I still can't wrap my head around that "fake punt," whatever that was. I mean, that's 10x worse than "ButtFumble," as beloved as "Buttfumble" will always be to New England fans. At least that was actually a football play - a play that went horrifically awry, but a play none the less.
"Fourth and dumb," I mean... it's not a legal formation. You had nobody at all on the left side of the field, so that's a flag. No one on the right side of the field was actually on the line of scrimmage, they were all lined up two yards back, at least. Ask the Ravens exactly how many players are required to be on the line of scrimmage for a legal formation. The "center" was a safety; what advantage did they suppose was gained by having him snap the ball, instead of at least letting the long snapper stay over the ball. Figure a guy that's actually snapped the ball once or twice in his career would realize that "you know, I don't think this play's going to work!".
Who the ****'s trying to "trick" a Belichick-led squad? Say what you want about him, but you're not going to catch his teams off-guard.
And once it was obvious the play was a cluster****, why didn't Pagano go ahead and call a timeout himself?
I'd be embarrassed if that was my coach.
