Bill Whittington

And you look at the other situation with the...

You know, Patriots, everyone during the season was saying, well, they got an easy schedule and their schedule is their schedule.

But at the end of the day, their schedule, they won all those games to get to where they're at.

And they started a young quarterback that basically ran them to the Super Bowl.

He didn't pass his way to the Super Bowl.

He actually ran them to the Super Bowl and good for them as well.

Well, I mean, you know, being a coach and being a player, I mean, those are the things that happen in games, and I think they're obviously more magnified when you're playing a game of this stature.

You know, you're playing a championship game or a playoff game, and when the outcome is not what you like, people are going to look back not only on the play of the players but decisions that maybe some coaches made.

In retrospect, I think we can always second-guess coaches.

I know when you're in the moment,

That's when you try to make the decision.

I've always said this.

With analytics being a real part of this now, all of a sudden that kind of blurs things, right?

All the fans have the analytic information and you have analytics as a coach.

I just believe in the old-fashioned way.

When I was a coach and had the great responsibility of being a head coach and a decision maker, the one thing I've always learned is I should listen to my eyes.

And I don't worry about analytics.

I listen to my eyes.

I look at the field and say, this is what's happening.

Here's the situation.