Bellichick lost that battle

WCBias · Jan 21, 2007

Should have called time-out after 2 minute warning. Lost 35 seconds and way too much pressure with .24 seconds left to execute.

royboy_3831 · Jan 21, 2007

I couldn't believe the clock management either, very poor for such a great coach imo. Brady should have gotten the ball back with at least 1:30 left on the clock.

ClipJoint · Jan 21, 2007

Too many other plays went on in this one to put the loss on him...but that was terrible clock management for sure.

WCBias · Jan 21, 2007

yeah I couldn't figure out what he was thinking. The Colts were 13 yards away, they were either going to tie it or win it, the clock wasn't any pressure on the Colts at that point....save the time and give Brady the extra 35 or 40 seconds. Plus, it gives your tired ass defense a blow.

LogansRun · Jan 21, 2007

Or don't have that twelfth man in the huddle. That's the CFL.

honzie · Jan 21, 2007

No, he lost game on previous posession. If he ran the ball at midfield he would have forced Indy to use last timeout, maybe, if not the burn 2.5 minutes off clock instead of 30 seconds which is what happened, instead PM had plenty of time to get downfield. That was the key factor in this game. If they ran 3 times, Colts get ball back with less than 1 min

Journeyman · Jan 21, 2007

WC Bias said:
Should have called time-out after 2 minute warning. Lost 35 seconds and way too much pressure with .24 seconds left to execute.

As soon as I saw the clock winding after the 1st down run I said the same thing, why not call a T.O. ...they lost a good 40 seconds.

DrunkDriver · Jan 21, 2007

gotta luv his post game interview.2 or 3 word answers:lolBIG:

BadCo · Jan 21, 2007

Whats up with that dipshit wide reciever with the crystal meth bug eyes that dropped two wide open passes.

Was he wearing the wrong jersy or what?

royboy_3831 · Jan 21, 2007

honzie said:
No, he lost game on previous posession. If he ran the ball at midfield he would have forced Indy to use last timeout, maybe, if not the burn 2.5 minutes off clock instead of 30 seconds which is what happened, instead PM had plenty of time to get downfield. That was the key factor in this game. If they ran 3 times, Colts get ball back with less than 1 min

Colts had 2 timeouts, they would have gotten the ball back with 2 minutes minimum, I don't blame him for going for the win there, that's what makes him a great coach.

LogansRun · Jan 21, 2007

These fucking NFL teams have to hire one of us gamblers to do all the clock management THINKING for them.

RobFunk · Jan 21, 2007

Drunk Driver said:
gotta luv his post game interview.2 or 3 word answers:lolBIG:

Yeah, that was a coach not in the mood for a media moment.

ClipJoint · Jan 21, 2007

honzie said:
No, he lost game on previous posession. If he ran the ball at midfield he would have forced Indy to use last timeout, maybe, if not the burn 2.5 minutes off clock instead of 30 seconds which is what happened, instead PM had plenty of time to get downfield. That was the key factor in this game. If they ran 3 times, Colts get ball back with less than 1 min

Huh? The incompletion was on 3rd down. Indy would have used the a timeout there if it was a run play.

It had no influence on the clock. Not to mention a 1st down there seals the game.

CalRedwood · Jan 21, 2007

Love to come in here and read degenerate posts how the greatest coach in twenty years "blew it".Clock mgmt had zero to do with the ending. They had time for four more plays and had a t.o. in their pocket. You want to blame somebody blame Reche Caldwell's pharmacist who gave a few thousand milligrams too much.

go2guy · Jan 21, 2007

Caldwell is your goat here but scoring too fast in the 4th qtr didn't help.

ClipJoint · Jan 21, 2007

Cal Redwood said:
Love to come in here and read degenerate posts how the greatest coach in twenty years "blew it".Clock mgmt had zero to do with the ending. They had time for four more plays and had a t.o. in their pocket. You want to blame somebody blame Reche Caldwell's pharmacist who gave a few thousand milligrams too much.

Caldwell hurt them but all he did was keep them from scoring in the 40's. If you want to put blame on something, look no further than the defense.

royboy_3831 · Jan 21, 2007

Cal Redwood said:
Love to come in here and read degenerate posts how the greatest coach in twenty years "blew it".Clock mgmt had zero to do with the ending. They had time for four more plays and had a t.o. in their pocket. You want to blame somebody blame Reche Caldwell's pharmacist who gave a few thousand milligrams too much.

Caldwell and the Pats d deserves plenty of blame, but saying "clock mgmt had zero to do with the ending" is about as stupid as it gets. I'm sure Brady would have appreciated 30-40 more seconds to work with. Face it, "the greatest coach in 20 years" fucked up.

Journeyman · Jan 21, 2007

Drunk Driver said:
gotta luv his post game interview.2 or 3 word answers

Why even do an interview??? That was embarassing...Boomer was laughing when they went back to the studio.

:drink:

ClipJoint · Jan 21, 2007

I think it is stupid to make them do an interview immediately after losing the game...what do you expect them to say? You are going to get cliche answers everytime.

honzie · Jan 21, 2007

okay , maybe a NE t.o. was more key at 1:45 approx - I was screaming for pats to keep clock moving and it wasn't happening starting with that 12 man penalty - DAMN! An incomplete pass in that situation is lethal