drcool
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Pretty much sums up my feelings. Give the ball to Lynch. That is the call we all want made in that situation.
But looking at the numbers the odds of success and failure with a run or pass in that situation are almost equal. If Lockette makes the catch Bevell and Carroll are praised for not running into a stacked goal line formation. And 99 times out of 100 that pass is either incomplete or a TD giving Seattle either the win or 2 more shots at a TD.
And Lynch is not really a "goal line" back. Only 5 for 12 in those situations in the past 3 years.
Like everyone I hate the play call and would have rather seen the ball in Lynch's hands but this outcome was a bit too much of a fluke to make me really angry about it.
Pretty much sums up my feelings. Give the ball to Lynch. That is the call we all want made in that situation.
But looking at the numbers the odds of success and failure with a run or pass in that situation are almost equal. If Lockette makes the catch Bevell and Carroll are praised for not running into a stacked goal line formation. And 99 times out of 100 that pass is either incomplete or a TD giving Seattle either the win or 2 more shots at a TD.
And Lynch is not really a "goal line" back. Only 5 for 12 in those situations in the past 3 years.
Like everyone I hate the play call and would have rather seen the ball in Lynch's hands but this outcome was a bit too much of a fluke to make me really angry about it.