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I know Belichick was taking lots of heat for this, but I know exactly why he did this and I don't blame him.
How many times have you seen Manning take the ball the length of the field to win a game in the final moments? Dozens.
How many times had he done it that particular game? Twice, I think (I didn't see the entire game; could have been more).
Belichick figured that if he gave Manning the ball with two minutes left, the Pats would lose. I think he was right. The Pats couldn't have punted the ball far enough to keep Peyton out of the end zone.
Besides, if the Pats D had stopped Peyton prior to this call, they wouldn't have been in that position.
Basically, I don't think that teams go for it enough on 4th down, so I like to see it from time to time. Take guts...and Belichick wins more than he loses, that's for sure.
I agree with you entirely. It wasn't Belichick that lost the game, it was Kevin Faulk, who didn't make a clean catch on the fourth down play....Over the years, as a Bills fan, I've learned not to disagree with Belichick's football decisions.
Gregg Easterbrook in Tuesday Morning Quarterback: "A core reason coaches order short-yardage punts is that if a fourth-down try fails, they will be criticized -- whereas, if the ball is punted and then the defense surrenders a score, players get the criticism." - Good call
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I know Belichick was taking lots of heat for this, but I know exactly why he did this and I don't blame him.
How many times have you seen Manning take the ball the length of the field to win a game in the final moments? Dozens.
How many times had he done it that particular game? Twice, I think (I didn't see the entire game; could have been more).
Belichick figured that if he gave Manning the ball with two minutes left, the Pats would lose. I think he was right. The Pats couldn't have punted the ball far enough to keep Peyton out of the end zone.
Besides, if the Pats D had stopped Peyton prior to this call, they wouldn't have been in that position.
Basically, I don't think that teams go for it enough on 4th down, so I like to see it from time to time. Take guts...and Belichick wins more than he loses, that's for sure.
I agree with you entirely. It wasn't Belichick that lost the game, it was Kevin Faulk, who didn't make a clean catch on the fourth down play....Over the years, as a Bills fan, I've learned not to disagree with Belichick's football decisions.
Gregg Easterbrook in Tuesday Morning Quarterback: "A core reason coaches order short-yardage punts is that if a fourth-down try fails, they will be criticized -- whereas, if the ball is punted and then the defense surrenders a score, players get the criticism." - Good call
Passing the buck. A time-honored tradition...
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