New England 4th Down Play- Right or Wrong?
Saturday, November 21st, 2009I know that Bill Belicheks 4th down play calling will be talked about for atleast a week. But I cannot help but wonder – was that bad to give the ball to a 3 time super bowl MVP?
With the Best Receivers tandem in the League – and a Hotter than hot Peyton Manning on the sidelines, I think that Coach was right. While watching the football game, I noticed that Peyton was not ,missing a thing .But I think that everyone is overlooking the important thing that was NOT Belicheks fault.
The fact is – that The receiver was DEFINITELY PASSED the first Down Line when he caught the football.
And with the forward progress rule – there was NO DOUBT that the receivers forward momentum was stopped as he passed the 30 yard line -but for some reason, the Ref decided to spot the football where Faulk ENDED UP!
So how can we be so hard on Belichek when the play CLEARLY worked. He KNEW that they woudl get the first down -they got the first down -BUT the referrees just DID NOT spot the ball right. And once again, a MAJOR sports event is determined by an official.