What was he thinking???? Patriots defense gets kicked in the balls by their coach

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

The worst coaching decision I have ever seen in my life.

I'm a big fan of his but he crapped the bed tonight.

Not only was it a stupid decision but he essentially ruined his relationship and the confidence of his defense for the rest of the season.

Come on Bill.....What were you thinking???

You don't give Payton 2 min and even 100 yds of field. If the made the 1st they would have had the game. Maybe a different play like wielker underneath but, the running game can suck.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by striperman36

You don't give Payton 2 min and even 100 yds of field. If the made the 1st they would have had the game. Maybe a different play like wielker underneath but, the running game can suck.

Agreed. The outcome and maybe execution was AWFUL, but I understand the logic under the circumstances.

You KNOW what Peyton is and can do (history tells you this), and all you need is two yards to stop it. You have Brady who tends to win when he has the ball in the 4th quarter (history also tells you this) and a good chance keep the ball out of the hands of a great quarterback. I just don't see it as illogical as it's being made out to be.

Call it "scared" if you want to, but I wouldn't want to give the ball to Peyton with more then 2 minutes left and a time out either.

[MarshCappa]

Maroney fumbling sucks and that played a big part in the Pats loosing. Belichik had to make the final decision though to go for it on 4th down on your own 28. It's his fault we lost. He made a big gamble and it cost him. What do you think? Should we fire him? I'd rather lose this one than the possible next time we see them in the playoffs. Seems like this one will burn the fires for awhile and keep player hungry to win out.