Without even trying to draw them offsides to get the first down, then taking the penalty if no, and kicking anyway.
As I said in my first post about this - they seemed in a really big hurry to leave that four points out on the field, to concede. And in doing so let NE smell blood in the water.
Blood in the water. Yeah man, New England went down 17-14 and was like, look at those pussies... Scared. Then to really set the trap, they let Seattle score again to go up 24-14. Blood in the water. Just biding their time. Then they went up 28-24 and let Seattle drive down the field to the one yard line. Setting Seattle up, just so they could jump the slant route and seal the deal. All cause of that FG.
Sure they COULD have tried to draw them offsides, but that's a prayer. What you don't think about is the fact that the FG gave them a chance to win the game. If they get 0 there by going for it, then they would have had to have the touchdown at the end to TIE.
It's myopia. It runs rampant among most fans, and you're no different.
If you take that one sentence out of context of the rest of the posts, I suppose. You damn well know better. You're simply being dishonest if you really believe I was saying NEVER kick field goals. They have a time and a place and in that situation, it wasn't the time or place for it - especially when seeming all in a big hurry, to do it. Not even making the attempt to draw them off.... Get them to jump offsides there and get yourself four fresh downs. At least TRY it.
But of course here we are again - ONE yard needed and you're not going nuts over them not giving the ball to Lynch there. It's JUST ONE YARD after all. Same wail we're seeing and hearing over that ill fated game ending pick.
They lost by four. The four they left on the field.
What context? This is the part of your post responding to me...
I did, I just knew they would lose and likely by the exact very four points they left on the field there. Should have posted it.
I'm a huge believer in not kicking FGs in title games.
It was it's own "paragraph." It followed your hindsight claim after the game was over, that the 4 points they lost by was due to not going for the TD there and NOT by throwing the INT at the goalline with 20 seconds left.
There is no other way to take that sentence. I don't think you were saying NEVER kick FGs... but you certainly said "I'm a big believer in not kicking FGs in title games." So in Super Bowls, AFC and NFC title games, no Field Goals. Don't accuse me of being dishonest by reading your post and taking it at face value. I don't read minds. If that's not what you mean, then say what you fucking mean.
