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A couple bonehead decisions on NFL Sunday (Victor Cruz and Ronnie Brown/Andy Reid)

So, I watched the San Francisco 49ers/Philadelphia Eagles game in its entirety on Sunday along with the last few minutes of the Arizona Cardinals/New York Giants game. In the two games, there were two plays that stood out to me for how boneheaded they were on the players part (and in one case, the coach's as well). I'll start with the Eagles game. On a 3rd-and-goal from the 49er 1-yard line, tailback Ronnie Brown received the handoff and was stuffed at the 2-yard line. As he was being tackled to the ground, he threw the ball laterally and it was recovered by the 49ers. At first look, I was wondering what in the hell that guy was thinking. Afterward, I still am, but come to find out, it was a called halfback option play. He was told to throw the ball. Now, I doubt Andy Reid said to still throw the ball as he was being stuffed a yard behind the line-of-scrimmage and being taken to the grass. However, it was a called play. How stupid of a playcall is that? A halfback pass play o...