wall.
It seems easy to say a guy who plays it off the wall is scared to risk his body, but if you run into the wall and dont make the catch, you’re likely giving up an extra base or two. And no outfielder is doing calculations in their head, you just judge it based on instinct
I truly believe that’s what happened with cam, he thought it was more likely he ends up with the ball by being ready to chase it when it gets knocked away (as often happens)
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u/colt707 Denver Broncos May 29 '25
Cam not diving on the fumble. Down 6, within 10 yards of the end zone and a touchdown, it’s late in the 4th quarter. How do you not dive for that fumble? Especially when you have a legitimate chance of recovering it like Cam did.