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In response to "I think the Belichick bashing is a reach on this one... taking your chances getting 2 yards vs. punting to a hall of fame QB is not that bad a move" by stewie

It was a bad decision that put his team in a terrible position. The gutsy call would have been to let Indy score from inside the 15 before the clock

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Nov 16 '09, 14:23

ran down to save time for Brady. They only needed a field goal. I kept thinking the tackle on the one killed any remaining chance. How's that for DLC?

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Addai could have pulled a MJD/Westbrook and still screwed them -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:25 1
- Addai couldn't do that because it was more than a 6 point lead, not a 1 pt lead. - musubi Nov 16, 14:28
That's not so gutsy or unusual. In fact, the Jets were instructed not to tackle MJD yesterday in a similar situation. Del Rio told him to take a knee. -- nm - David Nov 16, 14:25 12
- They needed a field goal, not a touchdown. No way Addai doesn't score. - pmb Nov 16, 14:27 11
  - so what you are saying, is that they should have told Brady to throw an Int, told the offense to not takle him. and then used the 2 mins to attempt - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:29 10
    - No. I'm saying once Bellicheck made the stupid decsion, he compounded it by not putting the ball back in Brady's hands. I can see playing d on the - pmb Nov 16, 14:31 4
      - That was a tough situation. Once it got down to 20 seconds, Indy really couldn't run any more. - David Nov 16, 14:39
      - I'm sure he was thinking, "Boy, a timeout would be handy right about now... -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 14:32 2
        
        Although, if you thought that going on 4th down was insulting to his own defense, taking a TO would have been doubly so. (nm) - musubi Nov 16, 14:38 1
        
        There I disagree. I think coaches don't use timeouts to save clock on defense (when they're ahead) enough. - pmb Nov 16, 14:45
    - in that case, just get sacked in the endzone for a safety -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:30 3
      - except the colts would then get the ball again. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:32 2
        
        Yeah, 65 yds away needing a TD to win. I don't give a damn if it's the love child of Unitas, Montana and Manning at QB, i'm making them work for it. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 14:33 1
        
        I am totally agreeing with you here. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:34
    - No, he's saying that once the 4th down failed, and Indy was on the verge of scoring, they should have let Indy score quickly, allowing Brady time - musubi Nov 16, 14:30

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It was a bad decision that put his team in a terrible position. The gutsy call would have been to let Indy score from inside the 15 before the clock

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