the media is going crazy with this lynch/wilson play call at the end of the game.
i do understand peoples' criticism of that play, though IMO throwing is not really radical at all on a 2nd down in that situation. if that pass is incomplete, nobody would be talking about it.
if it's a TD, then carroll is a genius and wilson is one of the best of all time.
it's the INT that makes it so crucial.
but why does this have to be so black and white?
the pats were likely expecting the run, and the hawks went with a pass instead. that's nothing extraordinary, even with lynch, who was good but not great in this game. and wilson is elite. there's nothing wrong with putting the ball in that man's hands.
and here's my real point.
imagine wilson throws a TD there. instead of the narrative being that carroll blew the game, the narrative is that BB lost it by not calling a time out with 1 minute to go; also BB wasted a timeout on the previous drive when the pats mysteriously decided to do their eligible lineman gimmick and got confused when they'd already been marching down the field. that horrific play call cost them a time out.
both coaches made mistakes.
i feel like this carroll play call story is getting legs for two unfortunate reasons.
1. some pats fans still feel the need to bash carroll even though he's proved he's an incredible coach. (IMO the way the hawks defended their title this year was inspiring)
2. the national media, many of whom hate the pats, want a scapegoat to explain why the "cheaters" won
the seahawks are a great team, and maybe the coaching staff made a mistake. but the way this is already being over-magnified detracts from what the pats accomplished against a worthy opponent in an incredible game.
