festy1986
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I accepted that the Pats lost, and although Im in the camp that its all on the offensive play calling, I think even with how bad it was and the proper plays weren't called to take advantage of the pressure being tossed there way I think that it was still good enough to win, mostly because we got way more out of the defense then we should of ever expected.
First lets get this out of the way, EVERY thing that happened on that last drive was a fluke, Asante never misses balls that hit his hands, QBs never avoid a sack when you have him in your hands not once, not twice but three times on the same play, (except maybe to the Pats quite a few times this year) WR never catch balls that bounce off there head like that, not when Rodney is there to knock it out.
That was just a flat out luck job, and that’s all they needed, any Giant fan who says that all happened because talent or superior talent or anything other then things bouncing there way is lying, but its part of the game.
But my mind is racing on how the smallest things change the entire game, I just cant seem to let it go.
Since I already said all the things that went wrong on that last defensive play, lets move onto offense.
I should point out, that with 3 time outs, 30 seconds is plenty of time to do what the Pats needed to be done, but not completing one pass made this impossible, and getting sacked instead of Brady at least trying to throw the ball somewhere to avoid that sack obviously hurt more then anything.
But that first play, with Moss on the left being doubled and Welker running down the middle to keep everyone honest, Gaffney was WIDE open, this play should of been called again, Brady didn’t have the time he needed, but if he had this play assuming Gaffney catches the ball, could of essentially ended it, cause a pass over the top or even in stride was there for the taken, but that ball was so badly throwing I thought he was trying to hit Welker.
And the play with Moss, this ball is a completed pass if it isn't for Webster incredible effort. But I look at it like this, if it's six inches higher, it hits Moss in the hands and avoids Webster all together, and He ends up on the 10 yard line, with about 10 seconds left and two time outs. The game is completely in the Pats hands at that point if it happens. Aikman says asking that much from even Brady is too much, at some point you just run out of arm strength, which is true, which is why I went back to check it out, Brady had two more yards before he got to the line of scrimmage, which if he even used just one of them, you have a whole new story.
As good as Maroney was during the few kickoffs he had, I think I put Hobbs back there, with his speed and potential motivation to make up for what just happened to him, I take that chance, Maroney has been known to make bone head plays, and quite frankly sometimes I question if he knows what he’s doing.
I know this post is meaningless and we should move on, but this will definitely help me forget how much the Pats lost this game more then the Giants won it, and just proves, that the game is a game of inches.
And forget the whole pressure to go 19-0 playing a part, it couldn’t of had, the media with the undefeated stuff calmed down considerably after the regular season was over, and I never once thought about it during the playoffs, cause in the playoffs someone always goes undefeated. But I wish Asante made that catch, it would of been week 17 all over again.
First lets get this out of the way, EVERY thing that happened on that last drive was a fluke, Asante never misses balls that hit his hands, QBs never avoid a sack when you have him in your hands not once, not twice but three times on the same play, (except maybe to the Pats quite a few times this year) WR never catch balls that bounce off there head like that, not when Rodney is there to knock it out.
That was just a flat out luck job, and that’s all they needed, any Giant fan who says that all happened because talent or superior talent or anything other then things bouncing there way is lying, but its part of the game.
But my mind is racing on how the smallest things change the entire game, I just cant seem to let it go.
Since I already said all the things that went wrong on that last defensive play, lets move onto offense.
I should point out, that with 3 time outs, 30 seconds is plenty of time to do what the Pats needed to be done, but not completing one pass made this impossible, and getting sacked instead of Brady at least trying to throw the ball somewhere to avoid that sack obviously hurt more then anything.
But that first play, with Moss on the left being doubled and Welker running down the middle to keep everyone honest, Gaffney was WIDE open, this play should of been called again, Brady didn’t have the time he needed, but if he had this play assuming Gaffney catches the ball, could of essentially ended it, cause a pass over the top or even in stride was there for the taken, but that ball was so badly throwing I thought he was trying to hit Welker.
And the play with Moss, this ball is a completed pass if it isn't for Webster incredible effort. But I look at it like this, if it's six inches higher, it hits Moss in the hands and avoids Webster all together, and He ends up on the 10 yard line, with about 10 seconds left and two time outs. The game is completely in the Pats hands at that point if it happens. Aikman says asking that much from even Brady is too much, at some point you just run out of arm strength, which is true, which is why I went back to check it out, Brady had two more yards before he got to the line of scrimmage, which if he even used just one of them, you have a whole new story.
As good as Maroney was during the few kickoffs he had, I think I put Hobbs back there, with his speed and potential motivation to make up for what just happened to him, I take that chance, Maroney has been known to make bone head plays, and quite frankly sometimes I question if he knows what he’s doing.
I know this post is meaningless and we should move on, but this will definitely help me forget how much the Pats lost this game more then the Giants won it, and just proves, that the game is a game of inches.
And forget the whole pressure to go 19-0 playing a part, it couldn’t of had, the media with the undefeated stuff calmed down considerably after the regular season was over, and I never once thought about it during the playoffs, cause in the playoffs someone always goes undefeated. But I wish Asante made that catch, it would of been week 17 all over again.
