11-24-2015, 09:58 AM
(11-24-2015, 09:39 AM)RiverRat13 Wrote: Exactly. It wasn't a TD/FG either/or proposition. If they get the 1st down they take a timeout and still have their last one with (at most) about 20 yards to go and a minute left. Running the ball there would not have been playing for the FG. They would have had at least 3 more shots to get a TD and possibly more if they gotten a 1st and goal situation. It's disingenuous to say that particular call was going for the kill while running it would have been playing it safe.
No kidding. Some are defending the call tooth and nail. Basically, it was a low percentage choice followed by a very poor throw. It had to be a really well placed throw especially with the tight coverage.
You don't see Brady and the Patriots making these kind of mistakes. They usally play safe by playing the odds. Lets hope if we see them in the playoffs, we aren't faced with a serious clock management decision, because it seems that we're still struggling in that department.
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