No one is disputing that, are they? No.
Let me be clear. I am saying we didn't lose that game because the coach was "ULTRA MEGA DUPER conservative".
This is where I'm coming from.
Seahawks
2014 15.9 (1st)
2013 14.4 (1st)
2012 15.3 (1st)
That means they don't give up many points.
That means when you can put points on the board, you put points on the board.
That means when you had three shots at (or inside) the 7 yard line (this happened TWICE) and fail to get a TD, you take the points.
What indication do you have that you're going to get it with one more try against the leagues best defense? You take the points.
Saying the score should have been 21 - 0, 28 - 0 at halftime? That's showing no respect to the other team and in my opinion, flat out wrong to do. Seattle was number one for multiple years for a reason!
Morgan Burnett sliding after his late 4th quarter interception was cowardly? I mean, seriously? COWARDLY? He was being instructed to slide by Julius Peppers, not Mike McCarthy. That's on the player, not the coach being conservative.
You're up by 12 points with 5 minutes left. You burn the clock and the other teams timeouts, obviously.
Punting the ball 30 yards? That's on the player, not the coach being conservative.
Bostick ignoring his responsibility on the onsides kick? That's on the player, not the coach being conservative.
Make no mistake about it, I do think McCarthy gets conservative at times. It's just not the reason we lost vs Seahawks in 2014 season. The Players had multiple opportunities to seal that game and failed.
Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool