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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 14:25:44 GMT
First consider- it was unexpected. 2nd and goal at the one yard line with 27 seconds left in the game. A running play or a quarterback sneak was expected. Second- more fumbles occur on running plays in this situation than at any other time. Every defensive player that had a chance to tackle the runner would also do everything in his power to tackle the ball. Slap, punch, elbow the ball to force a fumble. It is different from tackling the runner on regular plays. So you see more fumbles on these running plays than usual. It sure looks like a bad call. I'm not sure it was even though it was unsuccessful. I also don't know what happened exactly. Was there miscommunication between Wilson and the receiver? Did Wilson just throw a bad pass? Unexpected, except the Patriots had their defense ready to cover goal line personnel, so really only unexpected by everyone else. They've showed the Patriots practice footage as often as the play itself, to show Butler missing in practice & adjusting when the play came. I suppose it's cheating though eh, watching Seahawks tv footage lols. Seems Lynch was not a full decoy with the alignment... www.bing.com/videos/search?q=super+bowl+xlix+slow+motion&&view=detail&mid=2303D3AED6917B3795C62303D3AED6917B3795C6&FORM=VRDGAR Had Seattle lined him up in a more conventional run set, maybe the Patriots commit more to him than they did as you watch that play unfold. Again, the play was on tape & goal line D was prepared. Hindsight 20-20, the game essentially now ends once Hightower tackles Lynch the play prior. That play as a Patriots fan still gives me a heart pulse... it was Lynch's TD to lose & it was that f'n close. As for Wilson, he doesn't look as locked in throughout the play as say we've seen Brady & the Patriots' history of mandatory 2 point conversions. Wilson looked a bit I dunno how to say it, reactive like he's throwing into the dark? The play wasn't bad, it just seems like Carroll & the Seahawks simply didn't have a guaranteed score play in their books they should've figured out back in the summer. So yes, I'll side that the play call was poor. That slow-motion video reveals the poor formation and Wilson locking his eyes to give Butler and indication of what was to come. It was like a poker player giving a tell to another player. Thank you for that video twothousandonemark. Thank you to the other posters also. Some excellent analysis here. Yeah it is easy to say it was a bad call. In retrospect it was a combination of a poor call and a lack of planning. They should have planned for this situation in advance. It is hard to get a full yard with a quarterback sneak. There is a big difference between a foot and a yard on a play like this. If it was first and inches then a quarterback sneak. Or straight up the middle with Lynch. Rapid snap and handoff that should have been planned and drilled in practice. If the OL could make a tiny hole Lynch would have gotten a foot or two. A yard is more difficult but Lynch was one of the best running backs in the NFL and certainly could have made the yard or more to get the TD. They should have planned for this play. It seems to be a lack of planning and preparation combined with poor execution. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 28, 2017 19:30:24 GMT
They should have planned for this play. It seems to be a lack of planning and preparation combined with poor execution. Every team, even the Browns, should probably have a Super Bowl winning play sealed up by the end of July. |
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Post by lordarvidthexiii on Oct 31, 2017 0:36:46 GMT
I mean when u have lynch you have to run. Lynch was 0 for 5 in his last 5 1-yard-needed attempts. |
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Post by lordarvidthexiii on Oct 31, 2017 0:44:04 GMT
Unexpected, except the Patriots had their defense ready to cover goal line personnel, so really only unexpected by everyone else. They've showed the Patriots practice footage as often as the play itself, to show Butler missing in practice & adjusting when the play came. I suppose it's cheating though eh, watching Seahawks tv footage lols. Seems Lynch was not a full decoy with the alignment... www.bing.com/videos/search?q=super+bowl+xlix+slow+motion&&view=detail&mid=2303D3AED6917B3795C62303D3AED6917B3795C6&FORM=VRDGAR Had Seattle lined him up in a more conventional run set, maybe the Patriots commit more to him than they did as you watch that play unfold. Again, the play was on tape & goal line D was prepared. Hindsight 20-20, the game essentially now ends once Hightower tackles Lynch the play prior. That play as a Patriots fan still gives me a heart pulse... it was Lynch's TD to lose & it was that f'n close. As for Wilson, he doesn't look as locked in throughout the play as say we've seen Brady & the Patriots' history of mandatory 2 point conversions. Wilson looked a bit I dunno how to say it, reactive like he's throwing into the dark? The play wasn't bad, it just seems like Carroll & the Seahawks simply didn't have a guaranteed score play in their books they should've figured out back in the summer. So yes, I'll side that the play call was poor. That slow-motion video reveals the poor formation and Wilson locking his eyes to give Butler and indication of what was to come. It was like a poker player giving a tell to another player. Thank you for that video twothousandonemark. Thank you to the other posters also. Some excellent analysis here. Yeah it is easy to say it was a bad call. In retrospect it was a combination of a poor call and a lack of planning. They should have planned for this situation in advance. It is hard to get a full yard with a quarterback sneak. There is a big difference between a foot and a yard on a play like this. If it was first and inches then a quarterback sneak. Or straight up the middle with Lynch. Rapid snap and handoff that should have been planned and drilled in practice. If the OL could make a tiny hole Lynch would have gotten a foot or two. A yard is more difficult but Lynch was one of the best running backs in the NFL and certainly could have made the yard or more to get the TD. They should have planned for this play. It seems to be a lack of planning and preparation combined with poor execution. There is also the fact that Butler made an amazing play. He didn't just intercept the ball, he slammed the Sea hawk receiver into the ground and remembered to get out of the goal zone to prevent a safety. |
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