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LT's facemask was a 5 yarder i think, it wasnt intentional, from watching the replays, he was just going for the ball, and he didnt pull him down with the facemask
They didn't call any penalty on LT on that play. I checked the play-by-play.
The side angle showed a clear grab 'n' drag by LT. Missed call.
I have to say in hindsight, the San Diego player should have knocked the ball down rather than intercepting. But, at the time what do you do? There are over six minutes left and you're only ahead by one score. You still are going to need to get yards and points. If he'd have knocked it down, and the Patriots had come baack and won, everyone would have said "You could have had the interception and run it back".
The result turned out bad, but I don't think it's a no brainer that you just knock it down.
Garbage opinion. Sorry, but this team didn't win 14 games with a "Me" attitude.They interviewed the DB that got the int. and then got stripped... they asked him why he didn't knock it down, and he got all pouty.
"Why was I gonna knock it down? He threw it right to me."
He also talked about if he had just gotten past that one man, he would have been off to the races.
I think that kind of speaks for the SD mindset, to an extent. Even if you believe that, you don't say it to justify what, in reality, turned out to be a bad risk/reward analysis.
He wanted glory, and was not prepared for that specific situation. Well, you can't prepare for every situation, but you can extrapolate from information such as down and distance.
If your attitude is "me-driven" you extrapolate one way. If it is "we-driven" you extrapolate another way.
In recent years it has become increasingly apparent that a "we-driven" attitude tends to lead to decisions that benefit the team as a whole. Unfortunately, the ultimate goal for most fans is the Super Bowl, not the Pro Bowl, which is the showcase for the individual's achievements.
That being the case, this symptomatic mistake should not be explained away, but examined as an opportunity for improvement.
This will not happen... and therefore, for SD to win big, they will need to far exceed other teams in terms of talent (and they already have a leg up,) because in terms of these other aspects of the game, they are still immature.
PFnV
I suspect you are thinking of the muffed punt. On the Int/Fumble, Caldwell dove on a free ball. Game over.Yeah, 1Bolt? Why isn't there a signature Colvin or Vrabel sack dance? What are the famous nicknames carved into Pats' players hair cuts?
Q: I may have this confused with another turnover, and I am going by memory... but when Brown stripped that INT from your DB, wasn't there a "fall on it" moment... didn't he try to pick it up and run with it? Again, this is in question form, because I know I saw that at least once, but cannot remember whether it was on the INT or not. I believe it was.
Thanks for your gracious attitude, and condolences... we've been there too. Hopefully we won't again at least for another year. But hey, if games were locks, they wouldn't play 'em... and we have 2 more to go.
PFnV
I suspect you are thinking of the muffed punt. On the Int/Fumble, Caldwell dove on a free ball. Game over.
For what it is worth... I don't think the Chargers we 'out coached' at all. In terms of game plan, what the Chargers did was fairly solid. The fact of the matter is that the Pats have valuable (winning) playoff experience. The Chargers choked on their own inexperience. Nuff said.
They didn't call any penalty on LT on that play. I checked the play-by-play.
The side angle showed a clear grab 'n' drag by LT. Missed call.
For what it is worth... I don't think the Chargers we 'out coached' at all. In terms of game plan, what the Chargers did was fairly solid. The fact of the matter is that the Pats have valuable (winning) playoff experience. The Chargers choked on their own inexperience. Nuff said.
Nice list, and add the fumbled punt where the Chargers guy should have just scooped the ball in instead of trying to pick it up and run. He was sprawled on the ground fer chrissakes, and in no position to get up and run. I was all thank you, thank you, thank you!