Honestly that coaching is a fireable offense. When they got to the 25 I was saying to my buddies they should just kneel it 3 times and kick the easy fg. Wow
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It's not just that they were passing. They were calling seven step deep drops. WTFComment -
I bet atl wishes they threw to Julio Jones more. 4 targets? Wow. A min of 10 balls should be going his way every single gameComment -
I've said for years, is Belichick really that great or does everyone else suck? I think it's a combination.
The bad coaching, clock miscues, bad challenges, it's amazing. Atlanta gets the ball back with 57 seconds left and of course, they have no timeouts because Quinn panicked and challenged that crazy catch when it was only a 20-yard play. The timeout was more valuable. Not sure what down that was, but it was either first or second, so not worth a challenge.Comment -
If they had just ran on second down, got stuffed, and then called a pass and got sacked on third down they would have still been in FG range.
They panicked and didn't know what to do.
They were taking deep drops like they needed to pick up huge chunks of yardage.
The third and 1 when's Ryan fumbled was a seven step drop too.Comment -
That's another great point. Why do coaches challenge plays when it's so obvious? Do they not get the same camera angles we do?
It took like five seconds to see that was a catch. Why waste a challenge?
Their coaches need to answer.
28-3 late in the third quarter and you can't close the deal? WTHComment -
Freeman had 11 Carrie for 75 yards.
Coleman had 7 carries for 29 yards.
Why not more carries? You get stuffed and lose two yards so you panick? Even if you get stuffed the next two plays you kick a FG and win.
In case you can't tell, I'm truly baffled. How many rushes did the Falcons have the second half?
I feel like they ran a lot with success early. It feels like they totally abandoned it.Comment -
I wasn't paying attention to the play clock but someone was saying Atlanta was snapping the ball with like 18 seconds left on it in the fourth....is this true?
Wouldn't surprise meComment -
I think we just witnessed the worst collapse in sports history.
No team had ever blown a 14 point lead in the Super Bowl. Atlanta blew a 28-3 second half lead.
After the dust settles we'll understand what we just witnessed.
The ESPN graphic gave them a 99.6% chance to win in the third quarter for whatever it's worth.Comment -
Great point about NFL coaches routinely bungling basic, fundamental aspects of coaching. Not just in this Super Bowl but in general. It's mind boggling, to be honest.
On a weekly basis, it seems, coaches who are pulling million-dollar paychecks are guilty of game-changing mental blunders that most of us layman fans on the couch can recognize without hesitation. Belichick is apparently the only coach in the league who's immune to such lapses in judgement, and hence a major reason why he's the best in the game.
It's almost as if these other coaches are so caught up in the moment, that they lose sight of the bigger picture and react like an impulsive teenager, rather than a rationale adult.
I submit that coaching staffs around the league should all hire an "average joe" to stalk the sidelines simply acting as a "common sense" adviser to the head coach, in an effort to eliminate brain-farts that often squander golden opportunities. These common sense coaches wouldn't even need a headset... just a lawn chair, some suds, and a bag of Cheetos.
Common sense coaches would be a boon to any staff and wouldn't even be a major liability to the payroll as they would earn a relatively meager blue-collar salary while safeguarding the team against inexplicable meltdowns.Comment -
^there have been quit a few in big games im not talking about seattle throwing instead of running, that was a legit play call (throw the ball because the defense assumes you will run) although its marshawn. Anyway, GB had a huge choke job against seattle in 2014. Way more had to go right for seattle and wrong for gb at the same time for them to win that game and they did. Then you see comebacks all the time in the reg season from QBs that are able to run a a no huddle while the opposing team continues to not score but try and 'kill clock' and pretty much every qb nowadays is capable of doing that. It's retarded how the coaches continue to run a 'kill clock' offense instead of scoring. Shit like that should get you fired on sight but you know. illuminatiComment
