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"People say, 'What will you do if you don't play football?' Why would I even think of doing anything else? What would I do instead of run out in front of 80,000 people and command 52 guys and be around guys I consider brothers and be one of the real gladiators? Why would I ever want to do anything else? It's so hard to think of anything that would match what I do: Fly to the moon? Jump out of planes? Bungee-jump off cliffs? None of that s--- matters to me. I want to play this game I love, be with my wife and son, and enjoy life." - Tom Brady
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Hey, if the ball hadn't been underthrown, its a touchdown. Moss had Webster beat by about 3 steps when the ball was released.
If you notice, Moss is at about the 15 yard line. Brady threw it from about the opposing 15 (at least, maybe more like the 10). Thats over 70 yards in the air. That is the very limits of Brady - or any QB - in terms of airring it out. If Moss can't make up for three inches, then he's not the best downfield receiver in the game. He is, but he was gassed. On a very similar play in the 08 playoffs, Larry Fitzgerald jumped and snatched the ball from surrounding DBs. Moss had to do that on that play if we were going to win or tie.
Besides, I defy you to find me an angle at which that ball can be thrown so that Webster can't leap up and knock it away from Moss and or Moss isn't required to get up to make the catch. Highpointing a ball beats the basket catch every time.
Last edited by BradyManny; 09-10-2010 at 02:54 PM..
Besides, I defy you to find me an angle at which that ball can be thrown so that Webster can't leap up and knock it away from Moss and or Moss isn't required to get up to make the catch. Highpointing a ball beats the basket catch every time.
Oh, of course. But Moss had Webster beaten BADLY. The ball should have come in about 10 feet over Webster's head.
I can only imagine the pain they feel. I still think about that game often - far, far, far too often - and I'm just a fan. This is their livelihood, not just their profession, but a passion. The feeling of "what-if" they must have over that game will undoubtedly stick with them for the rest of their lives.
That said, particularly now with the Colts cowardice and failure to go for perfection, that 2007 team has nothing to be ashamed of. It should be proud of its accomplishments.
It took me a while to get over that loss, but this line of thinking is what helped me. The 2009 season really helped to put into perspective what that group of players was able to accomplish. All those teams trying to go 19-0, and either failing or not having the guts to even try... it says something about the kind of team we had that year. Those guys were special.
In the end, we lost to a hungry team that felt like it had been written off all season long. The Giants came out and played one of the best games in Super Bowl history.
There's nothing else you can say. We essentially lost to another team with a Patriots mentality. They didn't care who they were playing; they just came out, did their jobs, and played their hearts out. They were 10-6 and beat an undefeated team on the biggest stage of their careers. TBH, I don't think any other team from the NFC would've beaten the Pats in the Super Bowl.
At the same time, you can't take away what the Patriots did that year--no other team in history could have pulled off what they accomplished with the kind of pressure they were under every game after Spygate.
As time goes on, I think the 2007 Patriots will gain more and more respect as people's jealousy of the Pats in general fades into history. They did so many amazing things that year that you could make a great movie out of it. NFL Films will undoubtedly do something cool with them; there's too much controversy involved not to.
Even though they didn't win the Super Bowl, I can't think of another team in sports history that played better than the 2007 Patriots during those first 8 weeks. I know, the regular season doesn't matter, but if it did we'd easily beat out the Colts just because of 2007 by itself. That was something I don't think we'll ever see again, from the Patriots or anyone else.
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"People say, 'What will you do if you don't play football?' Why would I even think of doing anything else? What would I do instead of run out in front of 80,000 people and command 52 guys and be around guys I consider brothers and be one of the real gladiators? Why would I ever want to do anything else? It's so hard to think of anything that would match what I do: Fly to the moon? Jump out of planes? Bungee-jump off cliffs? None of that s--- matters to me. I want to play this game I love, be with my wife and son, and enjoy life." - Tom Brady
Oh, of course. But Moss had Webster beaten BADLY. The ball should have come in about 10 feet over Webster's head.
If anything then, Brady should've thrown it sooner, so Moss could reach that spot before Webster could catch up. Brady couldn't have put that ball any farther out, so it was just a timing issue. That said, I think Brady's throw was damn near-perfect all things considered, and Moss could've gone up for it and set us up for a FG. Instead, he tried to catch it in stride and turn it into a game ending 6. Which, honestly, was about the length of Webster's finger away from happening. And would've gone down as unquestionably the greatest play in the history of the sport. Ultimately I'm don't want to fault Moss' strategy on the play though. Webster made a miraculous play on the ball, himself. It happens. It would've been the hail-mary of all hail-marys had it gone down.
More heart-wrenching thoughts.
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Even though they didn't win the Super Bowl, I can't think of another team in sports history that played better than the 2007 Patriots during those first 8 weeks. I know, the regular season doesn't matter, but if it did we'd easily beat out the Colts just because of 2007 by itself. That was something I don't think we'll ever see again, from the Patriots or anyone else.
I agree. For that, the season should be cherished - we witnessed something truly epic.
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