2015 NFL Playoff Pool

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

Worst play call in a Super Bowl...ever?

Congrats on the victory, Ian!

IMO, the call with 6 seconds left in the first half was pretty stupid too. Sure it worked, but it was still stupid. They should have kicked a field goal. I'm sure the Hawks fans will disagree with me, but I know they would have said it was stupid as well had it not worked out.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

IMO, the call with 6 seconds left in the first half was pretty stupid too. Sure it worked, but it was still stupid. They should have kicked a field goal. I'm sure the Hawks fans will disagree with me, but I know they would have said it was stupid as well had it not worked out.

You're right David, very risky and not smart imo. Lucky for them it worked out. This is the Super Bowl and points are a premium...plus you get the ball first in the second half.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Congrats to Ian!

I'm just glad I didn't finish last. I haven't tallied the points, but I think that honor belongs to Scott

[HappyJack41]

Marshawn Lynch getting 10 mil per year and you can't run the ball 3 straight times at the 1 yard line to score??? When has that dude ever been stopped from moving forward for 1 yard three straight times?? Lol. Absolute worst play call in SB history and it's not even close. IF they just run the damn ball, Seattle is celebrating a back to back trophy right now.

[GoldenAge50s]

Hard to believe ANY Super Bowl will ever match the plays that took place in the last minute--absolutely incredible swing of emotions. I saw David Tyree all over again, an unreal loss & then ---JUSTICE!

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Congrats to Ian!

I'm just glad I didn't finish last. I haven't tallied the points, but I think that honor belongs to Scott

Thanks y'all.. I'm not even sure I know what winning means? but I'd like to thank David, the board, the members of the academy, my wife, my cards... and Andrew Luck for upsetting the Broncos. I couldn't have done it without you.

To the game, WOW, what a classic! I agree with previous comments about that play call. Marshawn was getting just getting warm at game's end. I guess (?) I get their thinking, take a quick shot through the air when everyone expects a run, then pound it on 3rd down.. and anyone's guess on 4th if needed. I'd probably have switched the order and run on 2nd, especially after Marshawn had a nice gainer on 1st down and looked unstoppable from the 1... then maybe given Wilson a run pass option on 3rd.

That said, you gotta give that kid #21 credit. Unless he jumps that route like he does, that little slant/pick combo is a gimme TD. I'm guessing his jump was largely the result of strong scouting/film study, but also hugely just a great, ballsy, aggressive individual play, by an undrafted unknown.

Congrats to the Pats.. and to fellow Woodside HS alum Julian Edelman, who just got to experience the moment all players dream of.

[itjclarke]

... adding, at the end of the game, I think Belichek made nearly as bad an error by not calling TO after Marshawn's 1st down run. If he does so, he almost assures his O will get the ball back with nearly a minute. He had nothing to lose (they'd have easily been able to run off a minute had they held, Seattle only had 1 TO) and everything to gain. As it played out, had Seattle scored, they lost 20-30 seconds. Thanks to little #21, it was all moot.

[HappyJack41]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

... adding, at the end of the game, I think Belichek made nearly as bad an error by not calling TO after Marshawn's 1st down run. If he does so, he almost assures his O will get the ball back with nearly a minute. He had nothing to lose (they'd have easily been able to run off a minute had they held, Seattle only had 1 TO) and everything to gain. As it played out, had Seattle scored, they lost 20-30 seconds. Thanks to little #21, it was all moot.

Exactly, VERY strange back to back bad coaching decisions! I was thinking the whole time, "how is Belichick NOT calling a timeout here??" A TD would have made it a 3 point Seattle lead and almost a minute for Brady to get in FG range. As I was digesting that crazy non timeout call, I see Wilson drop back to throw the ball.....*facepalm*

It just boggles my mind how (with still plenty of time to kill on the clock) a passing play is called over the MIDDLE where everybody is bunched up! Insanely awful playcall at the 1 yard line by Bevell and Carrol that will no doubt haunt them forever. No doubt about it, Tommy Terrific's 4th SB was gift wrapped tonight by Bevell and Carrol lol.

[itjclarke]

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.