Albert Breer finally gets something right

[ctpatsfan77]

 

[ViperGTS]

Yup. I have some questions at times but those are basic situational play calling. No better coach in the league, and in my opinion with free agency etc, the best coach of all time.

 

[boodog]

Just in case some have missed it... Howie Long was effusive in his praise of BB on the Sunday show. "The best coach in football" Nobody does it better than Belichick" He referenced the in-game adjustments during the Dallas game. Also, Strahan and Jimmy Johnson were complimentary about the Pats. Strahan said that Brady is on a mission and was positive about his high level of play. (Sorry, I do not remember the exact quotes)

 

[Uncle Rico]

Next tweet mentions the 4th and 2 call as the exception, but that's reasonable enough.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Next tweet mentions the 4th and 2 call as the exception, but that's reasonable enough.

I will still defend that call as being the right one.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I will still defend that call as being the right one.

I don't know if it was the right one, necessarily, but it was certainly a defensible one.

 

[smg93]

I will still defend that call as being the right one.

I agree 100%. Also, I was convinced Faulk just made it but got a terrible spot... Eh, water under the bridge I guess.

 

[Deus Irae]

Next tweet mentions the 4th and 2 call as the exception,

As he should. That was an absolutely brain dead decision by Belichick.

but that's reasonable enough.

Yeah... If we're only looking at 2-3 major blunders since 2000, we're looking at one hell of a coach. And that's what we're doing.

 

[Uncle Rico]

I will still defend that call as being the right one.

Certainly has been discussed repeatedly, but to Breer's point … there certainly were a lot of questions. Also: Isn't that the play call for which Belichick apologized to his team? (EDIT: Nope, he didn't apologize. See link a few posts down. My bad.)

I agree 100%. Also, I was convinced Faulk just made it but got a terrible spot... .

Yup and grrr.

For the record, here's Breer's full tweet:

Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer 3h3 hours ago
I mean, the 4th-and-2 in '09 is the only example I can think over the last 15 years. There are shaky roster decisions, but that's different.

I think on both counts (game decisions and personnel) Belichick stands way above all others. If you were to reverse the discussion — number of brilliant in game decisions and prescient personnel moves — BB stands alone.

 

[patchick]

Wait...you mean this thread isn't about Breer's decision to expose the assets of half of the Cincinnati Bengals?

NFL Network’s locker-room interview is more revealing than it intended

 

[Cantabrigian]

Isn't that the play call for which Belichick apologized to his team? Thought I saw that in one of the NFLN specials.

I thought he refused to apologise, since he felt he made the right call.

 

[Uncle Rico]

I thought he refused to apologise, since he felt he made the right call.

You are right:

Belichick huddles his players later in the week to download the gaff: "My decision there at the end was based on what I felt was best for the football team and our best chance to win. So whether you agreed with it or disagreed with it ... I'm sure everyone's got an opinion, but I'm just telling you, I did what I thought was best. ... It didn't work out, and I'm not apologizing to anybody for being aggressive and trying to win. That's what we're here for."

Belichick's famous gamble vs. Colts covered in 'A Football Life' - NFL.com

 

[AQPE]

When I saw the headline for this thread I was hoping it was going to tell me that Breer has decided to move on to a new career and have nothing whatsoever to do with football ever again. He already has the nothing interesting to say about football down to a science. Oh well.

 

[oldrover]

Albert Breer finally gets something right

 

[RobertWeathers]

I agree 100%. Also, I was convinced Faulk just made it but got a terrible spot... Eh, water under the bridge I guess.

The play and spot was so bang-bang. Could have gone either way but it sure did look like he got it.

 

[Observer]

Belichick has immunized himself to questions by winning a ridiculous percentage of games.

 

[Galeb]

When I saw the headline for this thread I was hoping it was going to tell me that Breer has decided to move on to a new career and have nothing whatsoever to do with football ever again. He already has the nothing interesting to say about football down to a science. Oh well.

That would be great, but I was sorta hoping for something more like what the Warden did at the end of Shawshank Redemption.

 

[PatsDeb]

Wait...you mean this thread isn't about Breer's decision to expose the assets of half of the Cincinnati Bengals?

NFL Network’s locker-room interview is more revealing than it intended

All I could think of when I saw this was that it was incredibly poetic that the **** was with all the ****s. LOL.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I don't know if it was the right one, necessarily, but it was certainly a defensible one.

I know. There are a whole bunch of things to defend it. We can go on and on here and bore everyone to death.

With that said, no question that on the surface BB looked like a complete idiot going for it and should have punted

 

[PatsDeb]

The play and spot was so bang-bang. Could have gone either way but it sure did look like he got it.

I thought he got it too, but I also am one of the minority here who think it was a terrible call. As patchick said though, water under the bridge.