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[Marbleheader]

The Patriots have officially become the Atlanta Braves. The regular season means squat.

[Prodigal Sox]

In all of the playoff games this weekend the best defense won. No difference today. Defense wins playoffs games. It was always a problem with this team.

Well until tonight the best QB won also.

[LogansDad]

Give us an hour and a half.

Congrats Berry.

I hope the Steelers beat the shit out of your guys next week.

[patinorange]

Braylon Edwards...backflips, really?

rooting for the torn ACL there.

[Sportsbstn]

Give the Jets credit, the Patriots fucked up the game early with a bad Int, an even worse dropped TD and the Jets played well and took advantage when the Pats inexplicably went from a fake FG only down 7-3 and fucked it up. Fucking awful game called by the coaching staff, and even worse execution by the Pats players. Jets played a good game today and won easily.

[H78]

I'm buying a cheesehead this week.

[Kull]

It's amazing how many times I thought the Pats were dead, and yet they kept having chances - right up to the last on-side kick.

[shoosh77]

So, how's the draft thread looking?

[sodenj5]

I'm a big time Sanchez hater, and say what you will, but he's going to his second straight AFC CG in as many years in the league.

[scottyno]

fake punt in this game= not kicking the 48 yarder in the super bowl

[Sportsbstn]

Well go Green Bay or Bears, Pittsburgh and the Jets have way too many douchbags.

[bball831]

Good for the Jets. They deserve to act obnoxious now.

[Three10toLeft]

Im glad the Pats passed on Julius Peppers in an uncapped year. He really wouldn't have been helpful today.

[patinorange]

If the Patriots just kicked the ball deep, they likely would have gotten the ball back with 1:10 or so left. Unbelievably idiotic move.

Along with getting their butts physically kicked all over the field today, they were out coached. Ouch.

[amh03]

I'm buying a cheesehead this week.

Go Packers!!

Jeez, this sure sucked...I can't stand either of the AFC teams moving on...I am SOOOO disappointed...

[Mystic Merlin]

fake punt in this game= not kicking the 48 yarder in the super bowl

Yes, it's a highly questionable decision that was about the 7th reason the team lost.

[Reggie's Racquet]

I personally think they layoff hurt these guys badly.
They haven't really played a tough game in three weeks.
I blame the Colts and Lugo.

[Worst Trade Evah]

Patriots and their fans were pretty over-confident it seemed. Whole lot of looking past the Jets. Sanchez played well enough -- again. Fans here keep writing him off, and here he is again with a good playoff game.

Ryan is 3-2 against the Patriots.

What a crap-fest. Huge disappointment.

[bball831]

So, how's the draft thread looking?

So 17, 28, and 33?

[ilol@u]

I can't wait for next season to start and the media still announcing that "ZOMG BRADY HASNT LOST AT HOME IN 28 STARTS!" and "HE HASNT THROWN DA INTERCEPTIONS IN 4383242 PASS ATTEMPTS"!

[moonshotmanny]

Thanks CR67.

I am just hoping we can get past the Steelers!

I think you got a good shot . Steelers have a lot of weaknesses.

[genoasalami]

Ryan is going to find some hot toes to suck tonight.

[nazz45]

Still can't comprehend that fake punt.

C'est la vie.

[PeaceSignMoose]

Ladies and gentlemen, it was a pleasure this year. Didn't end up the way we would have liked, but let's try to take some positives out of it. 6 picks in the first three rounds are much needed. Lets hit on them and shove it up everyone's ass next season.

[patinorange]

I'm rooting for the Jets, Fuck the Steelers.

[Kull]

It's worth noting that nobody expected 14-2 and the best record in football. They seemed to be doing it with mirrors on defense all year and yet it was the offense that cost them this game. That long, time wasting drive for zero points in the 4th quarter was absolutely horrible.

Bill was outcoached in a big playoff game again. Not a good trend.

[Prodigal Sox]

I'm a big time Sanchez hater, and say what you will, but he's going to his second straight AFC CG in as many years in the league.

Agreed. And they've won four road playoff games. Meanwhile the Pats have lost two straight playoff games at home.

