Bill Belichick, Fourth and Two, and the Decision of The Decade

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Published: November 16, 2009

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... we saw the opposite last night as one of the principal players of this little Patriots-Colts rivalry handed Peyton Manning all the circumstance he needed with his incredible decision to go for it on 4th-and-two from the New England 28.

Now, I know a thing or two about questionable decisions.

There's sampling "Forever Young" for Blueprint 3 questionable, and then there's what Bill Belichick did.

It was all on Belichick's face after his team turned the ball over, when he looked like a hungover college student looking at last night's "dialed calls" list.

It's a monumental decision that will be chewed over again and again this week.

Was it arrogance? Ballsiness? Imprudence? Foolhardy? Just plain stupid?

I don't know, but (and bear with me here) looking at the decision analytically I can say that I don't have a problem with the ultimate conclusion to commit to being in four down territory given the opposition and situation, des...

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