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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
As far as I'm concerned, you and I aren't discussing anything. You keep posting links. Do you think Carroll made the right call or not? If you're saying he did based on your breakdown of Lynch's success in short-yardage scenarios, then actually say it.
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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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