Time Of Possession Last Night.... - New England Patriots Forums

Kid~Brady · 12-20-2010, 07:04 AM

Deion Sanders mentioned something that I was thinking about last night after the game. We had the ball for about 20 minutes, Greenbay killed us with the long drives and scores at the end. They managed the clock well, usually something the Pats are pretty good at. Even though we got beat at our own game(eating the clock with long drives) and in the 20 minutes that we did have possession, we were still able to put up 31 points.

Now I know Arrington had a pick-6. They still basically had the ball for about 40 minutes compared to us having the ball for about 20 minutes. You have to admit once Brady got on the field, you were like, "Jessshh been awhile since I've seen that guy". I've seen games where we lost the time of possession war but last night was really bad.

But my point is that this is still a good sign even though demonstrated in a very disoriented way. Even when Brady has a not so good game, the offense still basically does its job. I hated this game by all means but I think we can atleast take this from it. Thoughts? ...

***ausbacker*** · 12-20-2010, 07:14 AM

The Patriots scored 31 points in 19 minutes 12 seconds having a "bad" night.

***PatsDeb*** · 12-20-2010, 07:50 AM

Time of possession is misleading in a game like this. We got 14 points (Pick 6 and quick TD after Connolly's rumble) taking no time off the clock. I'll take a crazy win over TOP any day! Just ask Green Bay!

betterthanthealternative · 12-20-2010, 07:53 AM

In this game, TOP actually mattered. With the D Line so thin, the O's job it to keep them off the field as much as possible. Just the opposite happened. That, and the onside kick which took away one of Brady's possessions, and it was a mess.

***PatsDeb*** · 12-20-2010, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Kid~Brady

Deion Sanders mentioned something that I was thinking about last night after the game. We had the ball for about 20 minutes, Greenbay killed us with the long drives and scores at the end. They managed the clock well, usually something the Pats are pretty good at. Even though we got beat at our own game(eating the clock with long drives) and in the 20 minutes that we did have possession, we were still able to put up 31 points.

Now I know Arrington had a pick-6. They still basically had the ball for about 40 minutes compared to us having the ball for about 20 minutes. You have to admit once Brady got on the field, you were like, "Jessshh been awhile since I've seen that guy". I've seen games where we lost the time of possession war but last night was really bad.

But my point is that this is still a good sign even though demonstrated in a very disoriented way. Even when Brady has a not so good game, the offense still basically does its job. I hated this game by all means but I think we can atleast take this from it. Thoughts? ...

Green Bay managed the clock well until when it mattered most, the last minute of the game. Thank God their rookie QB remembered he was a rookie at that moment. They used their last time out after letting about 10 unnecessary seconds run off the clock, and then they kept huddling up when they had no time outs, taking way too long to get their plays off. Then, I think the kid lost it when they needed to get a first down so he could spike the ball, and they had a 4th and 1, so he couldn't spike it. After playing so well, clock-wise, and keeping Brady off the field and out-of-rhythm, they lost it (literally and figuratively) in the last minute of the game (thank God!!). Go Pats!!

PATSYLICIOUS · 12-20-2010, 08:15 AM

Give GB credit, they did a good job in keeping Brady off the field. Y'all will have to be prepared for all the mediots this week talking about how the 'blueprint' is in place now instead of just realizing the Packers were able to EXECUTE last night. Somehow the Packers and the 2007 Giants/Ravens are the only teams in the league who have 'figured out' you need to pressure Brady and cover the recievers tight. And keep him off the field by running the ball well and controlling the clock. The other 20+ teams we torched in both runs just didn't know that!

Speedy Welker · 12-20-2010, 08:16 AM

I hope we don't play like last night we if face the Ravens/Colts in the playoffs, and let hope all the D line are back in full health by then.

fair catch fryar · 12-20-2010, 08:23 AM

Luckily, some things fell the Pats way because of the lack of TOP. The thing that killed them was the onsides kickoff recovery that prevented TB12 from going out and producing a 6-8 minuted TD drive, along with Connolly's punt return that put the ball on the 4 yard line. I was getting worried for Big Vince between the way he was being shuffled around on the D-Line and the amount of time he had to play.

I couldn't understand for the life of me why GB let the 18-19 seconds tick down to the 2-minute warning when they were still 40 plus yards and needed a TD. I can understand not wanting to give Brady more time than he needs, but you still need to have the lead before you can worry about it. Bad clock management.

Froob · 12-20-2010, 08:25 AM

Reminds me of colts-fins monday night game last year. Colts only had the ball for 15 mins and won.

moosekill · 12-20-2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by betterthanthealternative

In this game, TOP actually mattered. With the D Line so thin, the O's job it to keep them off the field as much as possible. Just the opposite happened. That, and the onside kick which took away one of Brady's possessions, and it was a mess.

Wrong, actually winning is all that mattered.