That was the worst play call in the history of the NFL

[gregm]

even the nfl site had this tonight

"This time, Tom Brady's defense made the play we'll remember forever. The Seahawks drove right down the field on the back of an improbable Jermaine Kearse catch, conjuring memories of David Tyree. And then Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell made the play call that will be debated for decades to come.

The Seahawks trusted Russell Wilson instead of Marshawn Lynch in the biggest moment possible, and Butler made them pay for it.

Coach Pete Carroll will have to answer for the most head-scratching play call in Super Bowl history. Armed with the NFL's best tackle-breaker who excels at pushing through goal-line traffic, the Seahawks called for a pass on second-and-goal from the 1-yard line"

[goduke]

i love the debates on these forums like this shit is real. Guys just watch wwe its the same thing. People chalk up mistakes like this and play calls like this as stupid and thats what they want you to think.

[jtoler]

if seahawks wanted to "waste a play" why wouldnt they fake it and roll out wilson

Exactly, he either scores or throws ball away.

[jjgold]

I think they just tried to get cute and it backfired

Tried to play coach

[Snowball]

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll did what he had to do, even if it wasn’t necessarily the truth.
Carroll took the blame for the disastrous game-losing decision to pass at the goal line, which cost his team a chance to win the Super Bowl. Instead, quarterback Russell Wilson threw an interception to Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler, giving away a chance to win the game with 20 seconds left.
Carroll said after the game that since they had three receivers on the field, he didn’t want to take the chance to run it against the Patriots’ goal-line defense.
And that’s fine, and reasonable, except for a few things, namely, the timeout in their pocket and the Marshawn Lynch in the backfield.
Carroll was likely just jumping on the grenade for offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, though he insisted it was on him.
But the questioning of the play-calling from within was immediate

[ttwarrior1]

Once upon a time Pete Carroll made a promise to win a Super Bowl for New England. Today he fulfilled his promise #worstplaycallever

[TheMoneyShot]

Does anyone else think the bottom falls out for Seattle next season? Lynch probably gone, guys could easily lose faith in the coaches, they are an emotional team anyways that will have an awful hard time getting over this, the whole postgame is about how Seattle lost instead of the Patriots winning. The division they play in is pretty good also.

I think Lynch is gone. Earlier in the broadcast they were talking about making a HUGE deal for him. I think it was just BS. Not after this. I wouldn't want to play for a team that didn't give me the ball. He may have issues in general? Psychological? Who knows? But now it's easy for him to bail.

[Bigbill365]

he didnt call that timeout because he only had 2 he was gona wait for that play to be over and then call his time out and then the next play call timeout would of left him about 20 seconds

[survive]

well i saw Wilson on post game he said "they" called the play..... whoever "THEY" is....
the truth is that passing plays are common in the NFL even at the goal line now, you
see dozens every week and I cringe every time they are called because I also am old school
where anywhere inside the 5 you run the ball.. but that's changed.
Also nobody is saying this but Wilson could have tucked in the ball and just ran, dove, or
threw it away instead of throwing it - and Butler jumped on it at just the exact right time.

True, but a lot of times they are a fade/jump ball/back shoulder type throw where there is a very low risk. Throwing the ball towards the middle in a very short field for the super bowl win is mind boggling

[d2bets]

Carroll's Phone
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Haha. Maybe he asked Siri.

[fitguy67]

we fans have come to tolerate unbelievable levels of incompetence and let the ESPN "talking heads" rationalize and spin it...

remember Pops throwing away the 2012-13 NBA championship (as it was being wheeled out to him) because fouling to protect a 5-point lead over the Heat with 35 seconds "is not his style"...

[KVB]

i love the debates on these forums like this shit is real. Guys just watch wwe its the same thing. People chalk up mistakes like this and play calls like this as stupid and thats what they want you to think.

this little nugget of wisdom will fall on deaf ears.