[Sportsbstn]

I personally think they layoff hurt these guys badly.
They haven't really played a tough game in three weeks.
I blame the Colts and Lugo.

Nah, I dont think so. 2 HUGE fuckups, 1 by Brady on the Int and 1 by Crumpler dropping a simple TD hurt them more than anything.....well except the inexplicable fake punt fuckup of course...

[inJacobyWeTrust]

FYI truck day is February 8, to the best of my knowledge. 23 days...

[CrouchingTonyHiddenPena]

The Patriots have officially become the Atlanta Braves. The regular season means squat.

MH, they won 3 superbowls in 4 years. That's a bit ridiculous.

[H78]

I can't wait for next season to start and the media still announcing that "ZOMG BRADY HASNT LOST AT HOME IN 28 STARTS!" and "HE HASNT THROWN DA INTERCEPTIONS IN 4383242 PASS ATTEMPTS"!

If I see them mention that once I'm going to vomit everywhere.

What I'm really looking forward to are the conversations about how Brady's playoff career is a tale of two halves.

[TwoDownInTheNinth]

I blame the Colts and Lugo.

And Wideman.

Call it poor sportsmanship, un-Patriot like and whatever else, but I wouldn't have been disappointed at all if somebody clocked Edwards mid back flip.

Edited by TwoDownInTheNinth, 16 January 2011 - 07:54 PM.

[SemperFidelisSox]

Brady is 3-4 vs Rex Ryan/Rob Ryan defenses the last two years. I think that family has his figured out.

[Ed Hillel]

Oh well.

This is very dissappointing, but the Pats still had a better year than I thought they would and they're only going to improve. Great gameplan by Ryan, although I still have absolutely no idea what was wrong with Brady. He had deer in headlights look for 75% of the game.

I don't really care who wins the AFC game next week, my hope is for the Packers. If the Jets win they will have certainly deserved it, though.

[geoduck no quahog]

Pats lost because they were outplayed - mostly by the Jets defense keeping the Pats defense on the field too long. Holding the Patriots to 3 points in that first quarter was huge.

I have a feeling we're going to find something out about Brady today because he didn't seem right. Or maybe we'll never find out.

Anyway - here's to the Packers crushing the Steelers.

[Mystic Merlin]

MH, they won 3 superbowls in 4 years. That's a bit ridiculous.

Might as well throw out all the hyperbole now, rather than gradually over the next 7 months.

[SeoulSoxFan]

I can't wait for next season to start and the media still announcing that "ZOMG BRADY HASNT LOST AT HOME IN 28 STARTS!" and "HE HASNT THROWN DA INTERCEPTIONS IN 4383242 PASS ATTEMPTS"!

More like Brady not getting far enough and losing 2 straight PO games at home.

Nice moronic comment though.

[vadertime]

Sanchez now has the most road playoff wins for a QB in NFL history.

[PedroKsBambino]

Very disappointing level of execution from the Pats, I thought. The Brady INT on the first series was immense; the Crumpler drop was big (though not an awful drop, just unfortunate). Failing to hit Branch on the fourth down play, and not aiming for 5-7 yard on third to set up a potential (though risky) field goal or shorter 4th down try if you knew you were willing to go. Letting Cotchery turn a 20 yard crossing pattern into 58 yards.

That's how you lose. And they did.

[CrouchingTonyHiddenPena]

Congrats Sean. You deserve every second of this. It's been a pretty long time since Jets fans have felt this good. Soak it all up, and good luck the rest of the way.

[jsinger121]

Sanchez now has the most road playoff wins for a QB in NFL history.

He's tied with Flacco at 4 I believe.

[jacklamabe65]

Never have I looked forward to a Red Sox season than this one.

[Prodigal Sox]

I can't wait for next season to start and the media still announcing that "ZOMG BRADY HASNT LOST AT HOME IN 28 STARTS!" and "HE HASNT THROWN DA INTERCEPTIONS IN 4383242 PASS ATTEMPTS"!

Maybe they can put up some banners next to the 18-0 one.

[Sportsbstn]

Well I think the one thing this loss does though is put huge question marks on the Pats going forward in the playoffs. You cant get annihilated at home last year and then come back this year with the #1 seed and gag hard without serious doubts arising. Pats will have to disprove them because even the fans arent going to feel comfortable about them until they show they can step up again when it matters.

