2 Decisions

[Reel Deal]

Couple things... for the record, it was Del Rio that instructed them not to score a TD, that's why MJD took a knee (he didn't think of that on his own). So, I think that was pretty heady thinking by the coach. However, I completely agree with you on the time management for the game winning FG... as it was happening I even said to my son, "What is he doing? The need to call timeout with about 8 seconds left in case they have a bad or mishandled snap on the FG try." Yeah, that was dumb.

On Belichick, I don't know that going for it is as bad as some people are saying. If the guy doesn't bobble that ball they get the first down and the game is likely over. I really think Manning's chances from 70-80 yards away with more than 2 minutes, 2 time outs and 4 downs to work with aren't much different than his chances from 30 yards away. Anyway, it was certainly interesting.

[Kurn]

I definitely don't think it is as bad now as I thought at midnight last night.

Windbreaker makes a good point. it's really a lot closer decision than most people think, especially when the biggest downside(in light of how well they're playing now)is they forfeit the chance of best record in the conference, which wasn't a given any way.

And that guy that bobbled the ball, Kevin Faulk, is one of the unsung key players in the team's success in the last 8 years.

Oh, and Sebastian Vollmer is a beast at OT. He keeps this up and somebody else will be paying Matt Light his next contract.