italia44

There was 2:06 left on the clock......I believe that McKelvin was told to run it out,carefully,to run the 6 seconds off the clock to get to the 2 minute warning.If he took a knee,the Pats would still have had 3 or 4 seconds left until the 2 min W.
What he should have done is catch the ball and run parellel in the end zone,to run-off the 6 seconds(no one is that smart,however).

He,also said he wasn't sure that he caught the ball in the field of play,but I think this is just an excuse.

bigcountry75

I don't believe you can just run sideways in the endzone without the ref blowing the play dead. If you don't make an attempt to run forwards out of the endzone then I think they will call it a touchback.

betterthanthealternative

nor will the clock start until the returner begins to run the ball forward. touchbacks don't run any time off the clock.

italia44

nope,clock starts,once he catches the ball........suppose he fumbled the ball in the end zone and the pats recovered?,,,,,,,,,Would no time elapse because all the action occured in the EZ?

italia44

oops......I think you're right........but,I still think Jauron thought it was important that McKelvin run the 6 seconds off the clock.

kali3

I see your point but am not convinced!

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A.C Vegas

the dumb thing he did was try and fight for the extra yards when he was wrapped up if he had jsut gone down the odds are it's the 2 minute warning

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Rob0729

You do realize he probably could have just stood in the endzone and ran off 6 seconds and taken a knee before anyone actually got down to the endzone. Just for reference, in an earlier touchback by McKelvin where there was no urgency to run out the clock, it took 3 seconds off the clock and no Pats defender was close to get to the endzone.

AndyJohnson

I think fans are obsessed with Monday Morning QBing why teams that dont use up clock should have and teams that use up clock shouldnt have.
Watch any close late game where the team runs on 3rd and 8 to chew up clock. If the other team scores, there will be a ton of people calling them stupid for not trying to convert the 1st. Then watch a team throw an incomplete pass trying to get the first down that could eat up the clock. If its incomplete, they were stupid to not run and burn clock.

Maybe its me, but I am under the impression that most coaches are more worried about putting players in a position to execute what they feel is the best thing to do, than figuring out what to avoid in case it fails.

Its playing to win, not playing to not lose. Fans are always quick to criticize the guy who wont play to not lose, but that strategy fails more often than it succeeds.
Personally, I think if you tell your team
Dont return it because you could fumble.
Dont pass because when its incomplete the clock stops.
Go down easy because you might fumble
You cause more damage than the fluky play does.

NYCPatsFan

Isn't that what the Denver Broncos guy attempt to do when he ran for the last TD but still tried to shed time off the clock?

If yes, then he is indeed very very smart.