Good story, but what the defense needs to realize is, they gave up a lot of yards and points at critical times.
They are one of the best defenses, ever, but they aren't infallible.
I love Richard's passion, but he needs to look at himself, before he starts judging others. He even said it after the Crabtree melt down, "You don't build yourself up by tearing down others." Wise words to follow.
This is the truth: " "If we had just executed the play, it would have been the easiest touchdown in history."
Former Seahawks assistant coach"
The call was legit. Get as many plays in as you can, while leaving Tom Brady as little time as possible.
"Some players felt that if Carroll had just once stood before the team and apologized for not ramming Marshawn Lynch into :sarcasm_on: New England's front from the 1-yard line -- a front that had stuffed him on short yardage twice earlier
-- they would have had closure. But Carroll never apologized. And won't. By calling a pass, he wanted to maximize his scoring chances and preserve his last timeout. Bill Belichick has backed the rationale more than Carroll's own team."
It's so easy to remember the final play, but if the defense hadn't given up a lead, it never would have come down to a final play.
That said, the offense has culpability, because I suspect that some of the players didn't give it their all, thinking that a win was a forgone conclusion, and that they just had to go through the motions on the field! :229031_banghead: