FOXBORO — Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel took accountability for a failed pretend punt in Sunday night’s win over the Ravens.
Trailing 17-13 with two minutes left within the third quarter, Vrabel known as a pretend punt go from punt protector Marte Mapu on fourth-and-10. The play was designed to be thrown to fullback Jack Westover, however Mapu pulled up and began to scramble earlier than being sacked for a 1-yard loss.
“One thing that we had practiced, one thing that I felt assured in. I wouldn’t have known as it if we didn’t really feel assured in it. Sadly, it didn’t work. So it was a nasty name by me,” Vrabel stated. “Simply advised ‘Te to to throw it, give it an opportunity, give Jack an opportunity. If the man dropped out of there, he dropped out of there. However attempt to give it an opportunity. It definitely wasn’t designed to run. And he simply felt prefer it wasn’t there. And he decided. So I decided to attempt the play. I’ll make different calls and good ones, and there’ll be unhealthy ones, as nicely. So, simply felt like we would have liked one thing there, and it didn’t go our method. Credit score to the fellows who stored enjoying and located a technique to win the sport.”
The Patriots nonetheless wound up mounting a comeback within the 28-24 win.
