Originally posted by jcs:
The dynamics of that Atlanta team and these lions is different. Detroit is clearly a team that funnels everything through the HC. That Atlanta team had given Kyle control of the offense exclusively, and perhaps even more so after they set the league on fire on offense and Dan Quinn clearly was running the D. Kyle clearly looked flustered in his play calling against NE who had figured out his scheme by that second half. I mean they were literally in FG position to win the game and instead of running the ball and inching closer to that FG and running out the clock he called passing plays that stopped the clock and forced his team into a punt that gave Brady that opportunity to win the game.
But if they would have ran the ball every play like you said wouldn't one of the greatest defensive minded coaches of all time (Bill Belicheck) stack the box and stop the run resulting in the same punt that gave Brady the opportunity to win the game?
Some of you just love to put everything on Kyle.