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-Rodney Harrison played a tremendous game.
-Its nice to root for a team that can take winning or losing against the best teams out there, and put it in the hands of Tom Brady.
-Ellis Hobbs must have committed a crime in Indianapolis in a former life. That was possibly the worst pi call I have ever seen.
-the Moss off pi call probably bothered me the most, because there had been chatter that there was whining to the NFL (don't know if it was the Colts or someone else) that Moss pushes off in the end zone. Of course, they wait until the most critical point in the game, and throw in the obligatory call. I have absolutely no doubt that the officiating crew went into the game knowing they would call Moss for off pi in the end zone.
-Manning does a good job avoiding sacks, and his OL does a good job protecting him. He does not get sacked often. However, possibly because of that, he is not very good at protecting the ball in the pocket. He fumbles an awful lot when he is sacked. Our pass rushers have become more and more focussed on getting the ball out rather than just the sack. I think this will be a key factor if we meet again.
-Kevin Faulk just makes plays.
-Wes Welker is a great fit on this team. He wants the ball on big plays, he makes few mistakes, and he plays hard.
-Are we ready to say Gostkowski is a good NFL kicker? His kickoffs are excellent, he rarely misses a FG.
-I was concerned on Indys next to last drive, when they completed a pass on the sidelines and Baker was in coverage. Brought back memories of Janauary when we lost the AFCC game with a bunch of players on defense who had nothing to do with us getting there in the first place.
-We havent seen much of him, and he played sparingly yesterday, but I like what Mike Wright brings as an end of the bench DL. He plays hard and hustles. Made some plays, not great ones, yesterday. He has been a good st contributor in the past also, and I'd expect to see some st plays from him going forward.
-Kyle Eckel does a good job covering kicks.
-I would have been happy winning 79-78 or 3-2. In retrospect, I kind of like how we won this one. In our 3 SB Championships, my opinion was the one single factor that was more important in those teams than any other was their ability to play their best when the game was on the line. It doesn't look like we will get many chances to find out if this team has that ability this year, so today, it seems like a good test to have weathered yesterday.
-I felt BB was 'playing possum' with his defensive gameplan. I thought the newly created 4-2 nickel with Harrison as an OLB, and an OLB at DE was a gimmick that they would shift out of once the Colts defined a gameplan. I was telling BB thourgh my TV by the end of the 1st quarter it was time to get out of it. He never did, and you know what? After that, we stopped the run. I think it was an amazing effort by the D to hold Addai to 17 carries for 41 yards from the end of the 1st/beginning of the 2nd quarter (after his first 9 carries) without ever leaving the nickel base and using a 205 lb OLB who made Dallas Clark irrelevant while we were at it.
-My 9 year old son, crossed over yesterday into what will be a lifelong, live and die with the team Pats fan. Up until now, he has had a growing interest in the Pats. He has watched games, but not undividedly. He liked going to camp this year, but liked the food and autographs as much as actually seeing the team practice. Yesterday, he was into the game for 60 minutes. He was yelling and screaming along with me. (He has a new move. When we watch the game, Im in the recliner right near the TV, and he is 10 feet away on the couch. When the Pats do something good, he runs and does his own "Lambeau leap" into my lap to celebrate.) He is really understanding the game (he has played Pop Warner) sees more than I did when I was 9. His only flaw (hopefully corrected yesterday) is that he cheers every play the Patriots make, even the tackle made after a 15 yard gain. ("Yeah, but they didnt get a touchdown"). Absolutely even more fun watching the Pats with him so into it.
-Its nice to root for a team that can take winning or losing against the best teams out there, and put it in the hands of Tom Brady.
-Ellis Hobbs must have committed a crime in Indianapolis in a former life. That was possibly the worst pi call I have ever seen.
-the Moss off pi call probably bothered me the most, because there had been chatter that there was whining to the NFL (don't know if it was the Colts or someone else) that Moss pushes off in the end zone. Of course, they wait until the most critical point in the game, and throw in the obligatory call. I have absolutely no doubt that the officiating crew went into the game knowing they would call Moss for off pi in the end zone.
-Manning does a good job avoiding sacks, and his OL does a good job protecting him. He does not get sacked often. However, possibly because of that, he is not very good at protecting the ball in the pocket. He fumbles an awful lot when he is sacked. Our pass rushers have become more and more focussed on getting the ball out rather than just the sack. I think this will be a key factor if we meet again.
-Kevin Faulk just makes plays.
-Wes Welker is a great fit on this team. He wants the ball on big plays, he makes few mistakes, and he plays hard.
-Are we ready to say Gostkowski is a good NFL kicker? His kickoffs are excellent, he rarely misses a FG.
-I was concerned on Indys next to last drive, when they completed a pass on the sidelines and Baker was in coverage. Brought back memories of Janauary when we lost the AFCC game with a bunch of players on defense who had nothing to do with us getting there in the first place.
-We havent seen much of him, and he played sparingly yesterday, but I like what Mike Wright brings as an end of the bench DL. He plays hard and hustles. Made some plays, not great ones, yesterday. He has been a good st contributor in the past also, and I'd expect to see some st plays from him going forward.
-Kyle Eckel does a good job covering kicks.
-I would have been happy winning 79-78 or 3-2. In retrospect, I kind of like how we won this one. In our 3 SB Championships, my opinion was the one single factor that was more important in those teams than any other was their ability to play their best when the game was on the line. It doesn't look like we will get many chances to find out if this team has that ability this year, so today, it seems like a good test to have weathered yesterday.
-I felt BB was 'playing possum' with his defensive gameplan. I thought the newly created 4-2 nickel with Harrison as an OLB, and an OLB at DE was a gimmick that they would shift out of once the Colts defined a gameplan. I was telling BB thourgh my TV by the end of the 1st quarter it was time to get out of it. He never did, and you know what? After that, we stopped the run. I think it was an amazing effort by the D to hold Addai to 17 carries for 41 yards from the end of the 1st/beginning of the 2nd quarter (after his first 9 carries) without ever leaving the nickel base and using a 205 lb OLB who made Dallas Clark irrelevant while we were at it.
-My 9 year old son, crossed over yesterday into what will be a lifelong, live and die with the team Pats fan. Up until now, he has had a growing interest in the Pats. He has watched games, but not undividedly. He liked going to camp this year, but liked the food and autographs as much as actually seeing the team practice. Yesterday, he was into the game for 60 minutes. He was yelling and screaming along with me. (He has a new move. When we watch the game, Im in the recliner right near the TV, and he is 10 feet away on the couch. When the Pats do something good, he runs and does his own "Lambeau leap" into my lap to celebrate.) He is really understanding the game (he has played Pop Warner) sees more than I did when I was 9. His only flaw (hopefully corrected yesterday) is that he cheers every play the Patriots make, even the tackle made after a 15 yard gain. ("Yeah, but they didnt get a touchdown"). Absolutely even more fun watching the Pats with him so into it.