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I've learned a lot about the coin toss today, and then again, I really haven't!Who won the coin toss last night? I don’t know all the rules about deferring, choosing direction, etc.
At that point with a soft tissue injury it would have been impossible to knowMeh. He was standing next to Matt Slater in the locker room and spoke to the media. My view is if he was severely racked up he would have been hidden.
That still isn't the narrative though regardless of the massive amounts of evidence supporting the approach as more consistently delivering sustained success versus the supernova of "huge superstar big name" chasing of the shiny object.I am loving the return to the team sport concept.
Absolutely i think the patriots play the percentages better than any other team.That still isn't the narrative though regardless of the massive amounts of evidence supporting the approach as more consistently delivering sustained success versus the supernova of "huge superstar big name" chasing of the shiny object.
Just wait for the next loss, which is going to happen just with the unknown of when. Then it will be the same thing "The Patriots need stars! Cut that JAG!". Yes, I know the guy Bryant was covering was wide open on Buffalo's final throw, but the other guys on the team were doing their job too so Allen couldn't/didnt see him while trying to avoid the rush.
While many will bemoan it as "only luck", I'll still maintain that an entire team playing cohesively will INCREASE those odds of having better "luck" over the course of a season. The team being in fact greater than the sum of its parts.
To be honest, given their game plan, I think that had the tables been reversed (i.e. the Pats won the toss), I think the Pats would have deferred and they would have chosen which end zone to protect to start the second half. Sure, it would have resulted in the Bills getting the ball for the start of the game as well as the start of the 2nd half, but I'm betting Bill would have thought it was the right thing to do in this game.Bills messed up and deferred. They only can chose one option in the 2nd half and of course it’s going to be receive. The other team gets to chose what direction to defend. Pats got the wind in their favor in the 4th.
If Harris' hamstring issue was severe, he wouldn't have been standing. And certainly not for the length of time the he did while talking to the media. He would have been in the Trainer's room and out of the sight of the media.. Claiming that it would have been impossible to know how bad the injury is baloney. Severe ones make it nearly impossible to stand on.At that point with a soft tissue injury it would have been impossible to know
Thats not totally accurate. They could have done a number of tests and possibly an ultrasound in the locker room.At that point with a soft tissue injury it would have been impossible to know
I'm okay with thatI'm just happy you're happy
YepTo be honest, given their game plan, I think that had the tables been reversed (i.e. the Pats won the toss), I think the Pats would have deferred and they would have chosen which end zone to protect to start the second half. Sure, it would have resulted in the Bills getting the ball for the start of the game as well as the start of the 2nd half, but I'm betting Bill would have thought it was the right thing to do in this game.