One question I've always had - and it came up again after the Miami game this year - should the FG have been the last play of the game or should there have been at least one second left thus requiring the Patriots to kick off? While I'm very happy to have seen 0:00 come up - when the signal for the kick being good went up there were pretty clearly at least 2 seconds remaining on the game clock. The way it has been explained to me is that the end judges signalling good is only an indication to the referee, who then checks to make sure there are no other flags and only after he acknowledges/approves the indicative call is the play considered officially "complete" - so that accounts for the extra couple of seconds ticking off. Is this correct?
Thanks for this - I wondered the same thing.I used to think the same, but IIRC the rule at the time was that any kind of FG attempt was ruled to take 7 seconds. I have no idea where I saw that but I'm pretty sure I'm not fever dreaming that up.
That would probably explain why Wiggin was pointing a finger at the Ram DL saying he interfered with the ball in that shot above.I believe that this series of events with the ball randomly bouncing around led to the drill that the Patriots work on every week. The person with the ball runs over and hands it to the official every time. Failure to do so means laps for the entire offense.
This was mentioned in a couple of different articles where players were talking about how the Patriots practices are completely different than any other team.
I actually thought they changed the rule after Super Bowl 36 and that's why they ended up having to kick off to Carolina in 38I used to think the same, but IIRC the rule at the time was that any kind of FG attempt was ruled to take 7 seconds. I have no idea where I saw that but I'm pretty sure I'm not fever dreaming that up.
I had the same reaction when I heard that today.Brady tweeted today that it was the anniversary of his draft and also that it is Belichick's birthday.
I don't know that I've ever really known that it was Belichick's birthday when he drafted Brady. Pretty cool.
He won't be saying Super Bowl Champion.One week away from Roger Goodell, to a chorus of boos, declaring "With the 32nd pick in the 1st of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots select..."
In that case I will be editorializing for anyone in earshot. The world needs to know we are Super Bowl Champions.He won't be saying Super Bowl Champion.
They'll also probably trade out and I don't think Rog announces picks after round 1.
Just need to get Kevin Faulk up there and get him amped upIn that case I will be editorializing for anyone in earshot. The world needs to know we are Super Bowl Champions.
Thuney looks 14 in that picture.Just need to get Kevin Faulk up there and get him amped up
Never realized Faulk called him a linebacker. lolJust need to get Kevin Faulk up there and get him amped up
Same here. He was too fired up. Wanted someone who could hit.Never realized Faulk called him a linebacker. lol
Hey, he was probably high when announcing. ( He will never be 100% forgiven for costing Brady the '08 season)Never realized Faulk called him a linebacker. lol
That was Sammy Morris.Hey, he was probably high when announcing. ( He will never be 100% forgiven for costing Brady the '08 season)
Yea...he was playing because Faulk was suspended for that game.That was Sammy Morris.
Edit: who had an underrated injury in 2007 that contributed to the missing ring.
Ah I see. That's some pretty roundabout logic though. It's not like Morris wouldn't have been getting snaps too.Yea...he was playing because Faulk was suspended for that game.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d80a64c2f/article/patriots-rb-faulk-loses-two-game-checks-for-drug-violation?networkId=4595&site=.news&zone=story&zoneUrl=url%3Dstory&zoneKeys=s1%3Dstory&env&pageKeyValues=team%3Dne;conf%3Dafc;dvsn%3Dace;plyr%3Dkevin_faulk&sr=amp
Faulk doesn't fuck up that block.
Only 1 of which the Pats actually "earned", right? 2001?Belichick has only made four top 20 draft picks since his hire. That’s bonkers.
Seymour, yep. I think the 9-7 season yielded Vince.Only 1 of which the Pats actually "earned", right? 2001?
Seymour, yep. I think the 9-7 season yielded Vince.
I went back and checked myself after posting that and got confused by the gymnastics. He really does play hard with the picks. And while he's not perfect by any means, he sure doesn't do crazy shit out of love for a particular guy.9-7 yielded Ty Warren in 2003. Vince was a year later using the pick the Patriots had acquired from trading out of a late 2003 pick that the Ravens used on Kyle Boller.
edit: oops you're right, the 9-7 season yielded the pick the Patriots traded for Vince. The Warren pick was basically acquired for Bledsoe.
Reading through the Patriots' draft day trades from that era is fascinating... BB got so much value out of nearly every pick. Example: the Patriots traded Tebucky Jones to the Saints in 2003 for three draft picks that ultimately resulted in Corey Dillon, Tully Banta-Cain and Dexter Reid.
Last top 20 pick they “earned” by record before Seymour was Terry Glenn in 1996. Unreal.I went back and checked myself after posting that and got confused by the gymnastics. He really does play hard with the picks. And while he's not perfect by any means, he sure doesn't do crazy shit out of love for a particular guy.
The fact that they haven't had a losing season since Bill Clinton was president is remarkable in so many ways. They never pick high, like ever.
Same here. I thought the last one was by far the worst one with the stupid squirrel book. Nice to bitch about which Super Bowl video is your least favorite!I love Jules, but I was hoping for him to sit this one out.
My picks earlier in the thread were Slater, Van Noy, Belichick, and Chung, so I'm hoping the last guy is on that short list. Slater would be awesome.
It's the only one I've only watched once. These are truly first world football problems. I concur that I was hoping Jules would sit this one out, though. The other 4 America's Games are sublime.Same here. I thought the last one was by far the worst one with the stupid squirrel book. Nice to bitch about which Super Bowl video is your least favorite!
3 Games to Glory comes out today as well.
I got mine in the mail today - here in Austria. That was a pretty amazing surprise.3 Games to Glory comes out today as well.
It’s not like I’m losing any sleep if he’s in it again, but IMO the America’s Game series is fucking awesome in general, and the first four Patriot ones are amazing. The last one, not so much. Maybe it was for some other reason, but Edelman being in there again, and the tie in to the squirrel book as noted above, just kind of detracted from it. We’ve heard from Edelman on these, twice, and his “bro” thing was kind of endearing the first time, and then (again IMO) a little overdone the second time. I would just rather hear from someone else than him this time around.I'm not getting the "wish he sat this one out" thing...are you guys annoyed at/tired of listening to him or think it somehow effects his performance?
Oh reeeeeaaaalllyy???I got mine in the mail today - here in Austria. That was a pretty amazing surprise.
The only bummer is that the digital download is apparently only available in the US.
OoooHhhhHhhhh...I'm just waiting for @brandonchristensen to get them and upload them to his stash. That vimeo account is some serious gold.
sorry, misunderstanding. I initially ordered the digital download but it was canceled by patriots.com as the digital download is only available in the US, so I had to order the Blu-ray. I don't think there is a download code included in the Blu-ray.Oh reeeeeaaaalllyy???
Need someone to take it off your hands for you?
There was not. You were able to purchase them independently, but one was not included with the other.sorry, misunderstanding. I initially ordered the digital download but it was canceled by patriots.com as the digital download is only available in the US, so I had to order the Blu-ray. I don't think there is a download code included in the Blu-ray.
I love him on the field but his off the field act gets old. We all get he's a bro and he's Tom's buddy. He's like a reoccurring character in a show who always shows up and does the same schtick.I'm not getting the "wish he sat this one out" thing...are you guys annoyed at/tired of listening to him or think it somehow effects his performance?
I cancelled my Blu-ray when I saw iTunes had it early and it included a ton of extras. Does anyone know if the Blu Ray has extra stuff the iTunes version doesn't? I will say being able to sit anywhere and watch a few minutes on my iPhone is priceless.MY Blu-ray arrived last week, but NH is a little closer than Austria.