When it happened I agreed with Bill Belichick's call to go for it

[BirdBradyBobbyOrr 0]

Days later and I still pain over this.

 

What was Belichick thinking? Please, co-workers, family, Bostonians, stop quoting me the stats. It was a jackass move. None of those stats account for PEYTON MANNING!

 

God Coach, what were you thinking. We would be one game back and rolling. Our D is pretty good. I just don't understand it. I really don't.

[Thornton Melon 620]

Well since you're in the laughing mood, I'll dish out an ironic twist of humor at ya - all Patriots fans have spent the past 2 months CONSTANTLY bringing up Brady's and the Pat's 3 SuperBowl rings. It's their ONLY argument as to why Brady is better than Manning, and anytime they lose a game or whatnot, they point to their 3 championships.

 

Yet which has happened more recently, the SpyGate or the Patriots last SB (SB win by the way, not SB choke)???? OH THAT'S RIGHT, you call these people out for living in the past over something that happened from 2006-2008, doesn't that mean your rings are pretty much forgotten by now???

 

All of 'em, eh? There you go again....

[Boston Three Party 6]

Days later and I still pain over this.

 

What was Belichick thinking? Please, co-workers, family, Bostonians, stop quoting me the stats. It was a jackass move. None of those stats account for PEYTON MANNING!

 

God Coach, what were you thinking. We would be one game back and rolling. Our D is pretty good. I just don't understand it. I really don't.

 

Nope. Wrong.

 

I was in the stands. I stood with BB and said FOCK IT, I want to end the game right here. You don't give the ball to Manning anywhere on the field.

 

Face it, our D has already lost this game by sucking CAWK earlier in the night and "Kool Aid" Maroney fumbling. Just accept that and know that when and if we DO meet them in the playoffs, we will get our revenge.

[parrot 789]

There is no way you would make that call again if the situation presented itself. How could you when you know the outcome? Get over it. Thanks for all the laughs.

 

Wow, just when you think a thread couldn't possibly be dumbed down any more, someone pulls a trump card.

 

You DON'T know the outcome of the play when the call is made. Even if you plug in a lot of worse case assumptions, the Patriots are going to convert that a good share of the time.

 

If you really think that one negative result dictates never repeating a decision, here's a little historical lesson for you;

 

4-4-NE 46 (2:27) T.Sauerbrun punts 54 yards to end zone, Center-L.Paxton, Touchback.

 

Indianapolis Colts at 02:17

1-10-IND 20 (2:17) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to R.Wayne ran ob at IND 31 for 11 yards.

 

1-10-IND 31 (2:12) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short middle to B.Fletcher (E.Alexander).

 

2-10-IND 31 (2:08) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass deep left to B.Fletcher ran ob at NE 37 for 32 yards.

 

1-10-NE 37 (2:01) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to R.Wayne to NE 23 for 14 yards (C.Scott, J.Sanders). PENALTY on NE-T.Banta-Cain, Roughing the Passer, 12 yards, enforced at NE 23.

 

Two-Minute Warning

1-10-NE 11 (1:53) J.Addai right tackle to NE 6 for 5 yards (M.Wright, M.Vrabel).

 

2-5-NE 6 (1:10) J.Addai up the middle to NE 3 for 3 yards (V.Wilfork).

 

Timeout #1 by NE at 01:02.

3-2-NE 3 (1:02) J.Addai up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

 

Punting the ball to Manning with roughly two minutes left didn't work out so focking well either, so I clearly cannot choose the wine in front of me...