Instead, he’s the guy whose defenses can be counted on to collapse in criticial moments of big games.Now, we understand what Bill Belichick was thinking when he went for it on 4th & 2 from his own 28 with just over 2 minutes to play in the fourth and with his team sporting a 34-28 lead.He figured that, either way, the Colts needed a TD to win. And he figured he’d give his team the ball back with as much time to play as possible in the event that the Colts did score said TD. He also figured that there was a very good chance that his team would gain the 2 yards on 4th down and make the whole point moot, anyway.But Belichick figured wrong. The Patriots came up short on they play … a play that will go down as the biggest and most talked about decision of the 2009 season. It’s a play that changed the the entire complexion of the 2009 playoff race.New England’s coach right now is kind of like the individual equivalent of the team that reads all its press clippings and think it’s better than it really is (hello, San Diego!) – so it starts making foolish decisions that finally cost itself key games at critical moments.The 4th & 2 decision was just the most recent example of a call that can be debated and will be debated. The Patriots still might have lost the game if they punted and turned it over to Peyton Manning & Co.
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