Bill Beeeeeeeeelichick: Too Smart For His Own Good?

Bill Belichick, known for his sexy cutoffs and crafty tactics, made what has become a hotly debated play call on Monday Night Football. Basically it was 4th and 2 on their own 28 with a 6 point lead, and they went for it...failing to convert by inches and ultimately losing to a Manning-Wayne TD. Definitely exciting, but there have been some wild claims out there: Rodney Harrison saying it was the worst decision of Beeeeeelichick's career or Trent Dilfer saying it was ludicrous. Thing is there is basically no decision that Belichick makes that isn't based off of cold hard facts, and the closeness of their own endzone and sense of momentum would make 99.9% of coaches too scared to go for it. And that is what makes Belichick better than everyone else. The best breakdown of why this was the correct call is on deadspin. The ability to make calls based off of data and to ignore emotion and momentum is part of what makes Belichick awesome at what he does. Its also what makes him come off as such a dick, which is why everyone hates him. So now that I have acknowledged that he made the statistically correct call I can now enjoy the fact that the call went horribly wrong. In your face Belichick!!!! You and your fancy stats got owned hard by Mr. Manning and his country bumpkins. Haha, what a nerd.

"Both teams played hard...goodnight and godbless."