Re: the "team" lost this one
- From: "B.B. from N.B." <bburacze@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:53:10 -0500
"patsFan" <sjm-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 1. Old reliables for the Pats did not get the job done:
>
> Brady missed too many receivers and threw a key pick, which was a 10-14
> point swing. Not what we expect from Brady in the playoffs - too say the
> least.
>
> Vinateri misses a FG with the game still close, 3 more points squandered.
>
> Troy Brown muffs a punt, which lead to another TD.
>
> 2. The only Pats touchdown was set up by the ~70-yard completion to
Branch,
> when the Broncos were in a defense designed to stop the big play
(according
> to Phil Simms)! The Broncos D seemed to do to Brady what the Pats D did
to
> Manning in last year's playoff game - never let him get comfortable.
>
> 3. Give the Broncos credit. They put points on the board on each of the
> first 4 Patriot turnovers. Denver forced two of those turnovers, one by
> Faulk and one by Hobbs. They got 10 points off these fumbles and deserved
> at least 6. While I blame Brady for the Bailey pick, Bailey made a great
> play. He tricked Brady into thinking Brown was open. Then, he caught the
> ball - instead of knocking it down - and had "enough" speed to run it back
> ~100 yards. The Denver D bended but didn't break - where have I heard
that
> before.
>
> 4. Watson's hustle on Bailey's pick was amazing. Too bad there was not
> enough video evidence for the Pats to get a touchback. Would have been
> great theatre, worthy of a full-moon night.
>
> 5. I got a bad feeling early in the game when the Pats called a timeout,
and
> Brady (and I think Givens) clearly miscommunicated on the very next play.
> How can this happen?
>
> 6. It seems that the Pats almost always get called for holding or improper
> blocking on a punt or KO return. I gotta blame the coaches for letting
this
> go on and on and on.
>
> 7. Pats field position was awful. Its hard to score TDs when you are
> starting at your 10.
>
> 8. The D played good, but not great. I was disappointed they let Plummer
> get a rather easy TD off the Brown muff. Didn't that make the score 24-6,
> making it a 3-possession game? They also didn't put up much of a
goal-line
> stand after the PI call and Bailey's pick.
>
> 9. If Asante Samuels asks the back judge what he did wrong on the PI
call -
> what's the answer?
>
> 10. I may be in the minority, but Brady seems to be acting more and more
> like Marino - in that he is barking at his players. I don't recall
Montana
> doing that. I think these outbursts make it more difficult for Brady to
> stay focused on his job. This is where I think they miss Weiss. From
what
> I heard, he was a cussing, yelling, get-in-your-face coach. With Weiss
gone
> and no prominent OC replacing him, I guess Brady felt the burden was on
him
> to set the tone. I don't like it, and I hope they get this fixed for next
> year.
>
I agree totally. The Pats won as a team and they lost as a team.
I suspect many will treat this loss as devastating but strangely even though
the Pats lost a play-off game, the sun rose this morning.
Perhaps whatever laws govern the universe aren't affected by the NFL?
.
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