OT: Coughlin's coaching decision

[patsinthesnow]

@DanGrazianoESPN: Just spoke with Giants RB Rashad Jennings, who confirms that he was told in the huddle before first and second down, "Rashad, don't score."

@ericsports: The Giants told Rashad Jennings not to score a touchdown to go up 10 points with under 2 minutes left. I have no words.

Uhh, what?

 

[Bobsyouruncle]

That doesn't make sense. If that score only put them up by 3, or 7 I could maybe see the reason but two scores ends the game.

 

[Froob]

Should fire him now.

 

[JMC00]

That makes throwing it on 3rd down even more idiotic

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

This can't be true. There must be some betting going on.

 

[Archeryaddict12]

I don't know how Eli threw the ball away without takin a sack or not running it on 3rd down. That's just plain stupid.

 

[nabwong]

Game-fixing-gate.

 

[Archeryaddict12]

No wonder people think the patriots cheat, because they're so much smarter and well prepared then any other team every single year. It's incredible.

 

[RobertWeathers]

This is Coughlin's last year. One year too late.

 

[patsinthesnow]

If true, this may be the worst coaching decision I can remember watching football.

You are terrified of an offense that much that you are scared giving them the ball with less than two minutes down 10 points, that you would rather risk giving them the ball down one possession. And the cherry on top is passing on third down.

It's so blatantly dumb that it seems fishy.

 

[Concussion Protocol]

Well ya, in a perfect world you score on 3rd or 4th down instead of 1st or 2nd down, but that's a "problem" you're happy to have. I'm glad the Giants lost, because if they had won, this idiotic sequence would've been ignored.

 

[Deus Irae]

I don't have an issue with not trying to score on that run. They could have just taken a knee, for all I care. The real problem came when they went pass on third down.

 

[Foxypats]

How on earth did they beat us twice ????? Yeah, I know the answer but it still baffles me..

 

[aluminum seats]

Not trying to score is painfully stupid.

 

[Deus Irae]

Not trying to score is painfully stupid.

The Giants v. Patriots 2011 Super Bowl would like to speak to you....

 

[wolverinejoe80]

if he is going all out conservative, then they should've just ran all 4 downs.

 

[aluminum seats]

The Giants v. Patriots 2011 Super Bowl would like to speak to you....

About what?

 

[rexxar]

This is almost as stupid as Peter Carroll saying that the onside kick was an accident.

 

[Deus Irae]

About what?

http://www.slate.com/articles/sport...he_ballsiest_call_in_super_bowl_history_.html

 

[aluminum seats]

http://www.slate.com/articles/sport...he_ballsiest_call_in_super_bowl_history_.html

How is that relevant to the current discussion?