The guy was covered. A smarter qb would have checked down or thrown it away. They still had timeouts available. He is also fast as fuck and could have ran even if he didn't have two guys who were wide open...
It was an all or nothing play. If he makes that he is a legend but he didn't and now we are talking about dumb he is.
Jesus why do sports fans have to defend everything? Seahawk fans are trying to defend Sherman (who I love) when they interviewed after one or two too many Adderall. Niner fans are trying to make it seem like the INT that ended their season was somehow the right call..
Call it on the real folks and less people will piss on you.
I don't agree necessarily. Plays need to be made and you have to trust your guys. You're not throwing to wide open guys most of the time, especially against a team like the Seahawks. Sherman is a good defender but he's not infallible; and Crabtree had a real play on a ball further to the sideline.
It didn't work out but those are the kinds of throws that win SBs. If he checked down, the game winning throw still has to be made eventually.
I'm not defending anything. It's veritably not the "right" call, cuz the execution wasn't there.