Bella*chick
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That actually looked like a botched hold in real time to me, but I haven't studied a replay.
There were a couple plays where this happened and things looked bad, like that drive-killing incompletion to KT's feet short of the sticks, where he had 3 guys around him, all waiting for him just short of the sticks. The Jets ran the right defense on that one. Tom needed to look elsewhere, or maybe there is an adjustment that should have been made by KT.
The clock stops either way on a turnover, but he needs to reflect on how close he got to being injured and either run straight out-of-bounds next time or lay down and enjoy the moment from the comfort of the fetal position.
That throw was about as good as it gets. If Dobson wants to be the Pats' deep threat, he needs to catch that more often than not. Not a bad drop, but he needs to figure out a way to make the plays when they are there, because he might not get another chance.
Thanks for the clarification on the clock stopping for a turnover. You are right, Talib could have turtled. It's what I expected him to do. But I could hardly fault him the celebration. The D didn't just survive the clock ticking down....it ended the game on its own terms. I'd celebrate too!