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2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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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.I only read the first page of responses, but look- The offense scored at the end of the game to give us the lead, and the defense couldn't step up. Simple as that. The offense scored when it was needed, the defense failed to stop the Giants offense and choked away this game. I don't care how few points they held them to for the first 58 minutes. When it was needed, the D couldn't get the job done, the O could. End of story.
they also have power backs that can run in traffic. maroney only gets yards when there are massive holes and he can get thru the line untouched. faulk is a receiver. morris was the best of the 3. and we all know how well dillon kept our drives alive when he was in his prime.
if our offense had performed the defense never would have been in that situation in the 1st place. it took a miracle catch by tyree to beat them too.
Don't blame the offense for not scoring 40 in the Super Bowl, that's just ridiculous. The offense did just fine, they kept us in the game. Then, when it mattered most, they did their jobs. They drove down the field at the end of the game, put up seven points to give us the lead, and put us in position to win the game.
The Defense, however, could not do their jobs when it actually mattered. They had to stop one drive and they couldn't do it. They choked, plain and simple.
Look it isn't just this year, it is the past 3 years. And who is it that couldn't get the job done each time: Brady.
What else do they have in common, they are all games at the end of the year. I believe that Brady does have a persistent shoulder injury that either gets re-aggravated by a hit, or just by heavy use. I have no idea why he doesn't fix it, maybe it would take more than a year to heal. Who knows.
Yes the Oline sucked, the D ran out of gas, but if Brady had hit Moss just once at the end of the game, we would have won. But he was out of it even before the game started, and he started to get hit. You could see it when he was putting his helmet on. His throws were high, in the wrong place, or too short/long.
He was out of the game on the sideline. Now either he was sulking or he knew there was nothing he could do to make a change (injury). He had the same problem against SD, at the time I thought he was sulking, but I can't see him carrying on like that at the SB. I think the ankle/boot was a very public, plausible diversion, to stop people asking 'why' about his SD performance. I am sure his ankle was injured but they drew attention to it, rather than hide it, which is how the Pats operate.
Three years in a row Mr. Clutch has tanked in the most important game of the season. Two were interceptions and the third was off target. I don't think he has lost it, or that he doesn't care or doesn't prepare - I think he is physically unable. Obviously it comes and goes, because he has had a league best season.
And if thats true and he can't or won't fix it, we need to improve on both O and D so that we can score when he is down, and then the D can keep the lead.
Perhaps thats why the coaches didn't really do a lot or pay attention to the offense. And the Oline knew they were just going through the motions cause Brady could barely throw. Of course you would have thought they would have committed to the run in that case, but maybe they felt there was no time for that, cause of how long the Giants took on their drives.
They are both to blame.
The offense scored only 14 points...
But the offense was clutch.
The defense only allowed 17...
But was anything but clutch.
Couldn't agree more with you. You can't score 14 points and expect to win.
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