The rational and irrational media

So given all the drama and discussion created by the infamous 4th and 2 call by Bill Belichick in the Patriot-Colt game on November 15, it was interesting to see which members of the media understood the correctness of the call versus those who refuse to think outside of their comfort zone.

If you would like to see the math and logic for this decision, check out this link.

So far the lists look like this:

In The Dark

• Colin Cowherd
• Trent Dilfer
• Tom Jackson
• Bill Simmons
• Chris Mortensen
• Chris Berman
• Mitch Albom
• Mike Lupica
• Keyshawn Johnson
• Mike Ditka
• Jay Marrioti
• Tony Dungy

The Enlightened

• Brian Burke (Advanced NFL Stats)
• Alok Patani
• Merrill Hoge
• Greg Easterbrook
• Doug Gottlieb
• Bob Ryan
• Al Michaels