Right, which is why the Patriots won. But in terms of judging the offense, it's important to remember how good their defense has been playing.
He kinda deserved the one from Lewis. The Clowney tackle he went all LeBron was a little rough, but not worth throwing a tantrum over. Thomas can eat a bag of dicks, though. His unit got abused by Brady when it counted most and the NFC West was terrible this year and should be moving forward.
They are easily the best designed to stop the Pats offense, especially if Justin Houston can't be effective for KC. The Steelers have been getting tons of pressure the past couple months, too, but their secondary stinks. Nobody left in the NFC has a D that can keep the Pats under 30 imo.
Appreciate the in depth response. I figured nobody left has a duo like Mercillus and Clowney but wasn't sure if I was underestimating anyone.
Agree with this. Rushing 4 and playing tight man on the outside is not something that plays to the strengths of either KC or Pitt. Sending extra rushers, and the holes that creates, is usually something Brady is very good at exploiting. Also don't think any of the remaing NFC defenses, particularly in the climate controlled setting of the super bowl, can really turn the game into a rock fight. I think the onus now falls on the Pats defense, as they finally get tested by much better offenses than they have been facing.
Maybe but, Lewis intimating that Brady's not tough is annoying as hell.
The noise he made when he thought Hopkins secured the ball in the end zone on the long third down throw was borderline unprofessional.
I agree that Bennett's play may have been affected by the shot from Cushing, which happened early in the game.
Wait, doesn't Thomas realize the 3 other teams in his division are the Rams, 49ers, and Cardinals. And that you went 3-2-1 against that drek? And since they got to play the AFC East, it's not like their schedule was that much different than the Pats...
He did enough to win, but I thought his decision making was pretty bad. Usually he's good at cutting his losses. The play in particular that makes me uncomfortable was the first play of the second half where he threw a ball right to Bouye. That would have been a game changer. He probably makes that pick three out of four times. Maybe it was Floyd's fault, but it looked like just a bad decision by Brady in a spot where a throw away would have been fine.
Upon further review, the call on the field has changed.
The penalty would have been really stupid on any play, but the fact that it was on a stop on 3rd and 18ish, and was completely unneeded was worse - and yeah, Houston got points on that drive.
12 snaps for White.
I like when he remembered the phrase inside/outside technique and then decided he couldn't say it enough.
We get the same two clowns next week as CBS has the game. Fox has the SB this year, so Buck and Aikman if we get there. I can live with them.
