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Originally Posted by jazzrack
you guys are making this far to complicated. if the call works it's a great call & he is a hero, if it doesn't work it's a bad call & he is a goat. there is no middle ground, you can't sit here and tell me it's a good call.... BECAUSE IT DIDN'T WORK! results are the only thing that matter.
period.
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In the long run you win more games by making the higher percentage play. I dont think Id bench Pujols if he was 0-18 against a pitcher and play the guy that was 1-1 vs a pitcher even though the guy that was 1-1 had a bloop single to right while Pujols hit 8 warning track fly balls and 4 line outs against X pitcher.
But yes you are right that a unique decision like that is only a good decision if it works. Initially I thought it was a terrible decision as well until I seen the numbers actually supported the decision. Im not a big Belichek fan but it did help me realize what makes him so successful as a coach(he has the stones to do things no other coach would do). I really hope that decision makes other coaches start realizing their conservative approach isnt always the best way to win football games.