Its tough to say. Tressel can play with a lead for the most part...
It can be a no-win situation though from what your saying...
If a team gets too conservative and blows a lead, then its bad coaching. But if they don't run clock and/or turn the ball over trying to score, then its the coaches fault...
NCST manhandled UNC last week. But they got greedy a couple times, esp in the first half. If they went into "ultra-conservative" mode, they would have won by 20 points. Instead they are lucky as hell to have won.
Don't single the Pats out in this one. They can do anything they want with that offensive line and those weapons on offense....