I'm just messing around but a player of that caliber being hurt 3 years in a row for the biggest games is obviously unprecedented.
1st year healthy in 4 years and they win ain't no coincidence.
It's just funny how much I've heard about this Lane injury. Talib goes down 2 years in a row and there wasn't as much talk as Seattls nickelback.
1st year healthy in 4 years and they win ain't no coincidence.
It's just funny how much I've heard about this Lane injury. Talib goes down 2 years in a row and there wasn't as much talk as Seattls nickelback.
Read somewhere, but forget where, that during this season, Seattle had the ball on the 1 yard line 5 times when they gave it to Lynch, and he scored 1 TD on those plays. Kind of surprising when he lead the lead in touchdowns.
What is the weakest part of the Seattle team. It is no secret it is their offensive line.
Bellichiek puts in his heavy people, goal line defense, won't even call a timeout, wants his goal line defense to win this game.
Carrol, does not like the match up, calls a pick play.
Isn't that is what you suppose to do in football, go with the match up? I seen a few Seattle games, that pick play always works for them. But an unknown DB, Bulter, a guy we never heard of before this game, makes a great play on the ball, a play of a lifetime.
If Lynch got stuff, which happened on a 3rd & 1 this Superbowl, people be howling, why not play action pass, or bootleg, or even pick play.
The previous evil empire leader of the NFL, the immortal words of Al Davis, just win baby.
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If your nickelback getting hurt compromises your D that much it says more about the versatility/well roundness of your opponent and their ability to exploit any chink in the armor. He is what, their 20th best player at best?
Their D was better this yr than past years but Talib was a monster the last 2 years and got hurt in the AFCCG b2b years. Baltimore in particular was doing absolutely nothing and he was shutting down Boldin before he went down then the floodgates opened after that. This is a pro bowl caliber CB and I seriously have heard more about Lane going down more than him.
Lastly why would I not like that the Pats found a way to move the ball on Seattle? Of course I liked it. That is the object of the game.
If you read my post above I said the Pats were smart for picking on Simon. I gave them credit. I would argue that it's easier to isolate Simon because Seattle doesn't move their corners around like most teams do.
Talib injury was huge. I understand what you're saying about hearing more on Lane v Talib, but I think it's because this is the Super Bowl, not the AFC Championship game. After the AFC Championship game people just start talking about the Super Bowl. There's no game to move on to next week or in two weeks, this is all we have to discuss. Everything gets magnified.
Either way, congrats on the victory. Well deserved.
I have no idea what patsfan is talking about. If you call a pass play there (which is idiotic) how do you call a slant that puts the ball in the crowded middle of the field. Terrible job and the worst call in history.
Didn't BB have his goal line defense in the play before from the 5 yard line? I do enjoy patriot fans who refuse to accept bill made a bad call to not use a timeout....if seattle scores...all the talk is about that. Pete bailed out Bill with that call big time
