Defending the Seahawks' decision to pass, instead of run, on second and goal

Very regularly I see conservative bloggers angry at the Vox blog. So, today I decided to go see what all the fuss is about. I saw lots of leftist-slanted articles. Then, however, I read this article on the choices the Seahawks had in the last 30 seconds of the game when they had the ball on the one yard line on second down.

He had a vision!

Patriot defensive back Malcolm Butler, a free agent from West Alabama College, told the sideline reporter after the game, "I had a vision. I thought I might make a big play." He did! The play of the year!

I agree with Chris Collinsworth that the Seahawks made a stupid decision in deciding to throw the ball from the one yard line, when they have running back Marshawn Lynch, who was showing all night that he was unstoppable in short yardage. Lynch scored more touchdowns than anyone else in the NFL this year. And, they had two cracks at it!

Another victory for Belichick and Brady. Brady's comment about every Patriot involved: "We never doubted each other." It showed.

"All Pro Minds" (and mouths)

Richard Sherman brags to Sports Illustrated writer Robert Klemko

“All we did was play situational football,” Sherman says. “We knew what route concepts they liked on different downs, so we jumped all the routes. Then we figured out the hand signals for a few of the route audibles in the first half.”

He demonstrates the signs Manning used for various routes, and says he and his teammates were calling out plays throughout the game and getting them right. “Me, Earl [Thomas], Kam [Chancellor]… we’re not just three All-Pro players. We’re three All-Pro minds,” Sherman says. “Now, if Peyton had thrown in some double moves, if he had gone out of character, we could’ve been exposed.”