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Bevell wanted to be the hero with that play call. Bevell gets a lot of flack from our fan base and I believe he deserves it, it wasn't just this one play that makes people scratch their heads he does this on a regular basis... but I'll save that for another thread or another day.
Bevell would of been praised if that play worked and most people would of been right on board with that. But for the Bevell critics like myself we still would of wondered why would you throw the ball into such a risky area of the field against arguably the best coaching staff/well prepared team in the league? Clearly the Patriots would be ready for that play and if you just look at the pre-snap formation it's pretty obvious what we were going to do even if you didn't scout for it...
That play not only threw the ball into the most dangerous area of the field (which created all kinds of interception possibilities even if Butler didn't make such a great play), but the play completely negated Wilson's exceptional ability to make good decisions and improvise.
Honestly, you could of had a High School quarterback execute that play the exact same way that Wilson did... why would you put the game on the line with such a "simple but clever" play which any QB could execute just as well as Wilson? That play was completely ignoring how well Wilson can scramble, read the defense on the run and make the correct choice effortlessly to straight up embarrass even the best defenses.
And then you add in the fact that Lockette wasn't even coached properly for this situation, he should of taken a jab step to the right... if Butler had even a moment of hesitation or leaned the wrong way the play probably would of worked even though it was still risky (and a bad call)... even if Butler never touched Lockette he was surrounded by like 7 defenders anything could happen. Alternatively if Lockette wasn't going to use a jab step fake he could of started the route identically waiting for Butler to react and then cut back to the right side of the field (Butler would of been squarely blocked off by both Kearse AND Browner) he would of been wide open with no defenders in the area... THAT would of been a better pass play because there would of been no defenders in the area and there would be no film on it.
It seems like this boils down to Bevell trying to win the Superbowl for himself and never putting our players in position to do what they always do find a way to win... Bevell called the one play that gave no chance for Wilson or Lynch to shine and play intelligently... that play was ENTIRELY about the Offensive Coordinator not the players... he was selfish and wanted all the praise for himself.
That's just my opinion... but there's a lot of conspiracy theories floating around. Even though I don't agree with throwing the ball at all in this situation... if you were going to do it then I think this process of thought can really explain the horrible call more so than any other theory. It's human nature to want praise and acceptance so in a way you gotta feel bad for Bevell because this back fired so horrendously... but because Bevell has a long history of calling low percentage plays in the most precarious situations he gets no pass from me and I really hope that he gets fired.
Bevell would of been praised if that play worked and most people would of been right on board with that. But for the Bevell critics like myself we still would of wondered why would you throw the ball into such a risky area of the field against arguably the best coaching staff/well prepared team in the league? Clearly the Patriots would be ready for that play and if you just look at the pre-snap formation it's pretty obvious what we were going to do even if you didn't scout for it...
That play not only threw the ball into the most dangerous area of the field (which created all kinds of interception possibilities even if Butler didn't make such a great play), but the play completely negated Wilson's exceptional ability to make good decisions and improvise.
Honestly, you could of had a High School quarterback execute that play the exact same way that Wilson did... why would you put the game on the line with such a "simple but clever" play which any QB could execute just as well as Wilson? That play was completely ignoring how well Wilson can scramble, read the defense on the run and make the correct choice effortlessly to straight up embarrass even the best defenses.
And then you add in the fact that Lockette wasn't even coached properly for this situation, he should of taken a jab step to the right... if Butler had even a moment of hesitation or leaned the wrong way the play probably would of worked even though it was still risky (and a bad call)... even if Butler never touched Lockette he was surrounded by like 7 defenders anything could happen. Alternatively if Lockette wasn't going to use a jab step fake he could of started the route identically waiting for Butler to react and then cut back to the right side of the field (Butler would of been squarely blocked off by both Kearse AND Browner) he would of been wide open with no defenders in the area... THAT would of been a better pass play because there would of been no defenders in the area and there would be no film on it.
It seems like this boils down to Bevell trying to win the Superbowl for himself and never putting our players in position to do what they always do find a way to win... Bevell called the one play that gave no chance for Wilson or Lynch to shine and play intelligently... that play was ENTIRELY about the Offensive Coordinator not the players... he was selfish and wanted all the praise for himself.
That's just my opinion... but there's a lot of conspiracy theories floating around. Even though I don't agree with throwing the ball at all in this situation... if you were going to do it then I think this process of thought can really explain the horrible call more so than any other theory. It's human nature to want praise and acceptance so in a way you gotta feel bad for Bevell because this back fired so horrendously... but because Bevell has a long history of calling low percentage plays in the most precarious situations he gets no pass from me and I really hope that he gets fired.