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When at the end of the game, the Giants put the ball on the ground 3 times and recovered all three. When the Giants need a big play, they got the "big play"....on several occasions. They got the big interception,. They got the great catch on the sideline. They got the key 3rd downs.
OTOH, on the key throw of the night, when the Pat were in position to seal the game. THEY got the drop. They didn't make the play. Even on the final drive, there were 3 catchable balls that were dropped.
No folks this was the Pat game to win. THEY were the better team, but because they also made the most mistakes. They simply didn't deserve to win that game. THAT's why Myra did let Gronk get that hail mary.
Now since I will go into mourning for the rest of this month. I leave you all with one question to ponder. Why does the league reward a team that creates a penalty to prosper from it. The Giant had 12 men on the field on the 2nd to lat play and despite the 5 yd penalty which basically doesn't matter, 9 seconds were lost to the Pats. If that's the case why not send out 15 guys for the next play, its only going to cost you 5 yds and another 5-8 seconds will go off the clock. See the guilty prosper. I think the rules committee should look into that.
See you guy in a month. It was a great ride. A combination joy and shame. An opportunity lost, but not because of bad luck, or that we weren't good enough. It was lost because we DIDN'T make the big play. Its as simple as that.
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The Giant had 12 men on the field on the 2nd to lat play and despite the 5 yd penalty which basically doesn't matter, 9 seconds were lost to the Pats. If that's the case why not send out 15 guys for the next play, its only going to cost you 5 yds and another 5-8 seconds will go off the clock. See the guilty prosper. I think the rules committee should look into that.
Right about the penalty said the seam thing to my wife, at least if that situation comes up next year BB will flood the field...
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"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."
Right about the penalty said the seam thing to my wife, at least if that situation comes up next year BB will flood the field...
Yes, I thought that was plainly wrong. The rules should have it in that situation that no time goes off the clock. Why penalize the offense more than the offending party?
Let's get Polian to bring it up at the Rules Committee......oh, never mind.
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"They (Patriots) may be the greatest team ever" - Chris Mortenson, January 18, 2005 on espn.com
The issues with the offense and the defense were there for all to see in the final 4 minutes. It's not like we were unaware of them. Today, they proved to big to overcome.
Football is a game of inches. The Patriots lost today missing key plays by inches.
When at the end of the game, the Giants put the ball on the ground 3 times and recovered all three. When the Giants need a big play, they got the "big play"....on several occasions. They got the big interception,. They got the great catch on the sideline. They got the key 3rd downs.
OTOH, on the key throw of the night, when the Pat were in position to seal the game. THEY got the drop. They didn't make the play. Even on the final drive, there were 3 catchable balls that were dropped.
No folks this was the Pat game to win. THEY were the better team, but because they also made the most mistakes. They simply didn't deserve to win that game. THAT's why Myra did let Gronk get that hail mary.
Now since I will go into mourning for the rest of this month. I leave you all with one question to ponder. Why does the league reward a team that creates a penalty to prosper from it. The Giant had 12 men on the field on the 2nd to lat play and despite the 5 yd penalty which basically doesn't matter, 9 seconds were lost to the Pats. If that's the case why not send out 15 guys for the next play, its only going to cost you 5 yds and another 5-8 seconds will go off the clock. See the guilty prosper. I think the rules committee should look into that.
See you guy in a month. It was a great ride. A combination joy and shame. An opportunity lost, but not because of bad luck, or that we weren't good enough. It was lost because we DIDN'T make the big play. Its as simple as that.
I am sad but not unhappy. I can accept the fact that we lost the game because our offense was unable to execute. They put themselves in a position to be able to execute but couldnt finish it with the numerous drops. That somes to happens to even the best of them.
We had three scoring drives during the entire game. That just will not win Championships.
I am glad they reached the SB and put themselves in a position to be the Champion. Sad that they couldnt.
In a one-off high stakes match, it is usually the more talented team that wins. That was the case today. There was more individual talent on their side than ours. They made the important plays, we didn't. They deserved it. At the beginning of the season if you had asked me if this team would make it to the superbowl, I would have said hell no. I now wish they hadn't. I would rather them not make it than create heartbreak after heartbreak. Bill, please, assemble a talented roster next time around.
The issues with the offense and the defense were there for all to see in the final 4 minutes. It's not like we were unaware of them. Today, they proved to big to overcome.
Football is a game of inches. The Patriots lost today missing key plays by inches.
I put it on the offense. The defense gave the ball back to the offense a few time with the lead and the offense could have put it away. Brady had some tony Eason moments down the stretch
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I am sad but not unhappy. I can accept the fact that we lost the game because our offense was unable to execute. They put themselves in a position to be able to execute but couldnt finish it with the numerous drops. That somes to happens to even the best of them.
We had three scoring drives during the entire game. That just will not win Championships.
I am glad they reached the SB and put themselves in a position to be the Champion. Sad that they couldnt.
You know, IndianPat, you verbalized exactly how I feel.
I'm very sad, but somehow at peace with this, unlike SB42.
This team was valiant and honorable. Gronkowski was hurt, the secondary was held together by scotch tape and yet they came within inches of winning the Super Bowl.
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Its sad. Its disappointing, but its simple
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