Donté Stallworth: ‘I think this is one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen by Belichick’
The former Patriots wide receiver was stunned by the final play of Sunday's game.
Bill Belichick isn’t usually the subject of harsh criticisms come Monday morning, but after the final play of what became the Patriots’ last-second loss to the Miami Dolphins Sunday, there are a lot of questions.
Among the doubters Sunday was former Patriot Donté Stallworth, who said the decision to keep Gronkowski on the field was “one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen by Belichick.”
Why is Gronk in on defense with the ball on the minus 30 yard line on the last play of the game? That’s not hindsight, either. This is not Hail Mary territory. https://t.co/o69P5FDs9z
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) December 9, 2018
😂😂😂 We would put Randy Moss back deep but that was in *actual Hail Mary situations. I am really puzzled by this. I think this is one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen by Belichick. Not playing Butler in the SB is probably number 1. But … at least we know BB is human.
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) December 9, 2018
Stallworth had two stints with New England, the longer of the two being the 16 games he played in 2007. The former wide receiver said he is “really puzzled by this” and that during his time with the Patriots, they’d use Randy Moss in Gronk’s position, but only in “actual Hail Mary situations.”
He argued that, at the 30-yard line, the play was not in Hail Mary territory and opting for Gronkowski over Devin McCourty cost the Patriots the game.
I’m sincerely disappointed to learn Belichick is a human, and subsequently fallible. This whole time I thought he was some alien in human form. Humans … ugh! 😒
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) December 10, 2018
Stallworth’s criticisms, however, were in good spirits, and he jokingly responded to a fan that he’s just “disappointed to learn that Belichick is human and subsequently fallible.”
