Pete Carroll's Final Play Call Will Add to the Legend of Bill Belichick's Genius

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | February 2, 2015 | Rush Limbaugh

[Kaslin]

RUSH: So we had the Super Bowl last night. Folks, I don't quite know how to express this. I still feel cheated. I don't think that ended up being a pro-football game. I mean, it was, but that last call -- I've looked at it every number of ways. I've listened to every excuse offered. You know, it would be wonderful if Obama would actually stand up and take responsibility for his mistakes like Pete Carroll has. If Obama had made that call last night and it blew up, Obama would say (imitating Obama), "I knew nothing about it. I found out about it when you did when I watched the replay on TV from the sideline." He would totally divorce himself from any responsibility.

I don't think it was Pete Carroll's call. It might have been what the offensive coordinator thought Pete Carroll wanted, but it was the offensive coordinator's call. If I were the quarterback, I would have protested. I would have said, "No way, we're not running this play." And I've heard them say that, yeah, second down we have to throw the ball, it's a wasted play. Wasted play? You've got 40 seconds left. You've got a time-out left. You're on the one yard line after your best running back has just gained four yards and just barely missed scoring, you're gonna waste a play because protocol calls in that situation for at least one pass play?

Why would you even think about stopping the clock? You would want to run as much time off the clock as possible, in the event you do score, give the Patriots as little time as possible to march down into field goal range. But the play call itself -- you know, I've watched it. I've watched that play in a gif format, it just loops, and that cornerback, the rookie, Butler, he knew that play was coming. If you get a chance and watch that play, look at how far off the line of scrimmage he was from the defensive perspective on the left side and look how far he had to go to get there. He could have only made that play if he knew it was coming.

And for the life of me, if you are going to throw the ball in that situation, why in the world do you make it obvious Marshawn Lynch is not part of the play at the snap? Brian, did you see this? At the snap, Marshawn Lynch, who everybody thinks should have gotten the ball, is jogging out to the left flat, totally out of the play. It's instantly visible to the defense so you don't have to worry about him. And that's one of the keys, I think, for this rookie cornerback. He saw Lynch not even be part of the play, but they had watched tape. They knew the Seahawks ran that play in goal-line circumstances, and it was part of the preparation. When he saw that the quarterback was gonna throw, he knew exactly what was coming, quick slant. I think the offensive receiver didn't run an aggressive root. He didn't get there quick. I've watched it. He didn't really get a good start off the line.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/290571511.html

Belichick had five defensive backs on the field for that play. Belichick anticipated a passing play, while everyone else in America anticipated a run.

Belichick may actually underrated.

[Colonel_Flagg]

It may have originated with him but I’ll bet Bevell called it. That was the sort of thing that drove Viking fans absolutely bananas when he was here. The call had Darrell Bevell written all over it.

And every NFL head coach is a control freak. That’s not just limited to Carroll.

There was a very interesting discussion on Twin Cities sports radio yesterday with a former Viking assistant coach who explained why Carroll probably didn’t make the call when he said he did. By the time the assistant in charge of down and distance relays situation to the OC for the play, and the positional coaches get the right players on the field, insisting on a pass would have meant the Seahawks would have had to use their time out before the play. It made sense.

That, and Pete Carroll’s a 9-11 truther. Let’s just say I don’t put a lot of stock in his claims in general.

[AU72]

had only a few seconds to make the decision

And there is the center of gravity for this down. Belichick opted not to call a time out. If he had I'm sure the Seahawk's coaches brain fart would have cleared and the logical running play would have been called.

[SparkyBass]

"Left-Shark-Gate" will soon overshadow all this...

[ought-six]

I think you’re right.

[campaignPete R-CT]

all clear on the snow. Until the next one hits in 4 days.

Those streets in Boston must be pretty narrow. aint no place to put the new snow. Glad I am dealing with CT winter and not real winter.

[campaignPete R-CT]

I reached the end of the internet ... this happened once before, as I recall. It’s a letdown.

The last page has to do with the
Alexi Ogando signing by the BoSox.

http://news.soxprospects.com/2015/01/drake-britton-designated-for-assignment.html

[Impy]

Have you passed the balloon fetish p*rn yet? If not, you haven’t really reached the end.