Will the Edelman-lateral-to-Talib happen again?

[dannydyn]

I would not risk Talib on a punt return. As it is, he's not the most durable player. I'd hate seeing our number 1 corner get hammered, trying to return a ball.

 

[Gronkandez]

Not sure if they should try it again. What I do know is that it looked like Talib had the entire field open and would have been an easy 6.

Yeah, he had the entire field because he was 25 yards away from the ball. Unless Edelman stopped-on-a-dime and fired a strike, by the time he turned and threw it the defenders probably would have recovered somewhat.

 

[Sciz]

It was a terrific design, but the "throw" wasn't the only problem with the execution. When Edelman went to throw, Talib was still 7 yards ahead of him. Had it even been a good throw, Talib would have caught it in stride going the opposite direction.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Good call, poor execution. Edelman has to have better awareness and swallow it if it's not there.

I wouldn't mind trying it again in a similar spot. Another punt return play I really liked was the Bears one time sending their main returner and blockers as a decoy to where the punt was not going. Someone else catches the ball on the side where the ball actually is and he ran it back for a TD. Unfortunately it came back on a hold. But it was a brilliant play.

For those who haven't seen it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dFmZ7pW4eM