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No, Brady fumbling was the difference in the game.
Or is that in the memory hole now?
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No, Brady fumbling was the difference in the game.
I would have fired Bill immediately after the game for letting Jordan Richards and Eric Rowe get clowned by the mighty Nick Foles in a Super Bowl and keeping Butler on the bench who would have got that one stop they needed. Any other coach would have met the same fate.
Down 5, doing anything they wanted on offense in the 2nd half. Brady holds onto the ball instead of fumbling, they go down and score.
Cool so why didn't they do that the rest of the game. They weren't playing an offense led by Peyton Manning in his prime or Patrick Mahomes they were playing against Nick Foles. Look at who is on the bench in that game and the coach that put him there and you'll understand why.
I did watch the game and saw BB's defense get absolutely clowned in a Super Bowl by a backup QB because the guy who could have prevented that inexplicably sat on the bench thanks to either the HC's ego or some other reason that shouldn't have been a reason. It's the Super Bowl, not a 1:00 game in late October.
Removing Bill as GM in 2015 after the inexplicable second round pick would have been fully justified.
One stop on 3rd down. It was a one score game. So yeah one play.
There were two plays on the first two drives by Rowe who was responsible for giving up 10 points. Had he not got his ankles broken by a big lumbering WR changing directions for a 1st down, they are punting and not eventually kicking a field goal. Then he got beat deep for a TD. Blount haunting them on the ground didn’t help either. Also, the refs gave them two TD’s with the illegal formation not called and the bobbling TD catch by the RB. That was right up there with the Steelers Seahawks worst officiated game.
One of Brady’s rare blunders in a big game. I hate the dreaded check down, but the one time I wanted it, Brady didn’t do it. White was wide open. Brady can’t have it both ways getting the accolades for a game winning drive, but blame the defense when he messes up.
Here’s an interesting question for you. What would you have done had the Patriots lost to the Seahawks in 2014 after Bill not calling a time out? This would’ve been the third straight Super Bowl loss with a third straight defensive collapse.Behind the scenes, we didn’t know about them practicing for a play the Seahawks like to do in the red zone. No matter what a coach tells you, it all comes down to the players execution. Had Butler gotten beaten for a TD, I think a Tom or Bill situation for Bob would’ve taken place.
And unlikely any of that happens if Butler played especially anything involving Rowe and even the Eagles noticed. The defense that was on the field that night was far from the best defense that could have been put out there.
Don't know if it was that egregious as that other Super Bowl but yeah funny how the rules for a catch were somehow changed on the fly in a Super Bowl.
Brady's first read was downfield and that's where he was looking after the snap not out to the flat where White was. Don't know if that was an audible by Tom or the playcall that came in but I think they could have been more patient instead of looking for the home run play that they didn't need yet. By the time TB12 saw White it was too late, Brady stepped up to avoid a rusher because of the blown protection but didn't see Graham. Bad things tend to happen to QB's in that spot who get hit when they don't expect it.
Yep, plus all the noise around the team. "...since Spygate" woulda been insufferable. That might have been the most important SB win of the 6 for the legacy of both Tom and Bill.
The only time I can think of winspan coming into play is when the edge rusher changes direction quickly (Edge lined up outside and quickly moves inside) this would be more of a footwork issue but winspan would come into play if the OT is slow to move to the spot.
Butler sucked in 2017, he went to Tennessee next season and got benched for sucking and replaced by their nickel corner. But he was the missing element…. sounds legit.
But you aren’t effectively blocking a pas rusher because you got that inch longer finger on him.
Yes either way you are beaten due to poor footwork/position whatever but that extra 4-7 inches of wingspan lets you push him further deep or further inside on counter moves and that can make the difference between a pressure where the QB still gets it off or a sack.
No it doesn’t. Footwork does.
Yes it does. Wingspan matters
I seriously thought your first post about Brady fumbling was a joke
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