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Really, the offense has done quite well in 4th quarters this year. Yesterday was the aberration.
If they call PI when Branch was mauled yesterday on 3rd and short, it's a different story. I'm not too worried about it.
Simple. They do not stick to the plays that got them the lead in the first place.
Bingo.
Same thing that happened in the 2006 AFCCG and last year's game against the Colts - - the play calling changed dramatically once they felt the pressure of a comeback.
Like a turtle retreating into it's shell.
That was the only bad missed call during the game, honestly. The refs surprised me, overall..
On the second to last offensive series in the fourth quarter, the New England Patriots offense should have run the ball on first down.It seems when the other teams qb gets hot Brady goes cold. He tightens up, throws bad balls at feet or trys to force passes. This has been a Brady trend post knee surgery.
That was the only bad missed call during the game, honestly. The refs surprised me, overall..
On the second to last offensive series in the fourth quarter, the New England Patriots offense should have run the ball on first down.
1-10-NE 23 (7:51) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass incomplete short left to 83-W.Welker.
2-10-NE 23 (7:49) (Shotgun) 39-D.Woodhead left guard to NE 29 for 6 yards (27-J.Lacey). IND-27-J.Lacey was injured during the play.
3-4-NE 29 (7:20) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass incomplete short left to 84-D.Branch.
If they call PI when Branch was mauled yesterday on 3rd and short, it's a different story. I'm not too worried about it.
You nailed it TIPP. Up 31-21 with 7 minutes left and the ball. I'm ecstatic. Our OL was mauling them. Empty backfield at that point was idiotic. Nice play on 2nd down. Branch held on 3rd down. Should have been penalty. But agree. We should have been running on this possession.
2006 ACFFG, the Pats were without their TOP 3 RBs by the 4th quarter. You are also forgetting the bogus "Face guarding call" and the Missed call on Hayden mauling Caldwell in the endzone.
Hmm wasn't running on first down exactly what put them in the coffin on the next drive?
In order to have success, you need to keep the defense guessing, so an simplistic answer like "they should have run" is never going to be the correct answer.
Maybe they should have audibled after seeing the coverage, or maybe even taking a timeout to reconsider their options. But all in all they should just have executed their plays a bit better and they would have won.
Completely agree 100%. That was the best ref'd Colts-Pats game in ages. The refs were a non-factor. I'll take that non-call against Branch any day if it means no phantom-PI calls against our guys.
Anyone remember Dillon? If we had a RB like that again we could kill the clock and close things out. BGJE is a solid RB, but if we're honest with ourselves he isn't going to be what we need to consistently get 10 yards every 3 downs late in the game.
you have to sell the run in that situation.
going 5 wide on 1st down at that juncture is silly. asking for trouble is all it is.
at least with BJGE back there, you can sell the run on a play-action.
if you ran on those incompletions, you would have taken an additional minute off the clock. if you get a couple of first downs. the game is over.
the otehr strange thing was with the clock ticking, brady taking snaps with 17-18 seconds still left on the clock.......
glad for the outcome, but some things seemed strange