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The same thing happened with RG3, but I think everyone just assumed it was because he was too dumb to call the right audible, so he wasn't allowed.
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In the Falcons defense (sort of) if they went all "prevent and burn the clock just hold the lead" and lost the game, the exact same people would be spewing the exact same stories with the literal only difference being they'd be upset about the Falcons not going all out to win and instead softening up just trying to hold the lead. It happens all the time.
Fact of the matter is there is always a reason to bitch about something the losing team did or didn't do.
Please note: This does not mean i'm saying the Patriots would've won the game if Atlanta burnt more clock/etc. because nobody knows. It might've worked or the Pats might've still made the miracle comeback.
Fact of the matter is there is always a reason to bitch about something the losing team did or didn't do.
Please note: This does not mean i'm saying the Patriots would've won the game if Atlanta burnt more clock/etc. because nobody knows. It might've worked or the Pats might've still made the miracle comeback.
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edit -- wtf is this bug this morning. @a_skeleton_03 definitely something screwey, this time the forum showed me 7 posts from myself until i refreshed, then just two.
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I know he made some shitty play calling in said Superbowl and now wants to be head coach and offensive coordinator. I don't think he's capable of successfully doing both. Feel free to rub it in when he wins the 49ers a Superbowl. I'll happily eat crow.
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Kneeling twice at minimum puts the ball at the 24 due to losing a yard on the spot + 17 yards for the kick = 41 yard fg = 9 more yards than a PAT = not a gimme/chip shot to any kicker.
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Greg Cosell from NFL films said that after watching the film on the sack where the RB didn't block the guy there was a receiver running wide open and if Ryan had one more second to throw it would have been an easy touchdown but since he missed the block, now all the dipshit fans get to go "hur hur you're supposed to run the ball when you've got a lead" like it's some amazing insight that would be news to Atlanta's coaching staff. On the other hand, Edelman's amazing catch was a ball Brady should have never thrown where the most likely outcome was a game ending interception but because of a missed INT followed by a miracle bounce and an amazing catch we're all talking about how great Brady is and how dumb the Falcons are. Making the right call doesn't always lead to success and sometimes the wrong call does.
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Holy fucking retardation......
YOU DONT NEED A TOUCHDOWN IN THAT SITUATION. The only dipshit fans are 49er fans trying to defend their dipshit coach. It was the wrong call. Period.
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You always need a touchdown. If they had done what everyone says, ran it 3 times when the Pats defense is expecting a run and the dude missed the FG, you guys would all be ranting about how they were playing to not lose, prevent offense, blah blah blah. I'm pretty sure a lot of people could make the right play calls after they know the outcome.
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i think the Falcons were worried too much about making the game exciting / keeping the pacing up. how fucking boring would a Super Bowl where the winning team is taking knees outside of the fourth quarter be? yeah it would be great strategy, and myself as someone who thinks that way i would have enjoyed it -- but the entire world would have been pissed, the NFL would have been pissed at the Falcons, etc. etc. etc.
its the only explanation i can think of for why to snap it with 20 seconds on the playclock and whatnot. they were trying to put on a show. probably pressured to put on a show.
its the only explanation i can think of for why to snap it with 20 seconds on the playclock and whatnot. they were trying to put on a show. probably pressured to put on a show.
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will admit that i did not see many falcons games this year, i might be wrong on my assessment.
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Not saying the Falcons choked is the dumbest shit you could ever say.
If they had actually used the clock, run the ball, then kicked a fg (ie football 101)......the Pats would have had the ball with about 2 minutes and needing two scores just to tie. It's situational football, not rocket science.
"Entering yesterday, teams w/ at least a 17-pt lead after the 3rd quarter were 133-0 all-time in postseason."
If they had actually used the clock, run the ball, then kicked a fg (ie football 101)......the Pats would have had the ball with about 2 minutes and needing two scores just to tie. It's situational football, not rocket science.
"Entering yesterday, teams w/ at least a 17-pt lead after the 3rd quarter were 133-0 all-time in postseason."
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