[strat1x]

Honestly, that was the dumbest play call in the history of the SUPERBOWL IT WAS 2nd DOWN man common

[Halfapointoff]

and also people aren't talking about how huge that encroachment penalty was. It was going to be hard to keep it out of the endzone for brady for a safety. Without that penalty they could have had a chance at still winning the game. full retard all around for the seahawks. unbelievable

That safety would of paid 2half over. Timely encroachment indeed.

[Coach Potato]

[jtoler]

he didnt call that timeout because he only had 2 he was gona wait for that play to be over and then call his time out and then the next play call timeout would of left him about 20 seconds

Nah he was in shock from the catch and said game over under normal circumstances there are no next play because Hawks run and score, Brady ain't marching down field in 20 seconds.

[Scarface63]

I think this face say it all................

Now go brush your hair Sherman, or whatever you call that mess. Until next season you won't have anymore games to do post game rants, or engage in sore loser fights. The true Seahawks came out tonight..

[Double Bogey]

I think I'd fire carroll just based on that explanation. good lord

[thetrinity]

I think I'd fire carroll just based on that explanation. good lord

lol talk about a guy digging a deeper grave jesus he sounds retarded

[OTL]

Worst I have seen in the Super Bowl in my life. Carrol was completely incoherent in the postgame interview. Maybe he had a stroke?

[fitguy67]

this little nugget of wisdom will fall on deaf ears.

i heard it...P.T. Barnum/VinceMcMahon model applied to the whole "entertainment" industry...always leave'em pissed off about something such as how the "ref didn't see the folding chair"...or the wrong play was called...or...

it's why basketball and football have become "legal proceedings with specialized equipment"...always some sort of orchestrated "officiating injustice" or "miracle comeback" or "a bad coaching decision" or to leave half of us pissed, the other half exhilerated...until next time...rinse/lather/repeat

[SteveKerrsJunk]

I can't believe for a second anyone is blaming this on poor Pete. What a perfect situation they had set up, 2nd and goal at the 1 yard line to win back to back superbowls against the cheaters from New England that everyone naturally despises. With enough time and timeouts remaining to make the perfect play call Pete and Co. did just that. They knew if they ran with Marshawn Lynch 3 times he would easily get stopped by powerful Vince and the mighty Minkovich. So they called the perfect play.

Pete Carroll didn't want to beat the cheating, smelly, never washes his clothes Bellicheck on 3 traditional runs. No ole Pete's a sly one deep down. He wanted to do something dirtier than Bellichecks clothes, enter Ricardo Lockette. From the prestigious Fort Valley State, unluckily cut by the Niners and more recently Bears. Ricardo had quite the season with 11 catches and 2 TD's, falling just shy of a pro bowl bid. The play was set, forget Lynch or the more sure handed Willson, Baldwin, Kearse or the emerging Matthews, were going to Lockette, arguably our worst player. It was perfect, no one would suspect passing to your worst WR on the goal line, everything went to plan, and then as the ball was snapped it all hit Carroll. Wait, a quick slant to our worst receiver...Sure enough this young journeyman, and bench player failed to properly get inside position because well he was the worst WR on the team, and the rest is history.

[thechaoz]

Exactly why you throw; because everybody (including the D) knows you're going to run.

Um no.. you have 3 chances to get 4 feet with the best in the game....0 percent chance lynch doesn't get it

[strat1x]

Carrol was on drugs, to make that game call and to even say what he was saying in his post game interview... LOL, it was hard to watch, He may have altihmeizers setting in.

[TheMoneyShot]

Worst I have seen in the Super Bowl in my life. Carrol was completely incoherent in the postgame interview. Maybe he had a stroke?

Glad I didn't watch it. I just want to go to bed and hope no one says SUPER BOWL tomorrow morning!

Now it's time to cap NBA... good Lord.

[strat1x]

LYNCH could make a cut back that would have Dion Sanders breaking his ankles there was absolutely NO chance he did not get that TD

[paw]

COULDNT Disagree more with 99% of these replies. Its VERY Obvious none of YOU, have every played at an Collegiate level or higher.

Carroll believed and Backed Wilson 1000% on that call. Goes to show you how much faith a coach and OC and QB Have.

