That's true, but if they wanted to run it 4 times they could have. 1:06 and 1 timeout is plenty.
It would've been close. Run it on 2nd and call a quick TO so you have what .22 left? Run it on 3rd and run it on 4th as time expires.
I wouldn't have thrown it period. He could've always run the read option and had Wilson keep and then pass out of bounds if he wasn't going to score.
Yeah but then your going back to an earlier time in the game. They thought NE was gonna call TO and weren't prepared at all for it not happening. Once that happens then you gotta throw on 2nd down.
If it you lined up and got the ball off with like 45 seconds then yeah you could possibly pull it off. Still would be tough though.
Would've been great if it happened and Wilfork just laid on Lynch for 20 seconds, that would really give em something to complain about.
Yeah something like that, or if someone comes open like L WIlson back of the end zone then you do do it. I'm just saying once it gets below 40 seconds or so you can't really run Lynch on 2nd down which is the point people are missing.
I'm going back 1 play. I agree that they were unprepared for NE to not call TO, but they pay Petey 7+ mil to handle those situations.
Well, they were obviously scared of scoring too early knowing Timmy Brady was on the other sideline. Tried to get too cute.
His aura certainly loomed large in that last minute.
Read option left on 2nd down. If he doesn't make it call a timeout.
3rd down. Rollout right. either hit someone in the end zone, run in if you can make it, or quick throw away.
4th down: Kick a FG, lose by 1. Everyone will still call Carroll an idiot and Vlad loses his -3 Pat bet. No, really, playaction to Lynch, run tight end behind line of scrimmage, he will get lost in the mess, easy pass to front corner of end zone.
Allow me to be Monday morning qb.