Don't agree. Woodhead got too many carries. Woodhead is not an in between the Tackles guy. That's my point.
We never lost with BJGE as the true, defacto lead back in 2010 and 2011. It was only when we went finesse, with Woodhead as the feature back, did we get punched in the mouth.
Against good or great D's, we used too much Woodhead and went too finesse. You have to fight fire with fire.
Woodhead actually had more YPC running behind the center and the guards than BJGE did. But I agree with you that most of his rushing attempts should not have gone there. That said, I don't see how anyone can make the argument for BJGE getting more snaps than Woodhead when you considered what Woodhead was able to give the Pats offense on both the ground and in the passing game in that contest. He was able to keep their defense more honest than BJGE was.
Not even worth responding to, with you still pretending Brady plays an A game every time on the field simply because of his previous laurels from 2001-2004 under Weis.
There is no way you can be considered a real Pats fan if you're trying too sell us that he always plays well.
You're only a Brady fan if you're trying to sell us that
Actually, you have it backwards. This is what they call a "straw man". You also mixed in some old fashioned ad hominem for good measure on top of flat up making up things throughout the thread because you're getting your head handed to you systematically.
I haven't argued that he's always played his A-game at all. Hell, I didn't even argue that he played his A-game in both Super Bowls. What I DID argue was that he still played well enough to win the game before the defense collapsed on both occasions.
ignoring how god awful he was in the 2007 and 2011 title games, alone. So, you can JUST be a Brady fan only, give him special execptions, pretend he is above reproach, and the rest of us will be diehard, fair and objective fans who know the game.
LOL.
Not that the 2010 divisional rd game or the 2012 AFC title games were any better. Did you see him ducking ghosts pass rushers and staring over at O'Brien like a lost puppy like I did? Because I didn't dream that up. THAT happened.
Please show me where that happened. You can also use YouTube videos for these as well. If anyone here has Game Pass, even better. But we know that won't happen because it wasn't actually a problem. I know you're new here, but those claims were very thoroughly dispelled on this forum back then. Doesn't surprise me to see you try to make that claim here as well when you've also tried to claim that his footwork was worse/different back then than it is today (not sourced or proven), Bill asked JAG to attend the meetings with him and Brady (not proven), JAG was drafted with the specific purpose to push Brady (not sourced, later back tracked as "just an opinion").
I always felt bad for the Ds having to defend so many short fields and to deal with so many 3 and outs from our own offense. The offense was putrid, and it's FACTUALLY easier with bloated stats all over the place, starting with sweeping rule changes since 2006.
You're badly going off the rails here. The offense was nowhere near putrid given what they were dealing with in both contests. In 42, Neal exited the game early on and Brady was dealing with a gimpy ankle while pressure suddenly began happening in his face through the A and B gaps. They hit Brady 9 times, sacked him 3, and pressured him numerous other times. If you're seriously going to sit here and try to pin that loss on him then this place might not be the place you want to talk football. Even still, he led what should have been a game winning scoring drive if the defense even made one of the following key plays:
1. Recovered a fumble.
2. Asante made what should have been a routine interception.
3. Asante stayed on Tyree and didn't pass off the coverage to Rodney.
4. Seau didn't check into a casino blitz, leaving Hobbs on an island with Plaxico.
So yeah, the defense, with some help from the OL, blew that game. Brady put the team in a position to win. To claim otherwise is brain dead.
We've already covered 2011 to this point. Further, you even admitted a few posts ago that the defense was at fault so I'm not sure what we have left to cover here.
Oh no! A team had an 88 yard drive! That never happens elsewhere in the NFL! Nor does 4 YPC!
Devastating stuff!
lmao
Of course it happens elsewhere in the NFL, Chrissy. The problem comes when you're trying to pin this particular loss solely on the shoulders Brady, but Brady leaves the game on the second to last drive with the team ahead on the scoreboard only to have the defense give it up to the tune of 88 yards and a score. When that happens, you can soundly lay the blame on the defense. They entered the field with the lead. When they left the field, the team no longer had the lead nor did they have enough time to mount one last drive because they couldn't get off the field in a timely manner throughout the entire contest. In all but one occasion in the contest, the Giants were in New England territory when they punted which not only drained the clock, it also gave the offense long fields to work with. But, again, you know the defense was the issue.
You posted something. Someone replied. You replied. They replied. You replied. They replied. Etc.
Not stalking, you are engaging people in a debate. This is how it works in a discussion board.
When I want the argument to end I stop replying, as I suspect I will have to do with this tangent with you despite the fact I'm actually, in my own way, trying to stop you from constantly winding yourself up.
This is like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Only, instead of a train wreck, it's a 48 year old man with 900 posts in 27 days. Normally I wouldn't have time for this nonsense, but I'm off this week.
