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[jerseyhawksfan79]

That’s how I feel as well, if you were hell bent on passing do a play action and roll Russ out, he would have 3 options at the at point, run it, throw it if the receiver is open. or just thrown it away and regroup with 2 more chances to get 1 yard ... Its not that trying a pass is a terrible idea near the goal line, but running a slant is the riskiest pass, if it’s tipped you have a hot potato bouncing around....

That play was high risk when the low risk plays as mentioned would have been the better/smarter play especially with 1 TO still in the back pocket.

 

[Anointed One]

If we ran it twice at the goal line and didn’t make it fans will be complaining about why we didn’t pass. Just the truth. Lynch did not have very good success at the goal line that season. It was a case of damned if you do damned if you don’t.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Truth is being on the goal line with time running out only getting in would silence the second guessers. A unsuccessful play, no matter what it was, is getting second guess and getting complaints. That's how works.

 

[Screamin12th]

Truth is being on the goal line with time running out only getting in would silence the second guessers. A unsuccessful play, no matter what it was, is getting second guess and getting complaints. That's how works.

Yep had they ran the ball and Lynch fumbles or doesn't get in and time runs out. You know what people would say? Why run Lynch there he had horrible success from the one all year long. Running a slant at the goal line to Lockette made no sense, either use a TE or do a fade which had they did and Butler selling out to go inside would have been the easiest walk in TD of the game. The Pats knew by the formation what was coming because they sold out to stop it. Butlers first step was inside with zero hesitation.