So, who's not a Captain next week (or ever again).

[Bruins29]

Would someone explain to me why its the posters who have been members here the longest usually have the least amount of football knowledge? Its uncanny.

Its like the the Super Pink Hat brigade.

 

[Bruins29]

Weak sauce, really weak sauce.

Actually he is right. You are an idiot. You calling it "weak sauce" dosent change a thing. Just makes you look like more of a ****

 

[venecol]

Who made the idiot call?

You're the only idiot on here, oh and the announcers.

 

[WhoaDirty]

The refs went to BB prior to the coin flip and BB made the call, however Slater did not get the memo..

I think the blame can be put on the ref too. The options are: 1) kick or receive, 2) choose which end to defend. The ref didn't give Slater either option, he asked them if they want to kick or receive.

 

[Nikolai]

I probably "won't be a captain next week (or ever again)"

But it'd be cool...

 

[jah]

You, OP. You're not a captain.

 

[goheels22002]

Quint.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Who made the idiot call?

The "call" had to have been made by someone senior on the Coaching Staff: either Belichick or Josh.

Was it an "idiot call?"

I wouldn't go that far. Except for the last drive, the Patriots had been having trouble moving the ball (two FG's all day) and the Jets hadn't scored a touchdown since the nine minute mark of the third quarter.

So, there is a logic to the Patriots thinking that they had a better chance of holding the Jets to an FG or a punt and then having Brady get Gostkowski into FG position. It's a tough logic, since it could backfire and end up dissing and motivating the other team, which apparently it did.

 

[jumbo77]

Usually you defer and the other team elects to recieve and then you can pick which end zone to defend. The Pats didn't defer they said they wanted to kick so they didn't get a choice of which end zone to defend.

 

[JJDChE]

I remeber being a captain in HS and doing the exact same thing. I made the call to defer in the first half, then when the time came in the second half i said we wanted to kick instead of receive the kick. Doh!

I felt pretty crappy and i only had a few thousand people watching. 90% of them probably weren't even paying attention. Coach was uber pissed at me though.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Please explain yourself. You obviously support the decision. I guess my football acumen isn't strong enough to appreciate the wisdom in kicking the ball. Enlighten us with your knowledge.

If you're not so arrogant as to assume you can't possibly be wrong, read this:
Curran: A calculated risk gone wrong for Patriots

 

[meatface]

Who made the idiot call?

well somebody is butt hurt, its not slater's fault Tavon wilson cant play defense

 

[patsoxfan]

when you win the toss and elect to kick you do not get the choice of which end zone you defend. you cannot defer in O.T. because deferring is deferring to the second half. the Patriots apparently thought they could kick and choose which end zone to defend (getting the wind).

 

[Bruins29]

There was no wind to get

 

[shmessy]

Who made the idiot call?

Tom E. Curran ‏@tomecurran 3h3 hours ago
The collective IQ in New England drops 25 points in the hours following a Patriots loss.


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[patsoxfan]

There was no wind to get

according to nfl net there was an 11 -15 mph wind. did ghost kick it out of the end zone? what kind of return was there?regardless.I think BB screwed up anyway. Its all for nothing if the Pats cant get healthy for the playoffs. Rather be healthy and play on the road than missing players and be at home.

 

[Bruins29]

according to nfl net there was an 11 -15 mph wind. did ghost kick it out of the end zone? what kind of return was there?regardless.I think BB screwed up anyway. Its all for nothing if the Pats cant get healthy for the playoffs. Rather be healthy and play on the road than missing players and be at home.

I thought I saw a tweet by one of the writers that the wind was a non factor...maybe I misread it

 

[patsoxfan]

I thought I saw a tweet by one of the writers that the wind was a non factor...maybe I misread it

Right now I couldnt tell you I didnt have an opportunity to see the game I have to rely on Highlights (or lowlights depending on how you look at it) either way you give brady a chance to win it, thats what he does.

 

[Bruins29]

Right now I couldnt tell you I didnt have an opportunity to see the game I have to rely on Highlights (or lowlights depending on how you look at it) either way you give brady a chance to win it, thats what he does.

Again, surprised by the KO. Not completely shocked as its just a strategy. The O sucked. More curious about the last 1:47 of the 1st half. Did not like that.

Actually the fact that you did not see the game probably hurts your ability to judge the OT objectively. Its easy to just say give the ball to TB every time.

 

[patsoxfan]

You know... ive questiond some BB decisions in the past, didnt work out for me so ill defer (get it ) to the guy who gets paid millions to make these decisions. Just get healthy.

Fair enough?