Seattle Seahawks
When it comes to blame for the Seahawks botched ending in the Super Bowl on Sunday, there's plenty to go around, it seems. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell blamed wide receiver Ricardo Lockette for not fighting hard enough. Some suggest that wide receiver Jermaine Kearse screwed up the play, allowing Butlet to make the inside move towards intercepting the ball that made the catastrophic play (catastrophic for the Seahawks, anyway) possible in the first place. Most sports experts would more quickly blame Bevell himself. Everyone seems to blame head coach Pete Carroll, and many also blame quarterback Russell Wilson, saying that he should have made a better throw.
Wilson, for his part, blames himself. He felt that it was a good call, and he believed in it. Only, his pass was not good enough, he says. He has already analyzed it and gone over it time and again, but uses it with the hope of making the most of the next opportunity that comes along.
It really struck me how such a seemingly ordinary looking play could have so much riding on it.
Yet, it had such a profound impact on both teams.
For the Patriots, celebrations, and a new and enviable place in history.
For the Seahawks, a crushing disappointment, and uncertainty as to how, or if, they will recover.
Amazing. All on one seemingly simple play.
A play that, quite frankly, most agree should never have been called in the first place.
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