I agree 100%. Totally gutless and moronic call. Let me clarify, I can somewhat understand the decision to punt with the amount of time that was still left and I even understand the logic behind trying to get a cheap first down by enticing the defense to jump offside. However, what made these decisions moronic was taking a timeout when it didn't workout.
IMO, once you burned the timeout, you sorta committed yourself to going for it. I mean, an argument for going for it outright could easily been made, but once the timeout was burned, it became a no-brainer IMO. You have to figure that Houston was going to burn at least 2-3 minutes (if they don't score) which only leaves you around 5 minutes. And you're still down 2 scores with only 2 timeouts remaining.
The Patriots essentially were faced with a similar call (albeit they were up at the time) and they went for it. They didn't get it, but you can easily see the difference in mindsets. The Patriots play to win, the Dolphins play not to lose. Sure, the Patriots have better talent .. I get that. But, still, in that situation your back is against the wall and at some point you have to decide to fight your way out. That was the time. And like usual, he pussed out and compounded the decision by burning a timeout.
