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Holy shit that NFL films video. Dusty in here. Brady's pregame speech to the team was just amazing. A couple other special moments:

Brady (To Josh in the 4th): Plenty of time man. Plenty of time. Josh: I know man. I'm just thinking.

JE telling everyone he loves them in the huddle before his TD.

Edit: posted in full above.
 

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Watching that NFL Films video...man, Hightower almost stripped the frickin' ball from Butler when he was trying to get him to go down. I would have died.
 

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Ed Hillel said:
Watching that NFL Films video...man, Hightower almost stripped the frickin' ball from Butler when he was trying to get him to go down. I would have died.
 
Holy crap -- he almost pulls his arm right off it.
 
Of all the awesomeness in that video, I think my favorite part is around 29:30, when Butler is coming off the field, and it seems like you can actually see the moment where the enormity of what he just did hits him, and he sort of staggers sideways.  I also like the part where Brady sees Butler in the celebration and goes over to him to hug him, and Stork is just beaming having a front row seat to the moment where the greatest of all time finds an undrafted rookie free agent who just won the Super Bowl to thank and hug him.
 

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Of all the awesomeness in that video, I think my favorite part is around 29:30, when Butler is coming off the field, and it seems like you can actually see the moment where the enormity of what he just did hits him, and he sort of staggers sideways.
 
Yeah, that was amazing.  He could barely stand.
 

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Christ -- just watched the whole Inside the NFL piece. 
 
You just have to say the NFL Films is just the best. Ed & Steve Sabol left a legacy that's as important to anything else in the game. 
 
Can't believe it can still make a grown man like me get all misty. 
 
P.S. Loved the quick shot of Amendola crying & the Butler substitution.
 

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I still have this weird feeling that they're going to run the play again and hand it off to Lynch.
 
Ha! My heart raced all over again on that 2nd down play. 
 
I think they hand it off the Lynch again. 
I think Browner quite can't jam his receiver
I think Butler is just half a step late
I think Butler somehow drops the ball
I also think his teammate (HT?) accidentally knocks the ball out of Butler's hands as he goes down
 
It still looks any of those could happen on the 1000th replay of the same play.
 

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I liked the piece they ran on the NJ football coach, Coach Mioli, who passed away. That was a classy move by the Jets to honor him, and very classy of Rex Ryan. And then, Bechick comes over to meet the family. Immense class. That's the side of Belichik (and Ryan for that matter) that the public never sees. Good on them.

As for the game film? Chills. Julian Edleman: "I love you guys." In the middle of the huddle on a game winning drive in the Super Bowl. "I (expletive) love you guys." Wow.

I also walked away with more respect for Richard Sherman, and more (if that's possible) respect for Tom Bady following that shot of them at the end.

Fantastic link. Thanks mpx42 for posting that.
 

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I still have this weird feeling that they're going to run the play again and hand it off to Lynch.
Or that Butler will not actually hold on to it. It is so odd, but no matter how many times I watch it I just can't shake this sense that the next time I watch it the ending will change.
 
Maybe it is that it is so easy to see just how exact everything had to be for him to pull it off and thus how close the game was to a rather different outcome.
 

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I'm downloading the video from Daily Motion. So if it goes down, I'll have it and can share from there.
 
Tip: When you download this video, the audio and video are out of sync (at least it was for me).  Using VLC Player (open source), you can offset the audio to re-sync the tracks.  I don't think you can do that with WMP and not sure about Quicktime.
 

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Tip: When you download this video, the audio and video are out of sync (at least it was for me).  Using VLC Player (open source), you can offset the audio to re-sync the tracks.  I don't think you can do that with WMP and not sure about Quicktime.
Good call!
 

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Still shellshocked by the catch2.0 and 2nd and goal from one on the way, my wife and I sat there w/o much hope.  We were seated at the 10 yard line, Seahawks sideline, where it all was going down. She looked to our left and the entire section of Seahawk fans had their phones out, ready to capture the moment.
 
It pales in comparison to some of the videos out there, but it's my favorite from picture from that night.  Mostly because she snapped it then totally forgot about it until rolling through the pictures the next day when we were stranded in NC due to the snow in Boston.
 

 I am hoping some of them turn up on YouTube.
 
edit: News flash - 2 out of 5 Seahawk fan's suck at taking video w/ their phones.
 

