supposedly , he was anticipating a rub on the defender but another Pat's defender (Browner?) prevented the other receiver from getting off the line
I would have been fine with 3rd down being a passing down. Then you can run it on 4th if you want. I still say you don't pass it until you have to.
ESPN was breaking this down like the Zapruder film and Wilson could have walked into the end zone if he had tucked it an ran to the left instead of throwing it.
“We sent in our personnel. They sent in goal-line [defense]. It’s not the right matchup for us to run the football, so on second down we throw the ball really to kind of waste that play. If we score we do, if we don’t, then we’ll run it in on third and fourth down. Really, with no second thoughts or no hesitation in that at all. And unfortunately, with the play that we tried to execute, [Butler] makes a great play and jumps in front of the route and makes an incredible play that nobody would ever think he could do. And unfortunately that changes the whole outcome.
“A very, very hard lesson. I hate to learn the hard way.”
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It doesn't seem as if Pete learned a lesson there.
“A very, very hard lesson. I hate to learn the hard way.”
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It doesn't seem as if Pete learned a lesson there.
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According to Football Outsiders, the Patriots were the worst team in the league in power-running situations and fifth-worst in terms of stuffing the opposition for no gain or a loss. Seattle was the second-best power running team and the sixth-best team at avoiding stuffs. If there was ever a matchup that called for a team to live and die on the back of its running game from the 1-yard line, this was it.
the sequence of plays was surreal. if PATS call time out, Seattle doesn't throw the ball and probably win the game. I had NE and was lookin for the beast to get the ball and missed the play. Anybody that had NE got a gift and I say "thank you" props were the easiest that I ever saw in Vegas. I mean NE punt or score 1ST and punt was 7/5. then who was going to have most penalities, passing yards and passing attempts were a gift from VEGAS
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/super-bowl-new-england-patriots-seattle-seahawks/
Barnwell breaks it down pretty well. I forgot about that Falcons game and how that unfolded, between that and GB I definitely think it probably influenced Seattle getting too cute with the time in that spot.
If they just threw it on 2nd incomplete and ran Lynch 3rd and 4th wouldn't be discussing this though. Also shoutout to Hightower for the tackle to stop Lynch on 1st and GL, unsung hero play.
Barnwell breaks it down pretty well. I forgot about that Falcons game and how that unfolded, between that and GB I definitely think it probably influenced Seattle getting too cute with the time in that spot.
If they just threw it on 2nd incomplete and ran Lynch 3rd and 4th wouldn't be discussing this though. Also shoutout to Hightower for the tackle to stop Lynch on 1st and GL, unsung hero play.
