6/18/2023 0 Comments Geoff schwartz youtubeWhat the Patriots did was unique, another reminder of what makes Bill Belichick a remarkable coach. The Seahawks stayed in their 11 personnel, and the mismatch was created. As the clock ran down, the Patriots declined to take a timeout, but instead, ran a defensive look they hadn’t shown often. On the previous play, the Seahawks handed the ball to Lynch and he was tripped up at 1. So where does this fit into that final offensive play for the Seahawks in their last Super Bowl appearance? The best designed plays can get beaten by a defense that’s well prepared. My favorite offensive line coach would tell us “the defense just wins a rep sometimes.” It can happen. There are times where the opposite side of the ball wins a rep. Not every play call is the best one, even if it works.Īnd vice versa, if a play call doesn’t work, it’s not the worst decision ever. They call a poor play call, but it works out anyway. There are also times when teams get lucky. the play sequencing sets up a home run, it sets up a great matchup because of the formation and so on. Yes, there are times where a play call is a genius. If it works, it was genius if it didn’t, it was a terrible play call. I’ve always been fascinated to see the reaction to play calling on the interweb. The New England’s defensive alignment didn’t leave them any other choice. Since that day, people blab nonstop about Seattle’s “mistake,” not handing the ball to Marshawn Lynch at that moment. At the end of Super Bowl 49, the Seattle Seahawks lost the game when they threw the ball at the 1-yard line and Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler jumped the route for a game-sealing interception.
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