Even thu they lose, I Applaud the coaches with that kind of Trust in their QB.

Whom ever thinks different is a JACK..............................

[SteveKerrsJunk]

Pete's a fukkin legend even though they passed to their worst WR. This guy got cut by the Bears for fukks sake now you want to throw him the ball to win a SB lol.

[convick]

COULDNT Disagree more with 99% of these replies. Its VERY Obvious none of YOU, have every played at an Collegiate level or higher.

Carroll believed and Backed Wilson 1000% on that call. Goes to show you how much faith a coach and OC and QB Have.

Even thu they lose, I Applaud the coaches with that kind of Trust in their QB.

Whom ever thinks different is a JACK..............................

Three things can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad.

[thetrinity]

COULDNT Disagree more with 99% of these replies. Its VERY Obvious none of YOU, have every played at an Collegiate level or higher.

Carroll believed and Backed Wilson 1000% on that call. Goes to show you how much faith a coach and OC and QB Have.

Even thu they lose, I Applaud the coaches with that kind of Trust in their QB.

Whom ever thinks different is a JACK..............................

so all the nfl players who hated the call are wrong then and your stupid ass is right

[gregm]

Glad I didn't watch it. I just want to go to bed and hope no one says SUPER BOWL tomorrow morning!

Now it's time to cap NBA... good Lord.

I know tons of great stuff like nba and nhl playoffs, march madness, soccer and champions league, racing and the tennis year but this one will stay in my memory for a long time. tonight has to be one of the dumbest coaching calls in all of sports and thats saying alot,

even the nfl site said " Pete Carroll will have to answer for the most head-scratching play call in Super Bowl history"

I dont understand how a junior high coach would call that with second and one and a timeout , much less marshawn lynch in backfield

[fitguy67]

I can't believe for a second anyone is blaming this on poor Pete. What a perfect situation they had set up, 2nd and goal at the 1 yard line to win back to back superbowls against the cheaters from New England that everyone naturally despises. With enough time and timeouts remaining to make the perfect play call Pete and Co. did just that. They knew if they ran with Marshawn Lynch 3 times he would easily get stopped by powerful Vince and the mighty Minkovich. So they called the perfect play.

Pete Carroll didn't want to beat the cheating, smelly, never washes his clothes Bellicheck on 3 traditional runs. No ole Pete's a sly one deep down. He wanted to do something dirtier than Bellichecks clothes, enter Ricardo Lockette. From the prestigious Fort Valley State, unluckily cut by the Niners and more recently Bears. Ricardo had quite the season with 11 catches and 2 TD's, falling just shy of a pro bowl bid. The play was set, forget Lynch or the more sure handed Willson, Baldwin, Kearse or the emerging Matthews, were going to Lockette, arguably our worst player. It was perfect, no one would suspect passing to your worst WR on the goal line, everything went to plan, and then as the ball was snapped it all hit Carroll. Wait, a quick slant to our worst receiver...Sure enough this young journeyman, and bench player failed to properly get inside position because well he was the worst WR on the team, and the rest is history.

damn that's a good post...sarcastic as hell...but spot on!

[gregm]

COULDNT Disagree more with 99% of these replies. Its VERY Obvious none of YOU, have every played at an Collegiate level or higher.

Carroll believed and Backed Wilson 1000% on that call. Goes to show you how much faith a coach and OC and QB Have.

Even thu they lose, I Applaud the coaches with that kind of Trust in their QB.

Whom ever thinks different is a JACK..............................

[slo mo]

Wwe=fixed

[Double Bogey]

COULDNT Disagree more with 99% of these replies. Its VERY Obvious none of YOU, have every played at an Collegiate level or higher.

Carroll believed and Backed Wilson 1000% on that call. Goes to show you how much faith a coach and OC and QB Have.

Even thu they lose, I Applaud the coaches with that kind of Trust in their QB.

Whom ever thinks different is a JACK..............................

What did you score on the wonderlic test? I'm guessing by that post not very well.