Was The Carroll/Organization Beef With Lynch Behind That Historically Bad Playcall?

[Proudiddy]

pete said that the patriots had their goal line run stop defense personnel in so they were going to call a pass but basically wanted to play for 3rd and 4/goal

not much more to it

I heard his interview SZ, but it made absolutely no sense to me.

The windows are so much smaller and there is so little space when you're that close to that goalline. The risks of throwing it there are significantly greater than the reward that could be had by just running Lynch three times in a row, IF THAT.

[Mr. Scot]

Doubt it.

 

But could it be the reason Lynch decides it's time to move on?

 

Maybe.

[Proudiddy]

#tinfoilhat

It's the offseason. I have my tinfoil hat on...

And I refuse to believe someone that has looked so smart for so long just immediately became so dumb.

[bigdog10]

Nope. Seattle tried to get cute. It cost them a Lombardi.

[dpanther69]

I feel Lynch may not sign an extension now. He may have felt disrespted for not gettigng the rock in that situation.

[rmoneyg35]

why would they make an offer to extend lynch if they are going to cut him?

Exactly. It was a bad call not a conspiracy get over it.

[Proudiddy]

I do wonder now if it was Carroll or Wilson responsible for it now though... But the point remains, because supposedly a lot of their locker room problems were between Wilson and Lynch...

But in Wilson's presser, he just said something along the lines of "we came out in a formation with the chance to pass," with it pretty ambiguous as to whether he was saying it was a called pass play, or a formation that he audibles into a pass play with.

I know ultimately whoever called the play did it to win, but I still wonder if those underlying issues affected the decision.

[CatMan72]

Whatever the reason it was dumb and they just gave away a superbowl.

[Kevin Greene]

The call was just plain stupid.

[cookinbrak]

Here's a scenario.....Marshawn busts it in. Seahawks win on Marshawn TD. Marshawn gets MVP.

 

"I won you a SB and I was MVP. Let's talk 'bout them dollars."

[Mr. Scot]

Whatever the reason it was dumb and they just gave away a superbowl.

 

And they now have a loooooooooooong time to think about it.

[PantherWake]

I feel Lynch may not sign an extension now. He may have felt disrespted for not gettigng the rock in that situation.

lets hope

[Goondal]

Even if your last name is Shula....

especially if you're last name is Shula

[KendrickPanther]

I would be more inclined to follow the theory that Carrol wanted to outfox Bellichek and take a ring away from his former employee. If Lynch did the deed, Lynch gets the credit. If that passing play comes wide open, Carrol is the gutsy decision maker.

 

I don't know that any of those motivations creeped into this mind. But I do think he tried to outsmart the Patriots and ended up looking dumb.