Post Game Thread- Dolphins beat the Pats

[mosslost]

Screw this defense. Screw that coverage. Goodbye #1 seed.

See you wild card weekend. Utter disappointment

They will still be the 2

 

[mcmurtry86]

I would have felt a little better if the Ravens had managed to hold on to their lead and won .

Either way, we learned something about thi Pats team today. The D is actually awful and the recent good performances aren’t indicative of a unit which is coming together at the right time or trending upwards.

 

[slash83]

Who made the call? Just so embarrassing.

That’s honestly the funniest thing I’ve read all day.

 

[Guts]

Horrible loss. I'd prefer losing on a last minute FG than whatever that was

 

[RobertWeathers]

12-4 is usually good for a bye. Can we beat Pittsburgh? Idk. If we do I feel good about our chances still.

The 2 seed will probably produce a similar result to 2013, 2015, unfortunately.

Pats win next week, finish 12-4 .

 

[SammyBlueCat]

Up by 5 with 7 seconds left, backed up at their own 25 yard line with no timeouts and a gimpy QB.

I’m sorry, but you’d take those odds every single time if you could.

To lose that scenario is completely unacceptable. It’s the definition of choke and embarrassment, which is where we’re at now sadly.

GIFT WRAPPED

 

[mcmurtry86]

They will still be the 2

Think they’ll win out? Or expecting the Texans to drop another?

 

[TheRainMaker]

They aren’t winning in Pittsburg. On the road against an offense that could drop 50 on them. Pissed off, they’re demoralized in the lock


I’ll put a $100 on Pittsburgh to win all day long

Wouldn't shock me if Steelers fans are dreading next week as well. We've seen the Pats lose to inferior teams before only to go on the road and beat a more talented team later on. Next week will tell us a lot about this team.

 

[festy1986]

Seems like a lot of people validate their existence based upon Pats wins. A bad loss is equivalent to an attack against them personally.

As a mod, you really should be unbiased and not encourage the flame stoking.

It's ok to be upset at THAT loss without having others. Including you. Tell us that its emotional, or a personal attack.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

We need like an entire new defensive backfield except for Chung and Gilmore

The line is more of a problem

 

[luuked]

I highly doubt we see one on the field again in either event. Or at least I hope we don’t. There are guys on defense that can jump and have more experience actually tackling the receiver if the QB throws the ball short either intentionally or unintentionally. Bill is usually good at learning his lesson.

I agree. Even though I obviously get why on paper you'd like to have someone with the size of Gronk there for a jump ball. Except there was no danger of a jump ball in this situation really.

That being said the way the play went is a once in a million situation. So this entire thing is another red herring for me that takes away attention from the absurdly awful tackling and general spacing on the play. I can't wait to see the A22 for that.

 

[supafly]

They've done it before.

Who said they have lost the bye? 3 games to play. They've had the bye and not made it too

It seems as though you’re moving the goalposts a bit. Your claim was that they’ve done it before, so that’s what I was responding to. I don’t believe they’ve ever done it aside from the ‘85 team, that’s all. From what I can remember the past 9 times have all included having the bye. Definitely all of the times in the BB/Brady era.

 

[DaBruinz]

Says the moron who thought the defense was fine today that opinion alone lays bare the simple fact that you're ******ed and nothing you say matters

Now you're making sh** up. I never said the defense was fine today. But I guess that's all you can do when you've got nothing to add...

 

[ViperGTS]

Miami 1-7 on 3rd down. 1-7. 2 blocked punts near/in the RZ.

And they scored 35.

Embarrassing.

 

[RobertWeathers]

True.

Also true that we aren't winning on the road, looking at the teams we would have to beat to do so.

Beat CHI, NY, BUF on the road.

This team is not as loaded as prior years but it doesn't mean they can't win the SB.

 

[Froob]

Just watched the play again, it’s not the Jones missed tackle or the Jackson whiff or even the Gronk stumble that was the worse part about that play but, you could see the Dolphins laughing all the way.









Okay I’ll see myself out

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Having Gronk back there in jump ball situations is dumb. Sure, he’s tall, but he can’t move around very well and I don’t know that he’s able to jump that well anymore.

At any rate, this wasn’t even a jump ball scenario, so it makes absolutely no sense to have him as the last line of defense. That’s entirely on the coaches, namely Belichick. Ryan Tannehill wasn’t putting the ball 75 yards in the air.

Couldn’t agree more. If you can’t throw him a fade pass anymore in the end zone, why put him back there? I’ve been saying all season his secret problem is he can’t jump, although I think it’s gotten worse. He is just slower and less athletic now. Right when the broadcaster said Gronkowski was back there, I was thinking I’m glad the Hail Mary will probably come up way short.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

agree Sammy, this one really hurt

Yes it did. Several wasted opportunities in every phase of the game.

 

[mosslost]

Need to win Super Bowl to wash this embarrassment away,

 

[BradyFTW!]

And the Super Bowl will probably end up being the Seahawks and the Patriots. That's football.

Sure, anything's possible. The Giants and Ravens both won in years where they weren't one of the five best teams. Those aren't conflicting statements though