The Play Call that can never be taken back

Miracle Catch overshadowed by Stupid Play Calling.


What was turning out to be an incredible game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks became a huge shock in what occurred at the end of the game. With less than two minutes left in the game Seattle had the possession down by four points, and had three timeouts remaining. What looked liked a incredible drive by Seattle turnout to be a head scratcher and every football fan would say why.Through out the whole game Seattle had very good play calls in mixing it up to confuse the defense of the New England Patriots. The Play calling especially in the second half was called very well until the end. The Seahawks were able to move down the field and were able to score points when needed with the exception of the first quarter.  We have to give credit though to the New England Patriots defense for stepping up in making stops to stay in tonight's game after falling behind in the second half.

I am sure like everyone else was saying that when the Seahawks were on the two yard line in the red zone to give the ball to Marshawn Lynch. Well that didn't happen Coach Pete Carroll and his offensive coordinator decided to throw the ball which was intercepted by the Patriots Malcolm Butler to seal the victory for the Patriots. In the red zone most football fans know by throwing the ball in the goal line area to not to try to force the ball. The Seahawks Russell Wilson did that by throwing the ball in between two defenders. The fans want to know why would you make that play call when your running back was helping you move the ball and was having a big running game. In the first half when the Seahawks scored there first Touchdown they were almost in the same area of which the interception occurred at the end of the game. Marshawn Lynch has the right to be very upset because of not getting the ball when it meant the most. One huge highlight that many football fans will be talking about for years now will be the Jermaine Kearse catch while on his back which he was able to keep as a live ball. When he caught it I thought it was incomplete because of the camera angle. After they showed the replay myself along with other football fans were in complete shock in how he was able to keep the ball in the play. That has to be considered one of the best catches every made in Superbowl history.

Pete Carroll has a lot of explaining to do because no one would pass the ball and have a chance to loose the game. Marshawn Lynch made huge plays but especially in the last drive by catching a pass for about twenty or more yards. Most people don't expect to see Lynch catch a pass. It seemed to catch the Patriots off guard which was good. What was confusing was why didn't Seattle go back to wide receiver Chris Matthews who was a big problem for the Patriots in the first half. All the Seahawks needed to do was attack the line and punch the ball in and drained the clock down. Everyone will want to know why a pass play was called rather than a run play. When you have the opponent on the ropes you need to take advantage and the Seahawks didn't do that. Russell Wilson is a very smart Quarterback who has grown as a player over these three years. He needs to work on how to control himself from making these crucial throws. He is the leader and he should of took control and made a audible on the play and changed the play call. He is a very strong leader but I think the pressure of the moment got to him. I always thought if you have plays that you have ran during the game you would stick to but it looked like they went a different way in making offensive play calls.

Overall, this years Superbowl was a great game in which kept everyone on the edge of there seats and to know what will the outcome be. There were many great or crucial moments which many of us will remember and talk about down the road. Everyone's perception of what should of happened at the end of game will be different but that's all we can do. Kearse's catch will be overshadowed by the interception that made at the end of the game which is very unfortunate. The coaching staff I believe especially the offensive coordinator needs to be let go because he has been very bad these past few games. Many fans will continue to shake their heads in wondering why they chose that play call and why they felt so confident with that particular play. At the end this Superbowl was a great game from defense to offense everyone playing key roles.