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Post by sader1970 on Feb 4, 2019 5:29:17 GMT -5
In case anyone didn’t see and still cares, the Pats best the Rams 13-3 in a defensive struggle in doubt until late in the 4th quarter.
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Post by gks on Feb 4, 2019 7:30:23 GMT -5
Great old-school football game. IMO the NFL needed this. Enough of the offensive circuses.
As someone who grew up in this area still amazes me that the Patriots are doing what they are doing. Unbelievable.
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 4, 2019 8:31:58 GMT -5
Our women’s lax coach Amanda Belichick prominent on the platform with coaches and players after the game
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 4, 2019 8:34:38 GMT -5
Did she wear any HC gear?
Some said to me that the game was boring, but I like seeing good defenses at work. The Pats (and their coach) deserve all the praise they get.
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Post by lou on Feb 4, 2019 8:47:40 GMT -5
Very boring, some of the commercials were good
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Post by hc6774 on Feb 4, 2019 8:53:25 GMT -5
I liked the game... defenses based on schemes and thinking rather than or complementing intimidation
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Post by timholycross on Feb 4, 2019 10:03:39 GMT -5
How many more penalties would there have been if that was a regular season game? Only cheesy calls were the holdings in the fourth quarter, one on each team. Well done by the officiating team.
I'm trying to remember a more one-sided crowd at a Super Bowl. The only situation that would top that would be if the host team themselves made it, like the Vikings almost did last year.
Considering the way the game has evolved the last 15 years, holding a team to 3 points (6 if that relatively easy field goal wasn't missed at the end) is incredible. Best Pats' defensive game since the 20-6 win over Peyton Manning and the Colts back in 2004-5 (for you Pats fans, the "Clock Killin Corey Dillon" game). And that was in Foxborough.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Feb 4, 2019 13:32:39 GMT -5
I was one of the people who did NOT find the game boring. Sick of the track meets in today's NFL.
I also hate that because of fantasy, football has now been taken over by stat geeks. No one talks about the game in the context of the actual game anymore. 15 years ago it was "Jamal Lewis ran for 278 yards on Sunday. Unbelievable, hes a BEAST!" Now its "Todd Gurley got 43 points yesterday".
Surprised hc87 hasn't started a thread asking if the NFL is boring because of the dominance of one team....
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Post by HCFC45 on Feb 4, 2019 13:38:54 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 4, 2019 13:54:50 GMT -5
I think the game may have been so boring because the Patriots need a new league. The NFL is not challenging and seems more concerned with political correctness than the game...perhaps the Canadian Football league. (Isn't a change of leagues always one of the first things suggested on CROSSPORTS?)   |
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Post by moose1970 on Feb 4, 2019 20:31:33 GMT -5
In case anyone didn’t see and still cares, the Pats best the Rams 13-3 in a defensive struggle in doubt until late in the 4th quarter. i just hope that someone was able to hang on to tom brady's game jersey in the post game locker room this time??? |
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Post by hc87 on Feb 4, 2019 21:42:54 GMT -5
I was one of the people who did NOT find the game boring. Sick of the track meets in today's NFL. I also hate that because of fantasy, football has now been taken over by stat geeks. No one talks about the game in the context of the actual game anymore. 15 years ago it was "Jamal Lewis ran for 278 yards on Sunday. Unbelievable, hes a BEAST!" Now its "Todd Gurley got 43 points yesterday". Surprised hc87 hasn't started a thread asking if the NFL is boring because of the dominance of one team.... Not when it's my team  All kidding aside, the Boston winning is almost getting to be too much. People undah 30 or so around here have only known a world in which the Pats and Sox (and to some extent, even the C's and B's) barely go a couple years before winning another championship. A sense of almost entitlement is creeping in imo. A good problem to have though....it countahbalances my HC fandom anyway. |
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Post by HC92 on Feb 4, 2019 22:14:20 GMT -5
I was one of the people who did NOT find the game boring. Sick of the track meets in today's NFL. I also hate that because of fantasy, football has now been taken over by stat geeks. No one talks about the game in the context of the actual game anymore. 15 years ago it was "Jamal Lewis ran for 278 yards on Sunday. Unbelievable, hes a BEAST!" Now its "Todd Gurley got 43 points yesterday". Surprised hc87 hasn't started a thread asking if the NFL is boring because of the dominance of one team.... Not when it's my team All kidding aside, the Boston winning is almost getting to be too much. People undah 30 or so around here have only known a world in which the Pats and Sox (and to some extent, even the C's and B's) barely go a couple years before winning another championship. A sense of almost entitlement is creeping in imo. A good problem to have though....it countahbalances my HC fandom anyway. The Celtics have won one championship since 1986 and the Bruins have won one since 1972. Brady and Belichick will retire soon so yesterday may have been the last in that great run. Then you’ll be down to the Red Sox outspending everyone and buying championships which I know a true Sawx fan finds offensive. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 4, 2019 22:27:46 GMT -5
How much longer will Brady play? It does not appear that he has lost much off his fastball....
