It has nothing to do with my team winning this year or not, as I've stated all season long that the Falcons were destined to go nowhere. They were very lucky to hang on against Seattle. They're one of the most uninteresting teams in the league as well, but that's a different topic.
that one has been long etched into my brain.
no thanks.
but yeah, that's how I remember most of those hits. funny with Brady--if the Brady pussy rule was in place, then, would it have applied? It shouldn't cover someone being pushed into him, right?
Cheatriots
Spygate
I'm a Giants fan, what do you got for me?
My team didn't get hammered by the Patriots that year -- they were actually ahead and then collapsed at the end and lost 24-20.
It is a common misconception that the Giants had a new gameplan that took the Patriots by surprise. On the contrary, both the Colts and Ravens (and I believe the Eagles as well) employed exactly the same strategy in the regular season and both teams nearly beat the Patriots. The Colts, for example, were up 10-0. The difference was that the Colts and Ravens couldn't keep the defensive intensity up long enough to win, whereas the Giants did and also had better personnel to do it with.
I'd venture to say that most NFL fans hate the Patriots because of their fan base. Seriously, any time the Colts lost (for example), the Indy Star message boards were flooded with Patriot fans doing their usual gloating ("HAHA! Manning choked!"). I later learned that this was not unique to the Indy message boards but seemed to happen to any team that played the Patriots. So, guess what happened when the Patriots lost SB 42? The Boston newspaper message boards were flooded by fans of the other 31 teams who took the opportunity to publicly berate the Pats (and their fans) after one of the biggest debacles in NFL history. I don't think most Pats fans appreciate how much their team is reviled around the country. Fans like the ones I mention above are the reason.
Right. Brady's injury raised the issue, but it still wasn't an illegal hit in that particular case since it was unavoidable. I think Carson Palmer's injury was another factor.
Lol #1 seed after playing the 32nd hardest schedule...Well see, here's where you're wrong. They went somewhere that 28 teams didn't, the conference championship, and 30 other teams didn't do, the number 1 seed. In addition to say they were lucky to hang on is funny since after the first score of the game they lead for all but about 20 seconds. And I don't see how what might be the best receiving corps in the NFL is uninteresting, but then I don't find constant punting interesting and perhaps you do.
Carlson Palmer flat out got raped, he was down when the Pitt player started rolling around(with Palmer's leg in his arms) it was as obvious as they come..
Well see, here's where you're wrong. They went somewhere that 28 teams didn't, the conference championship, and 30 other teams didn't do, the number 1 seed. In addition to say they were lucky to hang on is funny since after the first score of the game they lead for all but about 20 seconds. And I don't see how what might be the best receiving corps in the NFL is uninteresting, but then I don't find constant punting interesting and perhaps you do.
As a Seahawks fan, I give your team credit for making us look very, very bad on defense, but watching that game I still think we win 75 out of 100 games played on a neutral field. Atlanta can be a great team but the reason they will not make it is they are way too dependent on the quarterback to perform well. And that can be sabotaged by a lot of things--the receivers having a bad game, the O-line having a bad game, and of course the QB having a bad game. The former never happens but the latter two certainly do.
We certainly need improvement on the running game in Atlanta, but I believe the Falcons had one of their best running games of the year against Seattle and the Seahawks couldn't stop the run the entire first half. Then for some reason they stopped running the ball which I didn't quite get considering how good the Seattle corners are. There wasn't much of a run game against the 49ers as they couldn't stop the pass at all and the lead back got hurt in the 2nd quarter and went out.
Top three holes on the team to fill are tight end if Tony Gonzalez does indeed retire, running back as Michael Turner can't perform like he used to, and pass rush as the Falcons don't really have one.
anyone home?
did amdzen ever show?
did the pro bowl settle any QB arguments?
i just found it interesting that almost a dozen players were absent because the ravens and niners couldnt make it. is it like that every year?
anyone home?
did amdzen ever show?
did the pro bowl settle any QB arguments?
He still doesn't believe he was wrong because, in his words, the 70 yard TD to Jacoby Jones was a fluke and has never happened before in playoff history.