This is exactly why you don’t have a spy in that situation. He probably gets the first down anyway because he only needs 3 yards. Spags blitzes instead and tries to keep him in the pocket.
Another way to look at this is that they don’t let a players salary determine how much / whether he plays. If he was signed to start but is outplayed by someone else, then he rides the pine. I respect that. I understand that this is financially bad if it happens a lot, but I think it’s healthy in moderation to reinforce the fact that it is a meritocracy and you earn your playing time.
That’s a good point. They would be at the Bills 49 after the kick, so they need a play for 5 or 10 yards in 4 seconds. Maybe, but not probable I guess.
I’m happy for the win and so happy for Bass, but at the time I thought the Bills decision to kick a field goal there was dumb. if Bass missed, Dolphins had two timeouts, could have very easily picked up 10 or so for the Sanders FG.