Originally posted by tjd808185:Originally posted by NCommand:They scored 8 in 2 minutes after the potential FG series. A FG is just a couple passes for Tom. But yeah, I certainly like the odds better with that FG. But I certainly wouldn't trust that defense at that point... go for the W. Crazy, even after the sack, they got the yards right back...but, holding negated it... then Gabriel after that. Just crazy...even when they make a play it's negated and then on the flip side, the defense can't make one single play...2 TD's and 2 two-point conversions and then the coin flip and immediate TD to end it. Has that series of events ever happened before?
If it was a 2 score game I don't see Brady marching down the field like that and getting the ball back and marching again. It becomes a different ballgame there with Atl just trying to get NE to bleed time off the clock. Prevent. They probably get the 8 but have to convert an onside for a serious chance. In a 8 point game with plenty of time Atl is playing to stop him and NE quickly marched down the field.
You don't? Brady has made a career of doing just that time and time again. I agree the two scores in 4+ minutes certainly would have made it more challenging though.
That said, the impetus of this conversation was around play calling and at the most important time of the game, they got in FG range to the 22. Then the players eff'd up. You don't take a sack in that situation ever esp. from shotgun (clock running). Even after that, Kyle called another nice play that got them those yards right back...but then holding pushed them back to the 45 on that very play. That was not only a 19 yard swing but it stopped the clock. Kyle then had no choice but to pass from the 45 and Gabriel drops it.
So whether they ran it 3 straight times up the middle or passed it twice in the field like they did, the end result was pretty much the same (same distance and clock ticking down) BUT that critical holding call killed the chance of even attempting a FG that Woo guaranteed he'd make. That was only the second holding call that half too.
Will Kyle be more conservative with the play calling next time? Maybe...but probably not. They wouldn't have been a historic offense if he had that mentality. You do what got you there and if the execution is poor, you live with it.
[ Edited by NCommand on Jun 30, 2017 at 10:29 AM ]