Man at the time of that run call I was furious...thinking man we just set ourselves up for the NFL dream script of having Brady drive it down and beat us in the end.....and I still don't like the call.

However, as the argument is made that McVay is protecting Goff from himself I think it's two fold, he had already seen a new Kicker push one from 44
If Tampa comes with a blitz gets a sack we go from 23 yrd line to say the 30 and man a 47 yrd kick seems dicey given our kicking problem..miss it and TB is set up for the win...had to score points take lead and at least put the pressure on
TB.
Having a dependable Kicker is something a play caller like McVay needs..GZ has had an up and down year but I used to take for granted if we got to 30-35 yrd line we had pts
I now hold my breath on kicks I previously felt automatic