Quote:We had this exact same conversation at the SB party I was at. The unanimous consensus among us 40-something football fans of varying degrees of football acumen was: Run it and live with the consequences.

 

Let's say for the sake of argument that they ran Lynch and he got stuffed or put the football on the ground. I'd be OK with that. That is a matter of poor execution instead of a boneheaded playcall. Marshawn Lynch averages 2.53 yards after contact as I remember reading recently. They needed 1 yard. I'd take my chances relying on my strong suit (running the football). Simply put, you put the football in the hands one of your best offensive playmakers and let the chips fall where they may. In this instance, that was either Wilson or Lynch...and that takes nothing away from Baldwin, Kearse, Willson or David Tyree Chris Matthews. Hell, as has been cited previously, a Matthews fade would've been a good call, even if it didn't work.

 

But a slant? Really?

 

Looks like you forgot who made the juggling catch on that drive. That was Jermaine Kearse, not Chris Matthews.

 

I was the one who said they should have tried a corner fade to Matthews again because it worked in the first half. That is, if passing on second down was smart, which it wasn't.

 

One of the mistakes on that play call was the personnel. Why didn't the Seahawks put their tallest wide receiver on the field for that play?

 

Another mistake was the formation. Even if a slant was the right thing to do, throwing out of the shotgun with three wide receivers was not. The formation alone told the Patriots Seattle was going to pass.

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