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Originally Posted by Detoxing
So you think that running the football with a multiple score lead is a bad idea when you have the leagues top running attacks? And this concept that he he doesn't throw the ball while nursing a lead is ridiculous. Did you not watch last week?
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We ended the San Diego game on 3 out of 4 three and outs after dominating on offense. If not for SD muffing a punt and missing a fg, we let them climb back into a game they had no business climbing back into. Against both San Diego and Pittsburgh, we had the same pattern we've seen a million times under Reid... Defense falls into ultra conservative prevent, offense stalls on multiple 3 and outs, opponent ties by halftime. Against Pittsburgh, we again relied primarily on hunt to hold the lead... It worked then, but it's not a crutch I want to keep relying on.
We've already lost two playoff games because our playcalling was horrendous when we took our foot off the gas. When reid has it in his head to protect the lead, we are consistently ineffective and much of that is because our playcalling feels totally different than the gameplan that got us the lead in the first place. R2p2, predictable runs up the gut, frustratingly conservative prevent defense. It's not just this year. Andy Reid has done this his whole career.
It's such a simple solution. Don't completely abandon the gameplan that earned you the lead. It's not like bellichick at all. Everybody makes mistakes. But when the same fixable mistake happens over and over and over again, that's absolutely on the coach.