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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.If you are talking about PI at the 1 it was a terrible call. The contact the announcers talked about was in the 5 yard area and not what they called because they spotted the ball at the 1Saw the whole thing. The pass interference was blatant as he was all over the receiver, the encroachment was blatant because the guy put his hands on the O-linesman before the snap and the O-linesman didn't move till after he put his hands on him, and the defensive holding was blatant because he was, well, holding the guy. I don't get how you missed things so obvious. They even showed the replay of the penalties after they happened. Each one. It was in slow motion for Pete's sake. Each of them were clear as day and are the type of thing that is avoidable with discipline
I think the only way he wins the MVP vote is if we end up with the #1 seed. Otherwise the ******** stats argument will once again make people vote for Manning.
Keep in mind that Reiss is a reporter not an analyst.Interestingly reiss thinks our oline struggled in the 3rd Q
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-...s-third-quarter-review-ol-struggles-resurface
It was that perp who got arrested a few weeks ago, the one with Brady's helmet tattooed his head.
No not that one. I was talking about the one that was the 1st of 3 penalties in a row on the way to the Broncos' 3rd TD. That one was blatant. I'm on the fence about the one early in the game, in the endzone.Yes, he did have a hand of the receiver, but didn't actually move/reroute/twist/turn the receiver. That would have been a good non-call in my opinion. Considering this happened early in the game, I thought we would be in for a long game (meaning that there'd be a ton more calls of this type made. I was pleasantly surprised they let them play a bit).
Keep in mind that Reiss also cited specific examples.Keep in mind that Reiss is a reporter not an analyst.
I was so damn tired from school that i just fell asleep 10 min's before the game started, i was trying to avoid knowing what happened before i watched the game but no success
The Patriots forced Manning to hold the ball much longer than he likes to. Prior to the game, Manning was spending an average of 2.11 seconds in the pocket, and his average time before throwing was 2.22 seconds, the shortest and second-shortest times in the NFL, respectively. The Patriots blitzed him on only 8.5 percent of his dropbacks, a season low, and the resulting glut of coverage left Manning spending an average of 2.5 seconds in the pocket and 2.64 seconds before passing. With the extra time, Manning attempted a season-high 25 passes that traveled at least 11 yards in the air. He completed only 11 of them, his lowest completion percentage on such throws this season. His 10.44 average air yards per throw was also a season high. Focusing on coverage, the Patriots broke up a total of 11 passes (nine knocked away and two intercepted), the highest total for Manning in a game since at least the start of the 2006 season. Manning's timing appeared off throughout; he completed just 5 of 11 third-down passes and converted a season-low 27.3 percent of those throws for first downs.
FINAL ANALYSIS
Every defense is a mix of pressure and coverage, but on this occasion, the Patriots beat Manning by focusing more on the latter. They took away his "easy" throws underneath, and he didn't make them pay for it downfield.
Easy to say of course, but more difficult in the nuts and bolts. Who predicted the extensive 3 and 4 man rush using varied personnel or the coverage schemes that used, among other things, Browner on DT , Chung on JT, and Butler on ES? It took a creative and dynamic look to make that strategy work.So as I understand it, the lack of pressure and focus on underneath coverage forced him to take the longer ball opportunities where (1) his accuracy is less and (2) wind was more of a factor. Good "Rocket Scientist" thinking.
Disclosure: I have a JPL Rocket Scientist T-shirt.