What was Seattle thinking?

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AVB

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Not understanding that last call. 1 yard to go, 3 tries and Lynch as the running back. Unbelievable


However, the best moves on the field were the dancing sharks at half time.- they just cracked me up Missy Elliot stole the half time show and poor Lenny was shafted.

(Mea Cupla - I should have put this in the Sports forum. I go there so infrequently I forgot all about it)
 
I'll never forget when Carroll was the Pats coach.

1 st and goal at the one inch line- pass- incomplete.

2 nd and goal on the one inch line- pass- incomplete

3 rd and goal, one inch line, pass - incomplete

4 th and goal, one inch line - pass- incomplete

Turn the ball over on downs.

Frustrating for sure. Congrats to the Pats!!
 
Yeah, there wasn't much sense to the call that's for sure.  Especially with a time out remaining. 
 
I'm sure he'll be questioning that call for quite some time.  It was a hell of a defensive play though as well.  Great Superbowl game.
 
kona1000 said:
IMO Malcom Butler should have gotten the MVP.
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Butler stifled one pass on about the 40 after the 2 minute warning, then made a great play to break up the pass that Kearse ended up snagging before it hit the ground and played a good game in general, so I am not sure I can disagree.
 
Brady had an okay game but without Butler, Pats probably lose.
 
kona1000 said:
Brady had an okay game but without Butler, Pats probably lose.
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I wish I could have taken credit for this quote, but I can't......like a murder mystery novel of old or a game of Clue it turns out..."the Butler did it."
 
Whose idea was it to give a guy that makes 25 million dollars a year a $25,000 truck as the MVP prize?
 
I was really hoping that Brady would have called up Butler and handed him the keys to it, as a gesture of recognition, if nothing else (I know he can afford it, himself).  
 
As for the play...  America is full of head coaches today who can't get hired by an NFL team for some reason.  Everyone on that field was expecting Lynch to get the call.  If Butler doesn't break it up and it is caught for a touchdown, Pete Carroll is a genius for making the gutsy call and winning the Super Bowl.  If Butler picks it off, then "WTF was he thinking?!?".  Look, I hate Pete Carroll.  I despise the man.  I just want to take a sledgehammer to his convertible Porsche (come on, you know that smug fugger drives a convertible Porsche...).  He made a call (that wasn't the safe call) on the biggest stage at the most critical moment, and it didn't work out.  All there is to it.  How about taking Wilson to task for not seeing the coverage like that?  
 
kann said:
Whose idea was it to give a guy that makes 25 million dollars a year a $25,000 truck as the MVP prize?
 
I was really hoping that Brady would have called up Butler and handed him the keys to it, as a gesture of recognition, if nothing else (I know he can afford it, himself).  
 
As for the play...  America is full of head coaches today who can't get hired by an NFL team for some reason.  Everyone on that field was expecting Lynch to get the call.  If Butler doesn't break it up and it is caught for a touchdown, Pete Carroll is a genius for making the gutsy call and winning the Super Bowl.  If Butler picks it off, then "WTF was he thinking?!?".  Look, I hate Pete Carroll.  I despise the man.  I just want to take a sledgehammer to his convertible Porsche (come on, you know that smug fugger drives a convertible Porsche...).  He made a call (that wasn't the safe call) on the biggest stage at the most critical moment, and it didn't work out.  All there is to it.  How about taking Wilson to task for not seeing the coverage like that?  
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When they gave Brady the truck I literally laughed out loud.  I'm not even sure he looked at it.  It would've been a good idea to give the keys to Butler.
 
While I do agree with the, greatest guy ever if it works out, worst guy ever when it doesn't mentality, I do think in this case Pete Carroll would have had questions to answer regardless.  It just doesn't pass the common sense test.  In addition, watch the replay again.....they wouldn't have scored a touchdown on the pass even if it were completed.  He wasn't in and he was getting knocked down.  He would have been at least a yard short anyway. 
 
Thank god for the bad play call, otherwise the Pats would have been beat by another miraculous catch.
 
Doc
 
Devil Doc said:
Thank god for the bad play call, otherwise the Pats would have been beat by another miraculous catch.
 
Doc
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That explains it, Doc! Divine intervention!! :p
 
kann said:
Whose idea was it to give a guy that makes 25 million dollars a year a $25,000 truck as the MVP prize?
 
I was really hoping that Brady would have called up Butler and handed him the keys to it, as a gesture of recognition, if nothing else (I know he can afford it, himself).  
 
As for the play...  America is full of head coaches today who can't get hired by an NFL team for some reason.  Everyone on that field was expecting Lynch to get the call.  If Butler doesn't break it up and it is caught for a touchdown, Pete Carroll is a genius for making the gutsy call and winning the Super Bowl.  If Butler picks it off, then "WTF was he thinking?!?".  Look, I hate Pete Carroll.  I despise the man.  I just want to take a sledgehammer to his convertible Porsche (come on, you know that smug fugger drives a convertible Porsche...).  He made a call (that wasn't the safe call) on the biggest stage at the most critical moment, and it didn't work out.  All there is to it.  How about taking Wilson to task for not seeing the coverage like that?  
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Stat check: Who is the NFL's worst runing back from the 1 yard line this year?
How many Pats were in the box for that play?
How many times had Lynch been stopped for little or no gain in the game already?
 
No one has anything to say what a crappy call the TD pass at the half was??  I mean why not take the FG???
 
Wilson made a bad throw, should have put it back hip....and Butler made a heads up play....sometimes it just works out that way.
 
One of the better games and half-time shows
 
T
 
AVB said:
Not understanding that last call. 1 yard to go, 3 tries and Lynch as the running back. Unbelievable
 
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You're not getting 3 tries at a run. If Lynch gets stuffed there, you're using your last time out. And then what? There isn't enough time for 2 more runs. You either call another run knowing regardless of the outcome it's your last play, or you pass. I think Pete Carroll is taking way more heat than he deserves.
 
Brady is giving the truck to Butler according to ESPN. Seattle had gotten lucky to get that field position and pushed their luck on that 2nd down INT.

That said, I don't like Lynch or Sherman and their attitude and could watch them lose all day.
 
Brady gave the truck to Butler in the post game. Butler mentioned it in an interview later that night.

Greatest game I have seen in a long time.

Paul
 
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