Glad I'm not only one who was clueless as to why NE didn't call TO in that situation.
I just watched the 2nd half again, back home and without lots of talking people... I'm even more amazed now by the Seattle play call. I'm not as opposed to their passing, but why in the hell would they not do a hard sell on a run/play fake??? Line up under center (not shotgun), do a hard fake, allow your TE to sell block and release into the flat... or allow Wilson to roll or bootleg with a run pass option. I agree with others, they should have run, but if you're gonna throw, then take full advantage of the fact everyone expects run.
I also am curious to know if Wilson may have made some sort of check at the line. They have trips to the right, but he moves both Baldwin (Revis playing man follows) and Lynch to his left just prior to the nap.. in his mind, I'm sure he sees this create a nice void for that quick slant/pick.... but Butler just made an amazing jump on it. Seeing his play again, it's amazing how quickly he commits to jumping it, and how much ground he covers. Bad play call, however full props to Butler.
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