stcjones

FG in the first half instead of going for it on 4th down.....that we STILL would have won the game today??? I hope he learns something from this one.....take the points.......

The Dynasty

I think everyone has thought about this. At the time I dont think anyone thought that it would have effected the outcome of the game. BB thought they could get the first down and got 6 points instead of 3.

My opinion is they should have kicked the FG and took the points. We were playing the Dolphins, not the Saints or the Colts. We shouldnt have to worry about them putting up 35+ points making us worry about getting a TD every possession

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Pats Fanatic

NO the Patriots would have still loused today. The Dolphins would have gotten a TD instead of a FG. I have no doubt about that.

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Tunescribe

Nothing wrong with going for it in that situation. I just didn't like the play, never have cared for those quick-hitters.

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PATSYLICIOUS

I don't mind that call all that much but if you're going to go for it then why not go for it near midfield which looked like a shorter conversion (if I'm remembering correctly). At least be consistent with it. Situational football has been a major weakness now. Coaching has been all around dreadful, odd year from a BB-led staff.

convertedpatsfan

Agreed. The 3 points weren't the reason we lost the game. The defense letting Chad Henne look like a Pro Bowler and the offense's continued second half struggles were the reason we lost.

WhiZa

Normally you go for it on 4th down when you can say with the utmost certainty that your offense will get it. They are just not manhandling teams like they have done in the past.

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stcjones

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Ice Cold Bruschi

I didn't like that and I didn't like the two runs on 3rd and long. Sorry but coaching has just been horrible all around this year. I don't know what it is, last year was perhaps BB's best year of coaching thus far and this year its just awful.

PatsFaninAZ

I think he both wanted the touchdown and also to leave Miami with as little time left on the clock at the end of the half. Making a first down there probably takes about 40 seconds off the clock. I think the BB wanted to avoid the situation where Miami had the last possession of the half and the first possession of the next half.

I don't have a problem with the call.

The reality for me is this. The Patriots are a team of considerable hubris. In roster moves. In how the staff deals with the press. In how they play the games. I'm good with that. The poor execution pisses me off, but that's another story. I don't have a problem with the decisions.

The thing about hubris is that when you fail, it's always going to seem like poetic justice.