Posted on 02/02/2015 4:04:53 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
I thought the Patriots would just let them score, so they could get the ball back and try to tie it again with a field goal.
Why wasn’t this Stuporbowl simply called IL? XLIX is needlessly complex. Do they think it makes it more look like an “edgy” and “stylish” car moniker?
Say WHAT?
You too.
As a football coach I’m appalled by the arm-chair quarterbacking going on this one.
I’m pretty sure that play was called during the 2 weeks leading up to the game. The coaches probably thought that if they get the patriots goal line group verses that particular Seattle personnel group, the play they ran would be a guaranteed touchdown because they had the match up they wanted against the coverage they wanted. The New England DB sold-out and made an outstanding play.
Furthermore, with the amount of time left in the game, by throwing on first down the Seahawks were playing for 3 attempts for a touchdown. By unexpectedly throwing on first down, (if incomplete) they could have called 2 consecutive runs with Lynch in a heavy run favored formation that they could get in during the clock stoppage.
If Seattle would have run on first down, and they didn’t score, they would either have only one more play they could run (because the clock doesn’t stop), or pass the ball in a situation where it was expected and they were trapped in a run-favored personnel grouping.
Great play for the Chiefs but I was referring to Browns-Raiders Sam Rutigliano play call that cost the Browns their only appearance in the Super Bowl
The Pats passing game is based on short passes and running after the catch. With the exception of Lefell, they do not have big tall wide receivers that can out jump a corner back. Frankly, the other thing is Brady does NOT have the arm strength he did 10 years ago. If you noticed, they only threw towards Richard Sherman once. When Gronkowski was in single coverage, he twice had big catches. One for a touchdown. The other for a big third down. Most linebackers can not cover a guy who is 6’ 8’.
Coaching and game adjustments are all about exploiting the other teams weakness’s. The Pats are very good at it. If Green Bay was better coached, they probably would have been in the Super Bowl and most likely would have beat the Pats.
The Packers were the only football team that dominated the Pats this season.
He turned out to be a quick learner.
I really wonder is they didn't go to him as a punishment for his media day appearance? I have heard that he is quietly one of the most charitable players in the NFL with his money and time. He just doesn't want to pay fines, I guess...
Most people keep forgetting they had no time outs left.
Which, by the way, is horrible clock management. They had to use their last time out because they would have been called for delay of game. As a Pats fan, I could not believe they were letting so much time run off the clock.
An event like this can ruin a franchise. I predict the seahawks to be a 8-8 team next season.
Seattle had a time out when he threw the pick.
I was surprised New England wasn’t taking time outs to have more time to kick a FG to force overtime if Seattle scored.
In a just world that would be true... It rarely is.
I didn't tune into the game yesterday until there was less than a minute left on the clock. But I saw the two plays that decided the game. First, that spectacular catch by the Seahawks receiver while on his back with the ball bouncing about on his body and then with the foresight to get up and go out of bounds to stop the clock. That was a world class catch and one that would allow the Seahawks to pull the win out of the bag at the last moment from the one yard line.
Then comes the next play, which was inexplicable. The Seahawks are a running team. One or two rushing attempts and they are world champions. Besides, it takes a pretty determined and lucky defense to stop the rush from just one yard out with the offense having four cracks at it. I was flabbergasted when they threw on first down. What in the world were they thinking? They lost the championship on that one badly called play. The coach, the offensive coordinator or the quarterback, whoever decided that the pass was the play under those circumstances should hang their head in disgrace. Even a high school third-stringer would not have called a pass from the one yard line when the run was the winning call.
Sports is always an unpredictable endeavor, buy in this case, a losing endeavor for the Seahawks.
You are correct. That was pure instinct not any calculated coverage scheme. He guessed the slant, jumped the route and came away with the INT.
If you are going to throw in that situation, have a better-designed play than THAT.
Go ask Malcom what HE thinks happened
I haven't read a single thing since last night that targets HIS perspective, yet ... I saw him point to the sky shortly after getting to the sideline and he was in absolute awe.
I don't think we WILL hear much from him because I don't think he's capable of denying a God he believes in, knows exists and credits with giving him the ball ... and the media does NOT want America to think there is a true and living God ... we might rise up like Joshua and just TAKE our nation back ... and they KNOW it
So ... YEAH .... God gave the ball to him .... God uses people
He's using YOU right now to foment THIS conversation/argument to once more try to get people to look at Him and believe ...
come on ....
If Russell Wilson thought God gave him the victory over the Green Bay Packers he must also think God took the Super Bowl away from him and wonder what he did to deserve it.
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