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Ironic how things have ended up, isn't it?
Sometimes Brady looks like Bledsoe.
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Your sig is spot on.Ironic how things have ended up, isn't it?
Hernandez should smart enough the get out of bounds and save the TO in that situation with 26 seconds left. Branch or Welker would have been aware and gone out of bounds.
This TO screw up where time was running out happened before this season where the Pats were in the redzone and wasted 14 seconds before finally calling a TO.
I dont get why Branch was out there.
I like Branch, but hes done. Vereen should have been given a look, Slater perhaps as well.
Sometimes Brady looks like Bledsoe.
Sometimes Brady looks like Bledsoe.
A dominant defense = clutch. Funny how the second Brady's defense evaporated so did his clutchness. 95% of what people refer to as clutch is not, in fact, clutchness. Had Manning ever had a dominant defense, or, in the very least, were his defense to not to give up 70 yard bombs with 30 seconds remaining, he would be referred to as clutch as well.
Had this game occurred prior to 2005, Brady's defense would have scored on a pick six at 13-7 and Brady would have received all the credit for the win. It's a little more difficult these days.
Given the field position it was clear the plan was to take their time (letting the 2min run down) to not leave any time on the clock. At 2 min they were on the +43 with 3 timeouts. The problem after that they ran the ball 3 straight times (including the Brady scramble) so used one time out to be at the 27 with 44 seconds left. A minute 16 to go 16 yards and burn a timeout was the problem. What followed was what you get exposed to with that.I don't think he was in a fog. I think he realized immediately they were not going to get to the line in time to clock it and have time to run another play. Ergo the TO became moot. Then you call it with just enough time left for the FG to clear the crossbar. Belichick said in the post game that the plan was to save the TO but they miscalculated on the time it would take to get the ball set and get next snap off. Once that became clear they had no choice but to call it and kick the FG. Probably could have used the 20 or so seconds they allowed to run off before the 2 minute, which again was not Brady's call. A pattern of odd clock management has emerged this season and that's not Brady's call. My guess is it's Ernie's. Has some risk reward data about teams scoring late because they got the ball back with just enough time to do some damage. This team has now allowed that data to influence how they run and effectively limit their own offense and it's opportunities to score.
A dominant defense = clutch. Funny how the second Brady's defense evaporated so did his clutchness. 95% of what people refer to as clutch is not, in fact, clutchness. Had Manning ever had a dominant defense, or, in the very least, were his defense to not to give up 70 yard bombs with 30 seconds remaining, he would be referred to as clutch as well.
Had this game occurred prior to 2005, Brady's defense would have scored on a pick six at 13-7 and Brady would have received all the credit for the win. It's a little more difficult these days.
Teams finally know how to play against Brady; they know his strengths and weaknesses well. That's the disadvantage of being a highly experienced QB. I don't think Brady has lost much as a QB, it's just that our opponents have a deeper understanding of how he plays, what he does well, and what he does not do so well.
Absolutely NOT.
I've said this several times and I'll say it again:
This is the farthest thing from an excuse, but the Patriots have been purely UNLUCKY.
From the Tyree catch in 07/08, to a Welker drop in the SuperBowl last year. Had those 2 PLAYS gone the other way, you could EASILY argue the Patriots would have won the game, and Tom Brady would have 5 SuperBowls.
The injuries have also been unbelievably bad. Gronk last year of course (IMO we'd won the SuperBowl with him healthy. That INT definitely wouldn't happen) And then Gronk & Talib this year once again when it matters most (they are top 3 guys on their respective sides of the ball) We can only go so far with our top guys out of the game, and constantly having to adjust.
EDIT: And did you NOT watch the SuperBowl last year? He set a record for 16 straight completions, and was within 1 play of winning after taking the worst defense to ever make it to the SuperBowl. WRs and no-name guys playing on our D last year! He also has the most yards in playoff history and most wins in playoff history. He's simply lacked help. Montana had how many hall of famers alongside him? 5-7? How many do you think Brady will have had after his career is done? Maybe 3 including Moss and his own coach?!
You claim there is no such thing as "clutchness" then try to claim that "choking" exists. They are either both accepted as ideas or they don't "exist". I believe in both and I also believe Brady has both qualities. I guess he is only human after all.
Any athlete or soldier who is paralyzed by fear is choking. So,is any who, due to jitters, loses precision. All of the above are known to happen.
But if we look for clutchness that is more substantive than not-choking, neither the logical arguments nor the direct evidence for its existence are as clear.
You are really reaching here.
I was assuming people had some basic knowledge of sports and physiology.
I apologize for the error.