Yeah that was a head scratcher But have to admit, Belicheat was perfect with his clock mgmt on that drive.
Actually I think it's the same the thing as in the open field: establish yourself as a runner, or go to the ground and maintain control.
Yeah but I always thought the endzone was like a sideline catch. 2 feet down, control of the ball. Bang, that's it. Ref said even in the endzone the WR has to make a post-catch football move and become a runner before the catch counts. Learn something new every game I guess. That's why I'm not a Ref.
They would have had to run it all three times just to get it down to 1:20 since the Pats had one timeout plus the two-minute warning and even 1:20 no timeouts is a risk against Brady. I actually agree with going for a TD there, the only issue I had was the stupid rollout on third down...Eli ain't exactly Russel Wilson
http://www.patsfans.com/new-england...hreads/9-and-0-and-feeling-depressed.1125509/ Apparently some Patriots fans were depressed after this game. Not the thread title I would have chosen, but yeah, I guess no fans are happy in the NFL if a team as successful as the Pats aren't even happy.
