DESERTPAT

That BB had no confidence in the D for a Reason. Teddy, the defense has been sub-par for several years now, remember the last playoff game in Indy?
Hanson could have put the ball at the one and Manning would have them in the endzone with about 30 seconds to spare. I have no problem with BB's call but I do have a problem with the wasted time outs which also helped in their demise.

mayoclinic

Didn't the defense make a key interception 2 drives earlier? And the offense couldn't capitolize inside the red zone, and came away with only 3 points.

If we run the ball on 3rd down we force Indy to use their last timeout. Then they get the ball back with 70+ yards to go and around a minute and a half left. That's much harder then getting it back with 2 minutes left and 1 timeout at the Pats 29.

If you don't believe the Pats defense can stop Indy with 70-80 yards to go, then you certainly don't believe we can stop them with 29 yards to go. In that case you should let them score as quickly as possible so that TB can get the ball with with as much time as possible to try to set up a game-winning FG.

The inconsistency makes no sense. I don't think the Pats coaching staff anticipated having a close game at the end. They wasted timeouts, made poor play calling decisions, and were inconsistent in their end game strategy. Those mistakes were critical.

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Tunescribe

If you consider all the ex-player/ex-coach analysts, opinion is pretty evenly divided between offensive and defensive minds. Guys like Bruschi and Harrison say we should've punted, then Mike Martz, etc., defend the call. Bruschi lacks even-handed perspective, he still looks at the game like a current player.

tajapandu

ok, ill tell him.

Bill B.

What I thought was amazing was 3 out of the 4 hacks on Around the Horn were defending the call. Marriotti was calling it the stupidest move he has ever seen. But Plashke, Paige, and Adande all thought it was a great call. I was shocked. It was great seeing Marriotti sputtering in disbeleif because nobody was agreeing with him.

Bobs My Uncle

Being a defensive player of course Ted is going to pull out the disrespect card and will talk about the pride that the defensive players have in going out there and closing down a game with their play.

But the same thing would be true if you were to ask the super prideful Tom Brady the same question. "After dominating the Colts defense all night long does it hurt that coach didn't think you guys were good enough to close the deal by getting 2 paltry yards and a 1st down?"

Not sure why this angle isn't being talked about in these discussions?

crypto

Bruschi is cheering the Pats on from the expert panel. That is all.

Edit for clarity: That is, he's firing them up.

Patspsycho

I have no idea where you get the energy to consistently set posters straight... very impressive. I think I've seen about 100 posts from you between now and last night.

PATSYLICIOUS

Don't forget that if our defenders do so much as breathe on a Colt's WR on a deep pass they will be flagged for interference. And the clock stops.

patsinthesnow

It was kind of interesting watching the offensive and defensive playoffs argue over the call. It felt like politics....O wait, not interesting