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Post by HC92 on Feb 4, 2019 22:45:23 GMT -5
How much longer will Brady play? It does not appear that he has lost much off his fastball.... Don’t know how much longer he’ll play but he is definitely a couple of rungs below where he was at his peak. He was 12th in QBR this regular season. 7th in QBR (6th among QBs) in the postseason. Still a pretty good QB who was brilliant in spots this year but not what he once was. Definitely the GOAT but he’s more like CC Sabathia at this point in his career. Winning with his experience and moxie more than his physical prowess. |
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Post by hc87 on Feb 4, 2019 23:14:50 GMT -5
Not when it's my team All kidding aside, the Boston winning is almost getting to be too much. People undah 30 or so around here have only known a world in which the Pats and Sox (and to some extent, even the C's and B's) barely go a couple years before winning another championship. A sense of almost entitlement is creeping in imo. A good problem to have though....it countahbalances my HC fandom anyway. The Celtics have won one championship since 1986 and the Bruins have won one since 1972. Brady and Belichick will retire soon so yesterday may have been the last in that great run. Then you’ll be down to the Red Sox outspending everyone and buying championships which I know a true Sawx fan finds offensive. Even the C's and B's have been mostly good to very good the last 10-15 years or so...C's probably should have won in 2010 and maybe a couple other years this Century. Not a huge hockey guy but I know the B's have lost a couple Stanley Cup Finals lately as well....quite a way from "Loserville" as Boston was often called in the early/mid 90s. Growing up facing Steinbrennah, it is somewhat ironic that we have become like the enemy in manu ways. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 5, 2019 12:53:20 GMT -5
How much longer will Brady play? It does not appear that he has lost much off his fastball.... My prediction is that he and BB will try for a seventh SB championship, and then call it a day. I was told (hearsay from a very knowledgeable source) that Brady has a photographic memory (at least with respect to football). If he loses that, he's a mediocrity! As for BB, no detail is too minute. Columnist Sally Jenkins of WaPo write a column about this; example, when he was a special teams assistant early in his career, he had the punter (who was left footed) kick to him all afternoon so he could observe the different rotation of the ball coming off a left-footed punter's foot than a right footed punter's. After that afternoon, he has favored left-footed punters. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 5, 2019 13:13:33 GMT -5
That makes sense. Since most people are right-handed, most athletes have more experience playing against right-handed opponents. So, lefties have an advantage in that their opponents have less experience against their style of play, or ball rotations as in the punter example.
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Post by timholycross on Feb 5, 2019 17:13:58 GMT -5
That makes sense. Since most people are right-handed, most athletes have more experience playing against right-handed opponents. So, lefties have an advantage in that their opponents have less experience against their style of play, or ball rotations as in the punter example. I wonder if anyone's ever asked him if he likes lefty quarterbacks...wouldn't the same thing apply to a throw vis-a-vis a kick? Of course, in two head coaching jobs, he's only switched quarterbacks twice (Kosar and Bledsoe); three if you count having to play Cassel for all but a quarter of 2008. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 6, 2019 6:15:25 GMT -5
That makes sense. Since most people are right-handed, most athletes have more experience playing against right-handed opponents. So, lefties have an advantage in that their opponents have less experience against their style of play, or ball rotations as in the punter example. I wonder if anyone's ever asked him if he likes lefty quarterbacks...wouldn't the same thing apply to a throw vis-a-vis a kick? Of course, in two head coaching jobs, he's only switched quarterbacks twice (Kosar and Bledsoe); three if you count having to play Cassel for all but a quarter of 2008. As I recall the punting rationale, the opponents commonly practice using right footed punters, so a punt returner in a game fielding a punt from a left footed kicker has a greater chance of bobbling the punt. Which raises the question of whether the Pats use a right-footed kicker when practicing their own punt returns. And if they do, do NFL rules prohibit use of non-roster, non coach employees in practice, or is this yet one more example of BB pushing the envelope? As for left-handed passers, I'm not sure there is any advantage gained because of familiarity with the thrown ball from repeated practice. However, it flips the blocking assignments, and you would place a premium on the right OT rather than the left. |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Feb 7, 2019 10:49:36 GMT -5
That makes sense. Since most people are right-handed, most athletes have more experience playing against right-handed opponents. So, lefties have an advantage in that their opponents have less experience against their style of play, or ball rotations as in the punter example. I wonder if anyone's ever asked him if he likes lefty quarterbacks...wouldn't the same thing apply to a throw vis-a-vis a kick? Of course, in two head coaching jobs, he's only switched quarterbacks twice (Kosar and Bledsoe); three if you count having to play Cassel for all but a quarter of 2008. Don’t forget the year when Brady was suspended and he went 3-1 with Jimmy Garropolo and Jacoby Brissett. |
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Post by gks on Feb 7, 2019 11:02:25 GMT -5
Watching Inside the NFL and NFL Network Mic'd Up the last couple of days....the detail that Belichick is aware of and accounts for is amazing. Shows how important that you need to be a head coach in the NFL...not a head coach with a play sheet in your hands. Made McVey look like a JV coach.
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Post by sader1970 on Feb 7, 2019 11:29:53 GMT -5
I think he has about 30 years in which to catch up. |
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Post by hc87 on Feb 7, 2019 11:49:20 GMT -5
Watching Inside the NFL and NFL Network Mic'd Up the last couple of days....the detail that Belichick is aware of and accounts for is amazing. Shows how important that you need to be a head coach in the NFL...not a head coach with a play sheet in your hands. Made McVey look like a JV coach.Hey!!! I resemble that remark....to quote Curly of the 3 Stooges |
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