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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.3,2,1 to cliche countdown: Sack totals mean very little in the grand scheme of things, and Kirwin leaves pressures, hurries and hits out of his analyisis. Capers/McCarthy had a GREAT game plan IMO and Brady had a relatively poor game (by his standards). If you take away Arrington and Connoly, our offense basically put up 17 points. That's probably not going to cut it in the playoffs. Even with Branch, Woodhead, Hernandez, and Gronk, GB showed that this offense can be slowed considerably and kept to a lot of three and outs if you take away Wes Welker and don't allow Brady to eat a sandwich in the pocket.
they had 17 pts in 19 mins TOP. iam sure they couldve sustained drives but if the D did a shade better than 11-19 on 3rd downs we wouldve got more offensive possesions. Brady saw the ball once in the 3rd quarter when there was 3 mins or so left. Not disagreeing with you but its all a complimentary game. Shutting down any offense is easier for shorter # of possessions than more.
they had 17 pts in 19 mins TOP. iam sure they couldve sustained drives but if the D did a shade better than 11-19 on 3rd downs we wouldve got more offensive possesions. Brady saw the ball once in the 3rd quarter when there was 3 mins or so left. Not disagreeing with you but its all a complimentary game. Shutting down any offense is easier for shorter # of possessions than more.
the analysis was fine, but this graphic is incredible:
Record when sacked three or more times since 2003
Player Record Win pct.
Tom Brady 19-4 82.6
Brett Favre 11-11 50.0
Peyton Manning 6-5 54.5
Drew Brees 5-14 26.3
Michael Vick 15-19 44.1
I remember Raji making 2 plays.Incredible that Kirwan thought Mankins got beat like a rented mule by Raji, when all in the game thread know that didn't, and couldn't ever, happen.
I remember Raji making 2 plays.
On one of them, Koppen and Mankins both thought the other one was going to take him. Such a miscommunication doesnt add up to beaten like a rented mule to me, but I have not gone back and watched the tape.