Game Thread

[Box_O_Rocks]

I liked the pump fake, or actually Tom looked like he changed his mind mid-throw. Montana-like there. Or, Brady-like.

Montana who?

 

[Big Crompy]

Missed Goal Attempts

Evening all!

English Pats fan of 20 years here with virgin post. No doubt this has already been answered already, but I don't really fancy wading through 8 pages of posts (after 1 quarter, too! Quite some interest on this forum....)

Don't have cable so can't see this game live, am reduced to watching it on the nfl.com's (excellent) vidiprinter-thingy-whatsit. Although I can't see it - it seems the Pats defence is dominant and the Jags just can't move the ball.

What I wanted answering from someone who can see pictures....is why did the Pats turn down two opportunites for field goals in range? The first was a novel idea to me, the reasons for which I understand. But why was Brady in the shotgun at 4-10 late in the first quarter? Is Vinatieri not his fittest?

 

[pats-blue]

Yeah Baby Eugene!!!!!

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Forum newbie signing in all the way from Copenhagen, Denmark, where it's 3am, freezing and the world is asleep ... except for a select few watching the ballgame.


Everybody having a good evening?

I ran the snowblower today - a good warm up for the game - Welcome!

Fumble - Denmark your lucky stick around!

 

[Digger44]

what a hit by geno

 

[letekro]

Great hit, he'll get fined for it though

 

[Pats Fanatic]

Welcome #54 and Big Crompy.

 

[Digger44]

Evening all!

English Pats fan of 20 years here with virgin post. No doubt this has already been answered already, but I don't really fancy wading through 8 pages of posts (after 1 quarter, too! Quite some interest on this forum....)

Don't have cable so can't see this game live, am reduced to watching it on the nfl.com's (excellent) vidiprinter-thingy-whatsit. Although I can't see it - it seems the Pats defence is dominant and the Jags just can't move the ball.

What I wanted answering from someone who can see pictures....is why did the Pats turn down two opportunites for field goals in range? The first was a novel idea to me, the reasons for which I understand. But why was Brady in the shotgun at 4-10 late in the first quarter? Is Vinatieri not his fittest?

it is below 20 degrees and both would have been +40 yarders. that ball is frozen. BB is playing the feild position game.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Evening all!

English Pats fan of 20 years here with virgin post. No doubt this has already been answered already, but I don't really fancy wading through 8 pages of posts (after 1 quarter, too! Quite some interest on this forum....)

Don't have cable so can't see this game live, am reduced to watching it on the nfl.com's (excellent) vidiprinter-thingy-whatsit. Although I can't see it - it seems the Pats defence is dominant and the Jags just can't move the ball.

What I wanted answering from someone who can see pictures....is why did the Pats turn down two opportunites for field goals in range? The first was a novel idea to me, the reasons for which I understand. But why was Brady in the shotgun at 4-10 late in the first quarter? Is Vinatieri not his fittest?

BB is counting on the defense to stop the Jags offense, so he is focusing on field position to give our O a shorter field to work in.

Also, that ball is like a rock when it gets this cold, so he's saving Vinatieri's foot for the next game!

 

[pats-blue]

Evening all!

English Pats fan of 20 years here with virgin post. No doubt this has already been answered already, but I don't really fancy wading through 8 pages of posts (after 1 quarter, too! Quite some interest on this forum....)

Don't have cable so can't see this game live, am reduced to watching it on the nfl.com's (excellent) vidiprinter-thingy-whatsit. Although I can't see it - it seems the Pats defence is dominant and the Jags just can't move the ball.

What I wanted answering from someone who can see pictures....is why did the Pats turn down two opportunites for field goals in range? The first was a novel idea to me, the reasons for which I understand. But why was Brady in the shotgun at 4-10 late in the first quarter? Is Vinatieri not his fittest?

It was reported that Adam V said that while the Pats were facing that particular goal post he felt that he would be "limited" in the longer kicks due to the wind and cold...so it was a little long for a night like this, plus it seems that BB is playing a filed position game tonight

 

[patsutdave78]

The hit

I think it was a hell of a hit but it looked legal to me....

 

[pats-blue]

Great hit, he'll get fined for it though

I thought it looked good

 

[Digger44]

he didnt even hit him square on. that would have been sick if he did. it was legal.

 

[pats-blue]

Givens was grabbing his hip after diving for that...

 

[Digger44]

anybody else just so thankful for miller?

 

[Big Crompy]

Ta

Thanks a lot, ladies and gents. I guess it's the same ball for all so scoring is limited to TDs only. It's a wonder AV didn't fracture his tibia booting the PAT then. Clearly this is one thing I could only tell from live pictures.

Kinda gets me thinking that short punts, perhaps even to the sidelines, is a very legitimate tactic in certain situations, especially when the oppo's running game is...well, a wee bit static.

I'm predicting a comfortable 21-7.

 

[cclocke]

i miss ken walter actually

 

[Digger44]

still no tedy

 

[Pats Fanatic]

i miss ken walter actually

Good one

 

[#54]

Samuel looks slightly confused today. Is he being overpowered at the sideline?