I'm going to write him a letter thanking him for being part of a team that gave me great thrills this season.
I will mention that he cannot assume we all want his head on a platter. I know he stated that "at least my teammates have my back" as the "whole world seems to be on me right now."
THIS FAN has his back also. I may be quite pissed about that whole bizarre ending to our season, but I got FAR larger fish to fry (read as, bitch about here) than this poor kid who fucked up (in an instant in time) vs. fat and/or dumbass old guys standing on the sidelines/booths that are TRULY responsible for that debacle... and Bostick is the one to PAY most heavily in this informational age.!!!???
Not on my watch. I gotta work tonight, but tomorrow he gets a nice letter.
Originally Posted by: dfosterf
Someone beat you to it, dfosterf. Pretty great read here. Bottom line is, this isn't the play that determined the outcome of the game. There were plenty leading up to this play and plenty after this play that led to this epic loss. Unfortunately, his play will be remembered over getting 6 points off turnovers, dumb penalties that pushed back turnovers, a 2 point conversion where the ball was in the air longer than a punt, a 3 and out consisting of 3 run plays with a net of -2 rushing yards, kicking a field goal twice within the 1 yard line, Burnett sliding, running a prevent/3 man rush defense on 2nd and 31, giving up a touchdown on a fake FG...a pass from a damn punter to a damn lineman, running cover zero in overtime when the first touchdown wins and the entire Packers sideline celebrating a win with 5 minutes left in a game against the defending champions. I am sure I forgot something.
The 47-60 million viewers know Bostick screwed up that one play. Yes, it was a major mistake but to take that ONE play and say "if he did this and not that we'd be in the Super Bowl" is mind blowing. So much more than that one single play led to the Packers loss. Just think about the things that happened before that onside kick that led to the Seahawks getting the opportunity to perform it.
Bostick made a mistake. He has certainly owned up to it the past two days. When he could easily avoid the media circus, the guy who would never see a reporter or camera throughout the regular season took his fall and took the blame for the entire teams lost.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't still pissed as a fan about that play but the dude has certainly earned my respect in the last 24 hours. Most guys would try to make excuses or push the issue off on someone else.