Please tell me that Patrick Chung can no longer call for a fake punt.

[Spiral]

Dear Bill:

Please put my fears to rest. Tell me you've taken the fake punt keys away from Chung and got Doug Flutie to drop kick them into the Charles River.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Dear Bill:

Please put my fears to rest. Tell me you've taken the fake punt keys away from Chung and got Doug Flutie to drop kick them into the Charles River.

This helps.

 

[Uncle Rico]

Funny how no one seems to remember the Denver (rematch) Divisional romp last year, but every last details of 2010 sticks.

 

[letekro]

Thread title made me lol

 

[dales804]

Funny how no one seems to remember the Denver (rematch) Divisional romp last year, but every last details of 2010 sticks.

The fake punt is a big detail of that game, but your point still stands. Maybe it's because people find HOU to be a lot more talented than DEN last year, therefore more of a threat? I'm confident the Patriots will win and I'm not going to delve into any playoff rematch game they've lost (DEN 2005, BAL 2009, NYG 2007, NYJ 2010). This year is this year and if the Patriots play like they're capable, they will win.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

The play was there for the taking, he just screwed it up.

That being said, I do not think we will need any gimmicks. Houston will, and we need to be ready for THOSE.

 

[Kontradiction]

Please tell me that Patrick Chung will no longer see the field is more like it...

 

[Rob0729]

Seriously?!? This deserves a thread?

 

[Uncle Rico]

Seriously?!? This deserves a thread?

Maybe the OP couldn't decide between the "Anybody Else have a Bad feeling?? " thread and the "What's with this board come playoff time? " thread.

 

[VJCPatriot]

The play was there for the taking, he just screwed it up.

That being said, I do not think we will need any gimmicks. Houston will, and we need to be ready for THOSE.

It doesn't matter if the play was open, it was a dumb decision at that point in time of that game. It should not have been tried at all.

 

[DocHoliday]

It was a too big moment for a rookie

 

[Uncle Rico]

It was a too big moment for a rookie

Apparently challenging for second year players too.

 

[The Brandon Five]

I thought I read that Chung made the wrong call. That's why he wasn't ready for the snap: he was expecting the ball to go to Mesko.

 

[SacPete1]

Hey, if during their preparations this week, they see something and they know when it is to be called, go for it!
If its Nate Ebner, so be it.
I trust that the play being called is the right now, it simply comes down to execution. I would never allow my current strategy to be determined by a play that occurred in 2010.

Play smart! Play aggressive! Execute!

 

[The Brandon Five]

I thought I read that Chung made the wrong call. That's why he wasn't ready for the snap: he was expecting the ball to go to Mesko.

Yup.

Patrick Chung May Not Have Been at Fault for Fake-Punt Mishap, Despite Taking Blame | Dennis and Callahan | NESN.com

Patrick Chung was quick to take full responsibility for mishandling Sunday's fake-punt attempt, but he may have simply been doing so to protect his teammates and coach.

According to Dennis and Callahan, there could be another explanation for the broken play. If one examines the replay, it is clear that Chung's hands were not in position to receive the ball and that most of the linemen were blocking backward, not forward — indicating that nobody knew that the fake was coming except for long snapper Matt Katula. The fake-punt call should have been at Chung's discretion, but it seems as though Katula thought that he heard Chung call for it, when he had not.

Between Katula and Chung, Chung is the one still on the team.

 

[DocHoliday]

Yup.

Patrick Chung May Not Have Been at Fault for Fake-Punt Mishap, Despite Taking Blame | Dennis and Callahan | NESN.com


Between Katula and Chung, Chung is the one still on the team.

Good memory I remember reading that now. Totally forgot about that.

 

[PittPatriot]

Funny how no one seems to remember the Denver (rematch) Divisional romp last year, but every last details of 2010 sticks.

I considered Denver a bye last year…never in the history of the NFL has a team had a weaker Divisional opponent (except the 2010 Jets and we stuck that up).
The Patriots have only 2 home playoff losses in THIRTY YEARS. To have one to the Jets makes it that much more painful. So yes, I will remember 2010 like 2006, 2007 and 2011.

 

[Claremonster]

Please tell me that Patrick Chung will no longer see the field is more like it...

Who will be his replacement? And I do agree. Just need a better replacement first.

 

[Dragda]

Seriously?!? This deserves a thread?

We need a thread where those two argumentative guys criticize someone's argument and/or logic. That's why we all come to this board and pay $18 a year for the privilege. More pissing matches!

 

[Kdo5]

Who will be his replacement? And I do agree. Just need a better replacement first.

James Sanders was a better safety than Chung.