(01-24-2018, 06:07 PM)Eric1 Wrote:

(01-24-2018, 09:19 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: On Inside the NFL, they said the Patriots decision to punt on several 4th downs when they were in decent position to go for it was based on knowing the coaching staff had little faith in Bortles after the stunt they pulled at the end of the half.

The coaches neutered him.

He was out playing Brady and the coaches had little faith in him? Load of bull crap if you ask me. The coaches tried to out coach themselves. They went conservative to try and run clock and protect a lead, instead of trying to add to the lead. Had nothing to do with Bortles.

Yeah, it is crap. It has nothing to do with "not having faith" (whatever that means) and everything to do with playing conservative with the ball inside your 10 yard line up 10 points which most teams would do in that situation. Even then it's not like he wasn't passing it to try to pick up a first down. He threw it on 2nd and 3rd down and the first pass Lewis got mugged and the second was a comeback at the sticks where the defender made a great stop a yard short of the first down. Then another drive from inside the 10 and Lewis gets mugged again over the middle on 3rd down. They didn't seem to lack faith in the 4th against Pittsburgh. So what was different? Maybe a 2 possession lead, poor field position, and some missed PI calls.

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