![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Here’s what Russell Wilson saw at the time. The corners have the wide receivers, the backers have the tight end and the running back.įor those who argue that Seahawks should have run the ball, where would you have liked them to run it? There are eight defenders in the box against six blockers, and they have leverage based on alignment against a possible inside zone from shotgun. They were in man coverage so they could blanket all the possible pass options. But to match with the Seahawks’ personnel, the Patriots added an extra corner to the mix. In most goal line defenses, there isn’t a third defensive back, commonly known as a nickel defender. They had six, plus a man coverage player over the tight end, lined up over the offensive line, with a single linebacker in the box. They went with a goal-line front with a nickel secondary. What the Patriots did was unique, another reminder of what makes Bill Belichick a remarkable coach. The Seahawks stayed in their 11 personnel, and the mismatch was created. As the clock ran down, the Patriots declined to take a timeout, but instead, ran a defensive look they hadn’t shown often. On the previous play, the Seahawks handed the ball to Lynch and he was tripped up at 1. So where does this fit into that final offensive play for the Seahawks in their last Super Bowl appearance? The best designed plays can get beaten by a defense that’s well prepared. My favorite offensive line coach would tell us “the defense just wins a rep sometimes.” It can happen. There are times where the opposite side of the ball wins a rep. Not every play call is the best one, even if it works.Īnd vice versa, if a play call doesn’t work, it’s not the worst decision ever. They call a poor play call, but it works out anyway. There are also times when teams get lucky. the play sequencing sets up a home run, it sets up a great matchup because of the formation and so on. Yes, there are times where a play call is a genius. If it works, it was genius if it didn’t, it was a terrible play call. I’ve always been fascinated to see the reaction to play calling on the interweb. The New England’s defensive alignment didn’t leave them any other choice. Since that day, people blab nonstop about Seattle’s “mistake,” not handing the ball to Marshawn Lynch at that moment. Then there's some attitudes, frustrations as well.At the end of Super Bowl 49, the Seattle Seahawks lost the game when they threw the ball at the 1-yard line and Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler jumped the route for a game-sealing interception. There was a small or minor violation of team rules that happened earlier in the week. I'm also told there were also disciplinary issues. That was one thing they had to consider in putting Eric Rowe out there instead of him. Perhaps because of illness, but maybe because of. I'm also told that during practice this week, he really struggled, had a rough week of practice. Remember he was not at Opening Night, that was a factor. "Among those: he showed up a day later than teammates because he was sick. "There are several factors that led Malcolm Butler, one of the team's top defensive players, to not be on the field for the Super Bowl," Rapoport explained. Most notably, why did Malcolm Butler end up sitting out the entire Super Bowl, save for a lone special-teams play.įormer Patriots player Brandon Browner revealed in multiple Instagram posts he believes Butler violated a couple of rules, and rumblings around Minneapolis indicate it might have been a curfew problem for Butler as well.Īs it turns out, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, it was basically "a perfect storm" of things from start to finish for Butler in the week leading up to the Super Bowl. Or, at least, we're all still asking questions about some of the Patriots decisions in Super Bowl LII. The New England Patriots are still asking questions about Super Bowl LII. ![]()
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