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I'm surprised that so many of you support the decision.
I thought that it was the worst coaching decision that I have
witnessed in 50 years of watching Patriot's football. For a few
seconds I thought that Clive Rush was back as Patriot's head
coach. Gil Santos and Gino were stunned by Belichick's decision.
Frankly, I'm beginning to wonder if Belichick is still a great coach.
Great coaches exercise good judgment to win football games.
Mediocre coaches make poor decisions and lose football games.
Last night, Belichick was a mediocre coach.
I hope that last night's bitter loss does not adversely affect the players. It's tough to bust your butt for almost 58 minutes and have the head
coach deliver the game to the opponents on a silver platter. Belichick
should stop making flimsy excuses and admit to his players that he
made a terrible decision. He should take 100% of the blame for the
loss.
most importantly whether Coach Belichick feels he has a defense that can stop Peyton Manning when all the chips are down. Last night, he clearly felt that he didn't.
Stupidest decision I've ever seen a coach make.
I don't care about statistics, saying that going for it is around the same as punting it. There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. You DO NOT GIVE PEYTON #@%^ING MANNING THE BALL WITH 30 YARDS TO GO FOR THE WIN. Most coaches would be fired for doing something that stupid, in a game with literally season-ending implications. That was the difference between possibly playing the Colts on the road vs. at Gillette. Indefensible. Not enough sugar in the world to make that Kool-Aid drinkable...
Seriously, what kind of confidence does that show in both Pees and the Players
All in all, and on so many levels, that 3rd and 4th down were up there with the SB42 field goal and last minute all-out blitz as the worst calls i've seen this team make