[jacklamabe65]

Thanks CR67.

I am just hoping we can get past the Steelers!

You took a lot of grief, Sean. Congratulations, this is a great win.

[DegenerateSoxFan]

Even the best teams usually have a bad week or two over the course of a season. I thought they got it out of their system in Cleveland. This one is squarely on the offense and the coaching staff. The O-line was getting manhandled until the Jets D started tiring late. Terrible playcalling. And they still weren't eliminated until almost the bitter end. It was eerily reminiscent of a certain game back in February of '08 that I still haven't gotten over, albeit not quite as bad from an emotional standpoint - Jets douchebaggery notwithstanding. Credit the Jets (especially their secondary), but this was a *colossal* wasted opportunity.

I didn't drink tonight. I wish I had. On second thought, I have a stack of work and mucho hours to bill tomorrow, so I'll take the no-hangover Monday. Life goes on.

[ivanvamp]

Pats outgain the Jets 372-314.
Almost even in rushing (113 v. 121).
Time of Possession edge: 35 min to 25 min.
26 first downs to 14.
Better special teams: punt avg 47.0 to 36.0; punt returns: 2 for 42 v. 2 for 4; 2-2 fg v. 0-1 fg.

Reasons for the loss (IMO):

(1) Big Mistakes:
- Brady INT on their opening drive as they were marching for a TD. (loss of 3-7 points)
- Crumpler's dropped TD pass on their 2nd drive that led to a FG instead. (loss of 4 points)
- Horrible fake punt attempt, leading to the Jets' TD to put them up 14-3 before the half. (loss of 7 points)

That's 14-17 points right there that the Pats cost themselves due to big mistakes.

(2) Horrible coaching decisions:
- The fake punt. Just punt it away, hold, and go into halftime down 7-3 with the ball to start the 2nd half. Instead, they try something very unorthodox and it comes back to bite them in a big way.
- The poor clock management on their long drive in the 4th quarter. Anyone who suggests that it was a good idea to huddle up and walk to the line, as the seconds and minutes tick away, is crazy. No problem with running the ball, but you *HAVE* to hurry it up.
- On 3rd and 10 from the Jet 18, I think they should have kicked the FG right there. You needed two scores and enough time to hold the Jets down. They get the FG, they have 3 timeouts plus the two minute warning, down 7. You kick away, use one TO before the 2-minute warning, get the 2-minute warning itself, and the 2nd timeout with about 1:55 to go. You get the ball back at your own, say, 35-40, with 1:40 and one timeout to go. That's doable. Not easy, but doable.

(3) Field position:
- Average Pats' starting position: NE 28
- Average Jets' starting position: NYJ 44

Jets had 3 TD drives that started inside NE territory.

[kenneycb]

Well go Green Bay or Bears, Pittsburgh and the Jets have way too many douchbags.

You don't know too many Bears fans. If I have to hear another fucking word about the 1985 Bears and how it was the greatestest team ever but also hear them talk about how they don't live in the past and whatnot I'm going to murder 10 Bears fans. They suck so much especially because many exemplify all of the Superfans stereotypes but are completely serious. My friend tried to argue that Peanut Tillman was a better player than Randy Moss because in a Vikings-Bears game Tillman intercepted a pass intended to Moss in the endzone at the end of the game. And he was dead serious. Mongoloids.

[patinorange]

So 17, 28, and 33?

So, if they get all these great draft picks, go 16-0, beat the Jets 80-0 in both games, and have to meet the Browns in the first game of the playoffs, I will still be wondering about Brady.
It's great to be there every year, but it's wearing thin, these disappointing play off losses. It's going to be about 365 days to feel better about this game. I guess it's the price of being a fan of a team with a very high performance bar.

[H78]

They did every conceivable thing they could have done wrong they did wrong.

People are going to question Belichick benching Welker on the opening drive (amongst a hundred other things).

Also, as good as he was the last 3/4 of the season, Bill O'Brien may have lost his job. You could see Belichick screaming for a pass when they kept running (the clock) late in the game.