[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Why would the Office-of-Commissioner want to denigrate the current league champion regarding their “march” to the Finals?

Especially when Pete Carroll made a stupid call at the goal-line in an effort make HIS quarterback MVP. Had they called a running play, RB Marshawn Lynch would have been MVP, running away.

Carroll couldn’t have that happen to HIM. Is Goodell showing bias in punishing a past opponent team (Jets v Pats), protecting Pete Carroll or...both?

[Moonman62]

Had they called a running play, RB Marshawn Lynch would have been MVP, running away.

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IIRC, Lynch had a poor record of punching the ball into the end zone on short yardage.

[Ingtar]

Had they called a running play, RB Marshawn Lynch would have been MVP, running away.

Lynch had a poor record actually punching it in against the defense the Pats lined up in, especially earlier in the same game. Carroll went for the safest pass in the game in order to burn some clock and try to score on the next play. Had his players executed, and the Patriots rookie DB had not, or had bit on the run, he would have been called a genius.

[notdownwidems]

Especially when Pete Carroll made a stupid call at the goal-line in an effort make HIS quarterback MVP. Had they called a running play, RB Marshawn Lynch would have been MVP, running away. Carroll couldn’t have that happen to HIM. Is Goodell showing bias in punishing a past opponent team (Jets v Pats), protecting Pete Carroll or...both?

That makes absolutely no sense...how on earth would Carroll get any less kudos if his running back, rather than his quarterback, won the MVP? The truth is, you never want to do what everyone expects...look, if the receiver would have caught that pass Carroll would have been the second coming of Vince Lombardi...everyone would be like 'look, everyone expected him to run and the threw to win the game, what a genius!'...as it was, they didn't make it, and now he's stupid.