Greatest moment ever likely the stare down against Pete Carroll as he played chicken with the final precious chunks of time rolling off the clock, forcing Pete right into his trap. May never see a more ballsy chess move than that by a coach again, ever.
Think about the balls you need to essentially run down the clock in that situation... and all because he noticed the Seahawks looked increasingly disorganized/panicked when they realized the Patriots weren’t calling a timeout. By all analytical angles, not calling a timeout there after the Lynch tackle was an atrociously bad move, like Grady Little territory. But Bill understands the game on another level. 31 out of 32 head coaches call a timeout there the second Lynch is stopped and hedge their bets for a potential final drive for the offense.
Almost chilling to think about the psychological advantage he has under that level of pressure.
And a loss there would have been their 3rd straight after “SpyGate” and, who knows, things may have spiraled from there (see Seahawks collapse.). So much NFL history and legacies changed on that play, and that balls of steel decision to force Seattle to rush a play call, going against all seemingly rational strategy.
