Seattle runs the ball and fails

What if in Super Bowl 49 on the play where Seattle throws an interception to seal New England's victory that instead Seattle hands the ball off to Marshawn Lynch and fails to score. To set it up, it is 2nd and goal, there is 20 seconds left and Seattle is on the one yard line. Instead of throwing the interception imagine if Seattle runs the ball with Lynch and fails to score?
 
I think there is less second guessing since that is the more logical play choice.
So close to the goal line no one could fault them for giving the ball to their dominating RB and expecting him to get in.
 
"The hand off to Lynch" the crowd starts going wild

The chant of "BEAST MODE! BEAST MODE!" coming from the 12th man

"Straight into the teeth of the Patriot's defense . . .THE BALL IS LOOSE . . . THE BALL IS LOOSE!"

The announcers start talking about the huge scrum taking place in front of them as time expires

The referees blow their whistles and try to figure out who has the ball.

Seahawks and Patriots continue fighting, clawing, trying to save their season.

Finally at the bottom of the pile they find undrafted free agent #21 Malcolm Butler with the ball at the half yardline.

"How did he get there?!" Everyone asks over and again as the play is played and replayed.

"I just turned away from my man when I saw it was a run play and then the ball came loose and I dived on it" Butler then looks up and points to Heaven giving thanks "I had a vision I would make a play in this game . . .but this is unbelievable."
 
I think there is less second guessing since that is the more logical play choice.
So close to the goal line no one could fault them for giving the ball to their dominating RB and expecting him to get in.

yes that would happen. Also, with one timeout left Seattle would have to use it and even though they have two downs left with at best 10 seconds left and no timeouts they only have one play left. Maybe that is why they threw it.
 

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Pete Carrols (then) logic of Pass, Run, Run was the correct solution.

The real fault lies with Russel Wilson.

When Browner jammed Kearse at the line the play became 50/50 and he should of chucked it out the back of the endzone or improvised (Lynch was actually getting open on the other side).

But he's the Franchise QB, Clean cut, god fearing, all american wonderboy so it never gets said that he made a dumb decision........well 'Primetime' called him on it but thats why we love him.


If they tried to bludgeon it in with Lynch and failed (without giving up possession) then it wouldn't be that big of a deal.
 
It's tough to say, but Seattle might have had a better start to the '15 season had the controversy been centered around Lynch and not Wilson.

Then again, Lynch might not take to weathering the controversy so well. He might just follow through on those threats to retire.

The decision to hand off to Lynch might also highlight the problems with Seattle's O-Line (definitely there in 2014...) so perhaps no Unger for Graham trade?
 
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