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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
The question is, where on the field does the ball have to be for it to be a bad decision? You don't think the 30 yard line is too close. I might be okay with him making the decision (with a different play called) on the Colts' 45 (mmmmmm). I guess you're saying the risk is too great to make that call if you're closer than 28 yards out. If that's what you believe, I'm just wondering how close is too close in your opinion.
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Definitely somewhere across midfield, where a punt is likely to net only 20-30 yards. What's remarkable is that 5 years ago Bellicheck was in Peyton's head, and Manning couldn't solve anything Bellicheck did. Now it's the other way around--Bellichek is afraid of Manning regardless. If the Colts fans were sharper, they would have started in with a "Who's Your Daddy?" chant.
ETA: Here's the clearest analysis of whether the decision made sense, and this guy says "
yes". He also notes that the third-down pass was more misguided if the plan was to go for it anyway.
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Don't get testy. If we can't argue over sports, what's left?
TM
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