First and goal on the one yard line, what would you do?

The play calling sequence on the goal line was very questionable. If I was offensive coordinator, this is what I would have done.

First down: Run a quarterback sneak before the defense has a chance to get set.

Second down: Run a play action pass with an option for the quarterback to roll out and run or hit Cooley in the flat.

Third down: Run the fullback dive. Mike Sellers is huge, he should be able to pick up a yard.

Campbell is not slow..... I may have called a QB end around. He should have been able to get into the end zone on his back side with one or two blocks.
Your Mike Sellers call is interesting. He is a big guy, but with the O-Line collapsing like it did...may not have mattered if it was King Freakin Kong.

In the end though we can play the armchair coach game all we want, they just didn't get it done.

Clock management pissed me off too. There was no need for Campbell's spike, nor was there a need to rush that 4th down play. We had plenty of time to get the play in, settle the guys down for a few seconds, and execute. Instead we hurried up to the line and rushed a play that we had to have to force OT. Gross.

And to answer the question of this thread:
I formation, Sellers at FB, Portis at TB, run it straight up the gut behind Rabach and the Caveman. I would have done that on 1st and 2nd down at least.

I wouldn't have spiked it on first down.

First down, I would have run Portis right up the gut. If I'm stopped I huddle up, come out in a similar formation, play action and boot right with Campbell, see if I can hit Moss in the corner of the endzone. 3rd and one I'd run again with whoever (Betts or Portis) to the left and see if I could get in behind my strength. Now If I'm stopped, I huddle again and come out power I one wide and run right between Kendall and Rabach on 4th down for the touchdown.

Outside of spiking on first, Gibbs did nothing wrong.

I wouldn't have spiked it on first down.

First down, I would have run Portis right up the gut. If I'm stopped I huddle up, come out in a similar formation, play action and boot right with Campbell, see if I can hit Moss in the corner of the endzone. 3rd and one I'd run again with whoever (Betts or Portis) to the left and see if I could get in behind my strength. Now If I'm stopped, I huddle again and come out power I one wide and run right between Kendall and Rabach on 4th down for the touchdown.

Outside of spiking on first, Gibbs did nothing wrong.

Are you kidding me? Those two calls to the left side when everyone knew we were running to the left side was simply terrible and predictable. You don't call the same play twice in a row on the goal line. Those were his calls and they sucked. That was pure 100% Gibbs thinking it was 1983 and we can just run over everybody.

Are you kidding me? Those two calls to the left side when everyone knew we were running to the left side was simply terrible and predictable. You don't call the same play twice in a row on the goal line. Those were his calls and they sucked. That was pure 100% Gibbs thinking it was 1983 and we can just run over everybody.

And if we had run right and been stuffed, everyone would have been complaining about our failure to run behind our best guys.

Same play they missed with Sellers on but replace him with Cooley. Also, let Campbell roll out a little more and make a play with his legs.

sneak right up the middle before the defense get set.

from my buddy,and I agree "Quite frankly, I was very pleased with Jason Campbell. Not his fault how that went down. I thought he made plays when he needed to. The coaches, namely, Sr. Gibbs, blew that one. Absolutely no ability to manage the clock, first they waste two downs, then Campbell bails them out with the pass to Randle El. 1st and Goal from the 1. At this point, it has to be four straight runs up the middle, two with Clinton Portis, two with Jason Campbell, end of story. Clinton is the starting running back, I was disgusted with the drop and the fumble, but he's still gotta be in there. And it shouldn't have mattered, it should have been 4 straight sneaks up the middle with Jason Campbell. Rabach made two awful, awful plays, but still, QB sneak cannot take a loss if its done right, its nearly impossible, the center and the QB just exchange the ball and drive forward. You're given forward momentum, so there's no way, in 4 downs, 4 straight QB sneaks can't make it in the goaline. Just ridiculous.

Campbell is 6'4", 232 (thanks for the clarification). Even if its Saunders calling the plays, Gibbs has to take over at that point, and say, no spikes, we've got a minute to go, 1 yard, 4 straight runs, we have to make it. That's the deal. If you can't make that, you're done."