Exactly right. At least let the Pats see a fake of what they were trying to stop. You run a play action thereHawk_Nation":1wii5fa1 said:atleast put Lynch in there to sell the possibility of the run.
Hawk_Nation":3buooiva said:atleast put Lynch in there to sell the possibility of the run.
HawkFan72":3brizpuw said:If he throws it there, fine. But we never should have been in that situation and he threw it late.
That's what I don't get. Most people are saying "run Lynch". I get that, and I agree, but it's not like Bevell had the option of this one pass play or running Lynch. RO with a passing option would have given Russ the chance to take the highest probability option, even if that meant tossing it to the stands. Crap, did we even use a TE the whole game? Miller had a great TD a couple seasons ago where he sold falling during a block just to sneak into the EZ wide open. We've also seen play action where the RB or FB sneaks out to the flat wide open for a walk in TD. There are so many reasons why that slant call was wrong, not just that it was a pass.dbsn2420":2kxwyhbi said:This is not a smart play in this situation! The ball can get tipped, bounce off the receiver, any number of other negatives. PC said they wanted to burn a play here against their goal line D, well then get Russell on the move with an option to run it in if it's there, or throw it away if it's not.
Calling this play in this situation is inexcusable and cost us a Lombardi.
mikeak":26f5ixax said:To me the issue isn't if he should throw or how he threw or any of how great a play it was by the defender.
It is inches and 2nd down. 2 timeouts left and 20sexs in clock. Seattle runs
Bevell calls run in 2nd and 3rd down 5yards out!!!! But not one inch away....