Indy vs. Pats
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LastSon
Man of Tomorrow
No, he didn't make the right call and no, you don't have a better chance of stopping ANY quarterback in 30 yards than you do in 70. That's just silly.
He made a gutsy call, didn't work out.
Brian Burke said:
You can argue with the play call, but the fact that he went for it was the right call.
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toppick08
Guest
nope......just an arrogant one, which got slammed down his video taping throat.......should have run it....
Larry Gude
Strung Out
No, it wasn't. You can play with stats all you like and come up will all manner of convoluted results. That has nothing to do with this exact situation in this exact game. I can go through the rubble of a plane crash and the black box and engineering galore but, at the end of the day, the plane still hit the ground.
If that play fails, your vaunted stats probably go through the roof in favor of manning only needing 30 yards instead of 70. So, he brought the whole game down to ONE play and the chance of winning right then and there weighed against the virtual certainty of losing from there if they don't make it.
So, you punt and then the game rests on SEVERAL plays. A fumble? A pic? A holding call? A dropped pass? False start?
Gutsy call. He's the coach. I have far less problem with them going for it than pretty much anyone else but, bad call. Life ain't perfect. It's just a game. We all move on.
Otter
Nothing to see here
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toppick08
Guest
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Don't argue with the brettaholics, no sense in it...we know we're right
We may not be right. We just wanna enjoy a great player for as long as possible!
Otter
Nothing to see here
We may not be right. We just wanna enjoy a great player for as long as possible!
You remember Brett and the pine tar controversy? That was awesome.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Are you sure??
It seemed almost TOO unbelievable.. almost like the coach was told "Indy WILL win this game" and in an act of defiance let his team play the first half to show the world who the better team was, but in the end toed the line and lost as instructed.
Like a prize fighter taking a dive, beating his opponent senseless until finally he did what he was supposed to do.
BuddyLee
Football addict
Black-Francis
New Member
itsbob
I bowl overhand
It was all for the books in Vegas....
I just think there's way too much money involved in ALL pro sports now for it to be 100% legit, and "real"..
BuddyLee
Football addict
Nah, just looked like Bellicheck's arrogance showing. This time instead of putting up 50+ on an opponent the other guy swung back and connected.
BuddyLee
Football addict
The Colts were favored by 2 and they won by 1. The Patriots still beat the spread.
If it wasn't so legit why would they have the Buccaneers of all teams win the Super Bowl?
Why doesn't Peyton have more than one?
Why haven't the Cowboys won a playoff game in a decade + if they're so loved and most sought after team?
I think there are too many competetive players and personel involved in the league to think otherwise.
Black-Francis
New Member
That's what they said about Boxing....
LastSon
Man of Tomorrow
No, not really.
He didn't make it, did he?
That should be your first clue.
Ya know, I just watched the video replay and I fail to see where Bellichick was on the field for the play. He didn't make the high throw, nor the terrible catch. Coaches can't execute for the team, the players have to make the plays. New England didn't, Indy did, simple as that.
BuddyLee
Football addict
He made the call. He was the catalyst.
If the players don't execute that only goes back to the coaching staff. You're only proving my point. The buck stops here and all that.
Don't give me that bull. You know how it works.
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