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It's February 1, 2015. Approximately 6pm PST.

The Seattle Seahawks have the ball on the Patriots one yard line.

Somehow, some wacky way, you have found a Do Over button. However, you only get one shot to make it right.

What play do you call?
 

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Same play, same first read by Wilson, but an easy toss to an open Lynch. (Knowing what I know now, of course)
 

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Hand the ball off to Beastmode and then I’m going to freeze my keister off again in a Super Bowl parade in Seattle.
NE was 31st in goalline defense that year (see next to last).
 
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OpHawk":31kmpv85 said:
You really want to do this?

Yes. It's a Seahawks fan forum. What else are we going to talk about? Mid-century modern design?
 
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I am going with a naked bootleg. All. The. Way.
 

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Aros":24lv8xir said:
I am going with a naked bootleg. All. The. Way.

You go nekkid all ya want .....I am not watching....:p....

But my choice would be a boot leg to the right and then pass back to the Linchpin.
 

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Aros":3se7pdvz said:
I am going with a naked bootleg. All. The. Way.

Yep, this is where I'd go, too.

There was time to run a couple plays, but not starting with a rushing play.

The bootleg would put the ball toward the sideline where an int. would be less likely, and RW could still run it in if the D stayed home. I like the chances.

If it falls incomplete, you live to run the ball as time expires, then you at least tried both options.

Running the ball first was not an intelligent play either.
 

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Aros":39ybutya said:
It's February 1, 2015. Approximately 6pm PST.

The Seattle Seahawks have the ball on the Patriots one yard line.

Somehow, some wacky way, you have found a Do Over button. However, you only get one shot to make it right.

What play do you call?

Passing wasn't a huge crime. It was the play call itself, which included depending on your 4th or 5th best receiver to make a huge play. Furthermore, it's ludicrous to think that the head coach, OC, nor the QB had the common sense to call that specific play off (Why they called no timeout was crazy).

But this is all hindsight. If that play is ran 100 times, 99 times it doesn't get picked. Butler (Who has turned into a one play wonder btw) made an extraordinary play.
 

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It was second down. Give it to the beast. If he doesn't make it, run it again, or pass, but run it on second down.
 

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Same play Wilson scored against the Packers in the NFC championship game.
 

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rjdriver":257s0z56 said:
It was second down. Give it to the beast. If he doesn't make it, run it again, or pass, but run it on second down.


If you run and don't score on 2nd down. It's almost game over.
 

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2nd down clock running with goalline heave in the game? It should be a pass play.

Any hard run fake and roll out pass would be the right call. Also, make sure your best pass catchers are on the field, not some punt coverage bum who has a wide receiver number.
 

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Have been talking with friends and coworkers for years about this; in my mind I always envision Russ keeping it and running for the outside corner.
 

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Tight end lined up on the end of the line, play action fake to the left, tight end chips then releases, Russ walks in or its a easy pitch and catch .
 

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poly1274":1e9tjfjn said:
rjdriver":1e9tjfjn said:
It was second down. Give it to the beast. If he doesn't make it, run it again, or pass, but run it on second down.


If you run and don't score on 2nd down. It's almost game over.

Why?

They had a timeout and two more downs.

Running was a legit option there. I think if the pass on 2nd was incomplete they were running on 3rd
 

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Uncle Si":1xdle3b7 said:
poly1274":1xdle3b7 said:
rjdriver":1xdle3b7 said:
It was second down. Give it to the beast. If he doesn't make it, run it again, or pass, but run it on second down.


If you run and don't score on 2nd down. It's almost game over.

Why?

They had a timeout and two more downs.

Running was a legit option there. I think if the pass on 2nd was incomplete they were running on 3rd


No I'm pretty sure they used their third and final timeout on Kearse's catch. And it was like 30 seconds left on 2nd down.
 

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no we had one timeout remaining at the time.

My own view is same as others. Run fake, roll out to right, let Wilson run it to the corner with WRs blocking.

Get out of bounds if you cant get in, 3rd down run and then timeout if Lynch fails to power in. 4th down = final play of the game for all the marbles. If it gets that far, some 'Seatty special' equivalent pass play to Wilson in the end zone to walk off to a ticker tape parade back to Seattle.

Ah how we wish things could have been different.
 
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