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Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I think passing in that situation was totally defensible, if not the right specific play call, given one timeout and ~25 seconds. Any running play that doesn't get you in (and there is a chance of that greater than zero, even with Lynch) means they have to use their last timeout, and it means they have to throw on third down (or risk not getting a 4th down play).
Was the slant the best pass play call in that situation? Probably not, because in addition to the risk of interception there was some risk that he could have been tackled before breaking the plane, which makes it the same as a run. Play action with a keeper option has the same problem as a run (hi Coltrane). A fade has neither of those risks, although I'm not sure the receiver matchups for Seattle make that much better than just a spike.
As for the Kearse and the helmet catch, both were ridiculous. And of course they both took skill and athleticism to make.
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People seem to be forgetting that this was supposed to be a pick play, but the other receiver got jammed at the line, so there was no traffic for Butler to get caught up in.
And even so, it was there:
And it took a great play by Butler to be able to break it up. A slight fraction of a second earlier and it's DPI.
I would not have made that call, but it's not as dumb as TM is making it out to be. Run on second down. Call timeout if you need to and you can always pass on third and fourth.
