Pete Carroll said it was "totally" his fault.

 

Quote:"I told those guys, 'That's my fault, totally,' " Carroll said on NBC's postgame show. "But we had plenty of time to win the game ... we were playing for third and fourth down, give them no time left ... but didn't work out that way."

 

Darrell Bevell also blamed himself. Both coaches gave the same reason for deciding to throw on second down at the 1 yard line.

 

Quote:"We sent in our personnel, they sent in goal line," Carroll said. "It's not the right matchup for us to run the football, so on second down, we throw the ball. Really, it's to kind of waste that play. If we score, we do, if we don't we don't, then we run it on third and fourth down. No second thoughts, no hesitation."

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...final-play

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...lt-totally

 

Bevell added Ricardo Lockette was partly responsible for the disastrous result 

 

Quote:Lockette "could have been stronger through the ball," Bevell pointed out to reporters multiple times.

 

After not talking much all last week, Marshawn Lynch answered questions, saying he was not surprised about the play call "because football is a team sport." In other words, he won't throw anybody under the bus.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...-play-call

 

Malcom Butler was too overcome with emotion to talk when Michele Tafoya asked him about it. Jimmy Garoppolo was able to do a better job explaining what happened.

 

Quote:"We did (call that play) and (wide receiver) Josh (Boyce) got a touchdown in practice on it," Garoppolo confirmed in the Pats locker room. "It got him ready and he knew what to expect. Jumping the route like that, that's very impressive. That's all instincts."

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...-to-happen

 

Knowing all this now, maybe it was more a case of the defense playing better than the offense and the play call itself was not as bad as it seems.

 

Of course, that did not stop people who are employed by the NFL and other players from tweeting it was a stupid call.

 

Quote:With Marshawn Lynch and the No. 1 rushing offense in tow, Seattle cooked up a curious playcall to throw the ball on the 1-yard line on second down. When Malcolm Butler of the Patriots came away with the game-saving interception, social media was abuzz. The hashtag #WorstCallEver became trending in the United States.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...-goal-line

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