D. An Elephant!

Great take on the game from the Foxboro blog

No, Bill Belichick didn’t select Answer D, but he may as well have.  Answer C was equally as idiotic.  Perhaps more so.  At least the elephant gives you the possiblity of a stampede, causing the refs to call the game off, resulting in a shallow victory because you were leading at the time. When you’ve been dominating a team for 45 minutes, why change the game plan?  Sure, continue to make adjustments, throw in new wrinkles, and keep things from going stale, but don’t completely abandon what’s worked the entire game!  Why turn high pressure and hard hits into a soft defense?  Yes, you’re preventing a quick score from a long pass, but at what cost?  Giving up easy 5-6 yard gains in the middle of the field that keep the clock running, but ultimately result in a touchdown anyway?  You want to get gutsy on 4th and 2 with 2:08 left?   How about you get gutsy with twelve minutes left in the game by looking Peyton Manning in the eye and saying “We’ve owned you all night.  You want to try to get your team back into it with a big pass play.  Good luck.  We’re still bringing the house, and you’re going three and out – again!”