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Mike Tomlin/Todd Haley would have made that call in the Red zone?? They would have been crucified (rightfully so) These type of things just don't happen here, every coach/organization has this stuff happen.
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Anyone who would make that call should be crucified. -
As I sit here today, I can't think of a worst call in all the games I have ever watched.
That said, the fact that the Seahawks were in a position to win that game is nuts to begin with. If it wasn't for that moronic "I know better than everyone call", what everyone would remember was that ridiculous miracle reception that set it up.Comment
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I can see passing in that situation but not the route they used. Crossing pattern across the middle where traffic is most crowded, and tipped balls abound. Well, it wasn't a tip that did them in; it was the crowd of players. If you're going to pass, use play action to Lynch and lob one to the TE. Or drag a FB diagonally into the flat. The FB gets single coverage at most and often no coverage at all. But fer gawd's sake don't chuck it into a traffic jam.Last edited by RobinCole; 02-02-2015, 07:06 AM.Comment
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I'm sure if the Steelers would have made that call they would be calling for Haley's and Tomlin's head. Of course they also would be screaming for LeBeau's head because it's only the Steeler defense that gives up 14 points late in the fourth quarter.
As many on this site think ... The Rooney's suck, Colbert sucks, Tomlin sucks, the coaches suck, and the players suck.
but Go Steelers!!!
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Guess I am one of the few but I think it was the perfect playcall for what they have on offense. The whole world knew Beast Mode was going to get the rock.. There were 8 in the box.. BM was not having a monster night - Vince W was though.. The Quick Slant behind the Pick was a great Call - the only problem was the Guy who had been beaten the play before on some fluke wild Crap was praying for one more chance at Redemption.. He sold out for that one play and Came up Aces. He made a Superbowl winning play.. Thats all.. The percentages were in the Seahawks favor - buddy just beat the odds.
There is no play in a playbook that is 100% undefensible.. Heck the Pats didnt even call a Time out because EVERYBODY KNEW who to look for..
Sometimes you just have to tip your hat..Comment
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You run the ball...end of story. If you can get a yard on three plays, you don't deserve to win a championship.Comment
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And if they had Run up the middle and Lost 8 yards ala Laflunk do you run it again?
They had a QB who was flirting with Elite, they put the ball in his hands and he came up empty. There was no Guarentee that BM would have made it but the World wants us to believe he would have.. What did he end up with 102 or something like that, he was not setting the world on Fire..
Everybody who is claiming they should have was also assuming that at the end of the Half they should have settled for the FG with 6 seconds left instead of The TD.
and as for our fans, we are always claiming No turtle, dont play to lose, Be aggressive - but now when It doesnt work those same folks want to say well you should have played Turtle ball, played it Safe, yadda yaddaa yaddaa.. The Seahawks were in the superbowl because they took chances.. Thats who they were.. Just didnt work last night..
I didnt have a problem with the Quick Slant - The house was coming and the ball had to come out quick..Comment
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I'm not defending the call to throw the ball into a congested middle of the field. But they didn't have 3 plays to run. If they had run on 2nd down and didn't make it, they would've had to call a time out. Then if they run on 3rd down and don't make it, they can't stop the clock to have another attempt at running on 4th down. To have 3 shots at scoring, they had to pass on one of them and they chose the least obvious down to do it, which I'm OK with. It's just that the actual pass play called was too dangerous.Comment
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Well, Dan Quinn is not the Seahawks D.C. anymore...
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.Comment
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I've looked at the play a couple times since. to be clear, i think they HAVE to hand that ball to lynch on the first attempt - but seeing what was on the field I can understand their choice. The pats were stacked to stop the run. It looked to me like they were also executing a run blitz. If you subscribe to the logic that with only one timeout - at least one of those attempts has to be a pass play that stops the clock if it's unsuccessful then you can see how the quick slant in front of the ROOKIE CB is an attractive option.
I believe that's why the hawks did that. It was the signature play of the game. one team needed to make a championship play to win the superbowl. in this case, the rookie CB jumped the route and grabbed the ball and the ring.
but in the grand tradition of second guessing - they should have tried lynch on the first play. passed on the second and then had one last chance to win the game.
such is football. good news for me however is that one of the two teams I really dislike was going to lose in an agonizing fashion. too bad seattle can't blame the refs this time!2014 MNF EXEC CHAMPION!!!Comment
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