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I am surprised that I haven't seen much, even in the thread about Belichick throwing the challenge flag, pointing out how badly the Patriots individually and as a team wanted to show Al Davis up. There is great animosity between the organizations and their fans.
Al Davis gave that press conference in September where he accused Kraft and Belichick of tampering with Randy Moss. It's no mistake that Belichick threw the challenge flag, he wanted Davis to stew a little longer. Randy Moss and Lamont Jordan were dumped by the Raiders after PR campaigns to make them look washed up, it's no surprise they were playing hard and did a little strutting. And add that to years of complaints about the Tuck Game...
I think the Cassel situation, plus the Patriots' playoff drive, distracted people from what was really happening. I think animosity towards the Raiders was a much bigger factor than the Favre-style "big game after personal loss" theme. The Patriots would never admit it, but I think they are saying to themselves that even if they miss the playoffs, they can at least feel very good about this game.
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Re: Yesterday was a personal smackdown of Al Davis
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Originally Posted by alamo
I am surprised that I haven't seen much, even in the thread about Belichick throwing the challenge flag, pointing out how badly the Patriots individually and as a team wanted to show Al Davis up. There is great animosity between the organizations and their fans.
Al Davis gave that press conference in September where he accused Kraft and Belichick of tampering with Randy Moss. It's no mistake that Belichick threw the challenge flag, he wanted Davis to stew a little longer. Randy Moss and Lamont Jordan were dumped by the Raiders after PR campaigns to make them look washed up, it's no surprise they were playing hard and did a little strutting. And add that to years of complaints about the Tuck Game...
I think the Cassel situation, plus the Patriots' playoff drive, distracted people from what was really happening. I think animosity towards the Raiders was a much bigger factor than the Favre-style "big game after personal loss" theme. The Patriots would never admit it, but I think they are saying to themselves that even if they miss the playoffs, they can at least feel very good about this game.
Absolutely! I agree. You're also correct when you say, the Pats would never admit it. I'd go so far as to say, if asked, they'd deny it. However, if you're human, the Davis rantings have to affect them. This one tasted sweet to them.
Re: Yesterday was a personal smackdown of Al Davis
There's already a thread on this but I thought you had to throw the challenge because that was a 4th down play and it would have pulled your defense off the field.
Re: Yesterday was a personal smackdown of Al Davis
I don't think it's any of this philosophical lunch-meat. Bill tells his team to play for 60 minutes. He coaches the same. It's not like they were unfairly air-balling it with a big lead, just playing smart situational football. The situation is that our D is weak and we need to be aggressive on offense because we can sink fast when other teams get on the field. After a lead is established, slow the game down. That's what we saw. That philosophy of playing wire to wire is the only reason we're still in it after a close call with the Seahawks.
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