Why the Peppers to Speight to Chesson play?

Getting things on film makes it even harder to defend the wrinkles you add (in a perfect world) -- now any pitch to peppers, just to be safe the cornerback/safety is going to have to turn the hips and run with the reciever, effectively blocking that guy to a point where he is likely out of the play.

Sometimes people do things because they are fun.

Seems like you have it figured out? Unless you think Harbaugh's on the board and will answer your question.

Because more on film means a lot makes the opposition have to be careful of more things

Or maybe it's because every play matters.  Why didn't we need the trick play?  Was the clock reading 00:00?  If you think it was because of the score, I haven't seen any evidence that Harbaugh thinks like you.

For fun.

Some men aren't looking for anything logical. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

Because you need to show other teams that you can do it, and can execute it right. That way, its one more thing that they have to prepare for. 

Because Durkin?

Oh, you mean safeties/corners can't come flying up to stop Peppers on sweep action??

What a TERRIBLE thing to put on film. :)

Harbaugh did it because he can.....and probably to have internet people, such as op, to question the decision, thus starting a thread for no apparent reason and over analyze it without justification and true purpose. That or he wanted to have fun coaching football. 

 

It's the only logical explanations.

Just enjoy all the Jim Harbaughness! You will sleep better at night.

"Was it to tell other coaches (Urbz and Saban) that their corner better not cheat in when Speight is out wide because he might still get the ball? Or was it to set up some other play?"

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Yes.

 

Why not?

For fun

We were already being out hit. We needed that trick play.

Boom, Frosted!

Help stop the massive flow of defenders selling out and reacting to whatever side Jabrill runs to. So hopefully against ohio state he can just run normal plays against a semi normal defense

My secret hope is that Peppers actually has a laser arm, and the point of the play was to get OSU to look at the (admittedly shaky) throw and be like, "nah, he won't be able to throw downfield against us when he has the ball."

You know what happens next.

It's because next time, Peppers might throw it.

Harbaugh does not seem like a hide-your-good-plays-for-later kind of guy.

He's more of a here's-another-fucking-thing-that-you-have-to-prepare-for-and-goddammit-there's-already-too-much-crazy-shit-to-prepare-for-how-am-I-ever-supposed-to-see-my-family-again? kind of guy.

On the Maryland broadcast they said that there are 20 different posiiton groups you have to prepare for when playing Michigan.

 

"Why Pinto?"

"Why not!"

Also, you have to think that its good to get the feel of executing it in a live game situation.

I'm growing more convinced that all this crazy Peppers stuff is just distraction for OSU, when he just lines up and runs zone read over and over to great effect. Showing them all this crazy stuff will just confuse them, and I love it.

 I assume you're looking for an answer other than "because it was awesome"?