What I'm saying is you seem to want it both ways. You complain about DD setting us up for a cliff, then you complain about him not making a bigger effort to trade even more prospects and make the cliff even worse.
I confess I didn't see the play live, but there are a couple of possibilities: 1) hit and run was on on the swing; 2) 'crossing up the defense'.
I have certainly seen numerous occasions where the bunt is put on and then taken off or vice versa.