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Which had it worked and scored the TD it would have been called genius.
Worried about tendencies, Seattle coach wanted to switch it up it had worked before but putting that on tape makes it just another tendency Belechick prepared his defense for.
Butler had never responded correctly in practice but in the game when the keys hit and sure enough here comes that middle pass he stepped right into it and made history.
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They were at the 1yd line, had been running the ball all over the Pats and had a timeout left. Scoring with almost no time left is something almost any mediocre HC would have known to do.
The rumor is the call was made because they wanted Kumar to be the "hero"
It went down in flames and is one of the most moronic play calls in the history of football.
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Everyone asked who was involved all say the same thing - they wanted to throw Belechick a curve and they feared he had a trick up his sleeve to stop the run at the goal line. And they'd had this play and had used it that season, with success. But ultimately that's why it didn't work that time.
Yes we can trick ourselves trying to be cute and trick the opponent.
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Yeah, not buying it. Carroll isnt that damn stupid.
On the other hand he did somehow coach a massively loaded USC team to a national championship loss against Radio and the Longhorns, so maybe he is.
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yes it was the single dumbest playcall of all time
BUT it was also one of the best instances of game prep and playmaking by butler
that single decision to pass instead of run changed the entire culture of the seahawks and greatly sped up their demise because of how much trust the players lost in carroll
BUT it was also one of the best instances of game prep and playmaking by butler
that single decision to pass instead of run changed the entire culture of the seahawks and greatly sped up their demise because of how much trust the players lost in carroll
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It's out of his own mouth. And others.
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Dumbest play call in NFL postseason history.
They were at the 1yd line, had plenty of time and still had a timeout.
Fucking braindead as Biden type idiocy.
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The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. Stupidity comes in all forms. Including fooling oneself trying to be clever. He forgot the most important principle - K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid. He fooled himself into something foolish. And the kicker? Belechick had his players PREPARED for the stupidity! Expected it!
Had he tried running it in there twice or even three times and it fails there wouldn't be anyone critical.
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This claims Wilson pulled a Romo special
The Atlanta Falcons took some of the heat off with their epic 28-3 collapse against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl two years later, but it's tough to think of a more devastating single play in NFL history for any fanbase than what happened to the Seattle Seahawks at the one-yard line at the end of Super Bowl 49.
By now you have seen replays of Russell Wilson's interception a few hundred times and heard Cris Collinsworth bring it up in every Seahawks game he calls on NBC. Every analyst has broken the play down from a dozen different angles, discussing what might have been if they had only run the ball.
Now we have some new details about that fateful play, courtesy of former Seattle defensive tackle Brandon Mebane. He was a guest on Gee Scott's podcast earlier this week and revealed that Wilson changed the play from what was originally called - a run for Marshawn Lynch.
“It was an option (play)... When Russell went in and lined up, he saw that they were in goal line. They had like six, seven defensive linemen on the field. So when he saw that, he was like, ‘That’s a great opportunity.’ They don’t have linebackers right there to intercept those quick little passes for slants or in the flats. So they’re like, this is perfect.”
At first glance it does look like a great opportunity to throw the ball. However, the details matter - and some Seahawks saw the disaster coming - including former quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. Mebane says that when Wilson changed the play Jackson immediately knew it was trouble.
"So Tarvaris Jackson — I’m kind of not near him, but I can see him — has an earpiece in his ear, and they call the play. Tavaris Jackson says, ‘Nooo! Don’t run that play.’ He turns his back and walks up the sideline away from the play. And I’m like, ‘Where is he going, and why did he say don’t run that play?’ But he said don’t run that play. He walks back, and then they ran the play. And you know what happened after that.”
Malcolm Butler made the key play on the ball, but according to Mebane the guy next to him had seen the play in practice hundreds of times - original Legion of Boom member Brandon Browner remembered, knew what was coming and played his role to perfection to set Butler up for the pick.
Mebane went on to say that Russell Wilson approached him the next day and tried to explain why he decided to throw the ball, but Mebane blew him off and made it clear he blamed Wilson for the INT. Up until now we had been blaming former offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell for making the infamous play-call, but it seems Wilson was the true culprit.
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The Atlanta Falcons took some of the heat off with their epic 28-3 collapse against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl two years later, but it's tough to think of a more devastating single play in NFL history for any fanbase than what happened to the Seattle Seahawks at the one-yard line at the end of Super Bowl 49.
By now you have seen replays of Russell Wilson's interception a few hundred times and heard Cris Collinsworth bring it up in every Seahawks game he calls on NBC. Every analyst has broken the play down from a dozen different angles, discussing what might have been if they had only run the ball.
Now we have some new details about that fateful play, courtesy of former Seattle defensive tackle Brandon Mebane. He was a guest on Gee Scott's podcast earlier this week and revealed that Wilson changed the play from what was originally called - a run for Marshawn Lynch.
“It was an option (play)... When Russell went in and lined up, he saw that they were in goal line. They had like six, seven defensive linemen on the field. So when he saw that, he was like, ‘That’s a great opportunity.’ They don’t have linebackers right there to intercept those quick little passes for slants or in the flats. So they’re like, this is perfect.”
At first glance it does look like a great opportunity to throw the ball. However, the details matter - and some Seahawks saw the disaster coming - including former quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. Mebane says that when Wilson changed the play Jackson immediately knew it was trouble.
"So Tarvaris Jackson — I’m kind of not near him, but I can see him — has an earpiece in his ear, and they call the play. Tavaris Jackson says, ‘Nooo! Don’t run that play.’ He turns his back and walks up the sideline away from the play. And I’m like, ‘Where is he going, and why did he say don’t run that play?’ But he said don’t run that play. He walks back, and then they ran the play. And you know what happened after that.”
Malcolm Butler made the key play on the ball, but according to Mebane the guy next to him had seen the play in practice hundreds of times - original Legion of Boom member Brandon Browner remembered, knew what was coming and played his role to perfection to set Butler up for the pick.
Mebane went on to say that Russell Wilson approached him the next day and tried to explain why he decided to throw the ball, but Mebane blew him off and made it clear he blamed Wilson for the INT. Up until now we had been blaming former offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell for making the infamous play-call, but it seems Wilson was the true culprit.