Chris Simms’ All-22 Team for NFL Week 11

November 23, 2016   ·   Chris Simms   ·   Jump to comments

I knew the play, damn it.
Jon Gruden wouldn’t let any quarterback in his huddle without a deep understanding of every Spider-2 Y-banana in his arsenal. I could recite red-zone and two-minute offense audibles in my sleep. I studied his first 10 scripted plays like it was a civil service exam.
All that knowledge did me exactly zero good when I made my first NFL start. There was a pit in my stomach, my hands were shaking and I might’ve needed to take an early timeout after blanking on one of Gruden’s plays.
I’m sure Jared Goff felt that to the hundredth power in Week 11. Remember: He’s the franchise savior, the Rams are still (kind of) in the playoff mix and some guy named Carson Wentz taken right after him is tearing it up in Philadelphia. Just calling plays in a huddle of 30-year-olds was enough to make you want to barf.
I’ve been there, Jared. I’ve earned a cussing out from my head coach for making the wrong play—or fo...

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