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1 day agoCarroll explains rationale behind late FG attempt
Pete Carroll ordered a late field goal to create extra time for an onside kick, requested 8 seconds, and prioritized strategy over public opinion.
It was third-and-4 with just more than three minutes to play and the Dolphins just beyond midfield. Tagovailoa scrambled up the middle, and thought he had a first down but he slid a yard shy, bringing up a fourth-and-1. The Dolphins, up 19-11, and able to bleed out much more clock with a first down decided to go for it. Running back Ollie Gordon II was stopped on the short-yardage attempt.
Like I say, we have advantage in the away games, but we need to know how to finish the games in order to win, Amorim said in his pre-match press conference. The same things that we need to do to show to the players why we lost control of Forest, why we lost control against Tottenham. And if you look at those games, they were there to win. Sometimes a small detail can change everything.
Sometimes I think they b makin us lose on purpose," he wrote. "Cause it's no way, bro you throw the ball instead of running it to make em burn 2 timeouts?? then you dnt kick the field goal?? Then they have to go down and score!!! Football common sense!!!! Am I missing something?
"The first half we played much better than the second," Flick said. "We conceded too much because we were tired. The truth is that PSG are a great team, they have very young and very fast players and they played a fantastic game. "We didn't play at our best level and against an opponent like that when it's necessary. They deserved the victory."
Although both franchises underwent massive changes this offseason, a lot appeared to be swinging in the Patriots' favor, giving them some momentum for the season opener. Then there was the storyline of Josh McDaniels facing the team that fired him in 2023 for the first time, with fans hoping he would seek some revenge in his return to the Patriots. But that's far from what happened, despite the sporadic moments of impressive play throughout the afternoon.
For decades, nobody really knew what former New England Patriots "Football Research Director" Ernie Adams actually did for the greatest dynasty in sports history. All we know is that Adams played a pivotal role as Bill Belichick's childhood right-hand man, first leaving Wall Street to join Belichick's staff with the Cleveland Browns in 1991, and eventually following him to Foxboro.