Official Post Game Thread- Pats with a crazy win against Pitt

[Bruins29]

@PatriotsNumero1Fan and @Pats1989 are salty as f&ck.

We may have not always seen eye to eye on things here but since you have been back you have been on point.

 

[Kdo5]

I think he needs to be in the discussion right now.

Shaq ONeill of the NFL

Gronk absolutely demolished them. You can never ever count out Brady, especially when he has Gronk.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Gronk was a god damn beast in this game i still can't believe the defense gave up that play to Juju, that was brutal.

So fortunate that didn't lose the game, very unusual for the Patriots to make a mistake like that at the end of the game.

 

[obgod3]

I think the Rams are scary......

 

[Hammertimebaz]

Am I alone in liking both this and the fumble out the end zone rules? Everything is so focused on offence, a touchdown should be tough to get, if you don’t have control of the ball you don’t deserve a touchdown. If you fumble the ball into the end zone you deserve to lose possession.

Regardless, amazing win! So amazing I thought I should post here.

 

[Mack Herron]

The gift.

 

[ashley]

I am still dumbfounded that the Steelers let Gronk beat them on the final TD....just horrible coaching!!!!

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

From hearing what Romo was saying and other on the forum it was the correct decision wasn't it?

It was. I called it on the first replay and was telling everyone here 'that is not a catch (assuming his hand wasn't under the ball)'. I understand the rule may not be liked, however, the rule is clear: when you catch the ball falling you must maintain control through the process for it to be a catch and possession. That wasn't even close, the knucklehead receiver stretched out before it was a possession and when the ball hit the ground it clearly, 100% moved. Case closed, 100% correct call, receiver was falling as he caught it and it must be maintained through the process.
Bad rule? Maybe, probably, but that is irrelevant to this play now. That play is entirely on the receiver for not making sure the catch is made and/or making sure when he reached out to cross the plane it is fully maintained/doesn't move. His dramatic stretch was unneeded and was one of two inexplicable plays that cost the Steelers the game (the other being Ben throwing into such heavy traffic).

 

[luuked]

On the Cooks OOB catch, the replay made it seem like he was in bounds the whole time.

Thats one I would love to see with CBS level HD zoom and not based on the crappy quality of the A22 film that we will get. I guess the ref had a good vantage point and must have seen it correctly but the one replay we got didnt really show much to us viewers.

 

[moejr]

On a side note Brady still looks sick.

 

[obgod3]

Great time out by Tomlin.....stupid play call on the non-spike...kick the FG and play for OT...so dumb

 

[Silver Blue&Red]

Tough to see where that wasn’t a catch.....bobbled a little on way over goal line when knee touched...that is probably it

Dez Bryant say Hi

 

[long distance]

How is it tough to see how this is not a catch ? This was called perfectly according to the rulebook. Now if your issue is with the rule in general then I would agree but as it stands today this was an incomplete pass as stupid as it looks.

idk. you have guys jumping over the scram holding the ball for less than a second before its batted away from them but just enough to cross the imaginary end line and thats a TD and this guy firmly catches the ball, falls down on his knee, crosses the imaginary line w ball in his hands and that's not good enough..

something's gotta give..

 

[SVN]

Sometimes you can just cross arms like BB and let the other team outcoach itself. Thats also a skill.

 

[luuked]

And this is why we are winning so many of those close games.

This is why BB is the GOAT and our coaching staff is the best in business. Does their gameplan work every week ? Nope, the other team prepares and gets paid as well. But way more often than not in the last 15+ years we have been prepared substantially better than our opponent.

I cant wait for DYJ3 next fall with its own segment on this.

 

[AtomicDawg]

Teams always get confused against NE with the game on the line. It never fails.

 

[JMC00]

On the Cooks OOB catch, the replay made it seem like he was in bounds the whole time.

I'm still of the opinion that CBS might have not shown that angle for a reason But that same ref did make up for it a play or 2 later. How many times do we see that PI against Gronk go uncalled?

 

[Bobsyouruncle]

Brady's just padding his comeback stats.

 

[SVN]

I am still dumbfounded that the Steelers let Gronk beat them on the final TD....just horrible coaching!!!!

how were they not tripling him after the first 2 catches.

 

[SVN]