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Watching that NFL Films video...man, Hightower almost stripped the frickin' ball from Butler when he was trying to get him to go down. I would have died.
 
Between that and tripping up Butler ... that could have been a disaster
 

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Watching the mic'ed up highlights now. Someone said it upthread or somewhere, but Carroll seems to be a big cheerleader. Such a huge difference from what you hear in-game from Belichick.
 

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Jesus.

I'm so happy to have a guy like Edelman on this team.

Just hearing him on the field on that last drive with Amendola, and the O-Line. What an awesome teammate.
 

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All Carroll needs is a pair of big, red, floppy shoes to complete the image. Love him telling Wilson how easy it will be to score from the 50 with 3 timeouts and two minutes left.
 

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SeoulSoxFan said:
Christ -- just watched the whole Inside the NFL piece. 
 
You just have to say the NFL Films is just the best. Ed & Steve Sabol left a legacy that's as important to anything else in the game. 
 
Can't believe it can still make a grown man like me get all misty. 
 
P.S. Loved the quick shot of Amendola crying & the Butler substitution.
Is this what will be shown on NFLN tomorrow night?
 

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One thing that's interesting about that clip (mpx42 is a good person), is that while Carroll is wired, we only hear him say "They're going goal line."  There's no "throw it", or anything similar.  Given what he said postgame, wouldn't they have included that if he had actually said it while he was wired by NFL Films?  
 

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NFL Turning Point on NBCSports right now is unbelievable. Even better audio than Inside the NFL. Replaying in a half hour for those not watching.
Someone upload a copy please... I do not get this either here :(
 

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This turning point really is great. The Amendola TD throw may have been Brady's best throw on a night with some amazing throws. It's right up there. It didn't seem nearly that tight during the broadcast, but he had to thread a needle.
 

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DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
This turning point really is great. The Amendola TD throw may have been Brady's best throw on a night with some amazing throws. It's right up there. It didn't seem nearly that tight during the broadcast, but he had to thread a needle.
 
Also, by the way, Earl Thomas of the almighty LOB made a shitty play there -- he had time to react to Amendola but stayed frozen in his spot, giving Brady the space for what was, indeed, a great throw.
 
Watched the 4th quarter again tonight. Brady was perfect.
 

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That's Solder. It's disorienting because he's on Brady's right hand side (as a LT) but he just ended up there.
You are right, that threw me off. Doesn't help that the snap at the start of the GIF seems to be from a different play.
 

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JMDurron said:
One thing that's interesting about that clip (mpx42 is a good person), is that while Carroll is wired, we only hear him say "They're going goal line."  There's no "throw it", or anything similar.  Given what he said postgame, wouldn't they have included that if he had actually said it while he was wired by NFL Films?  
 
Ya, pretty sure Bevell called the play.  Carroll - like a great leader - is taking the brunt, in sharp contrast to Bevell, who deflected blame to Lockette within seconds.  Not a good moment for his HC prospects.
 

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Ya, pretty sure Bevell called the play.  Carroll - like a great leader - is taking the brunt, in sharp contrast to Bevell, who deflected blame to Lockette within seconds.  Not a good moment for his HC prospects.
Belichick's stance on this is (and this article, a few years old, has some of the best insights on how he structures his coaching staff):
 
Whoever is calling plays, if the head coach is involved with the play-calling or the organization of the play-calling, then I’m going to talk to the person that calls the plays. If I’m not, then he calls them and you know, there’s no input from the head coach, that’s alright, too. I’m not saying it has to be one way or the other, but however you’re structured to set it up, that’s how it's set up. But the way it’s structured here is, I’ll take responsibility for all the plays that are called. I have the final say on it. If I don’t want to run the play, then I can call it off – that’s my right as a head coach. Any of the bad ones, you can blame me for because ultimately I could change them if I wanted to.
Presumably as the HC, Carroll has the authority to overrule Bevell if he wants to, so it's only right he should take responsibility.
 

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Still shellshocked by the catch2.0 and 2nd and goal from one on the way, my wife and I sat there w/o much hope.  We were seated at the 10 yard line, Seahawks sideline, where it all was going down. She looked to our left and the entire section of Seahawk fans had their phones out, ready to capture the moment.
 
It pales in comparison to some of the videos out there, but it's my favorite from picture from that night.  Mostly because she snapped it then totally forgot about it until rolling through the pictures the next day when we were stranded in NC due to the snow in Boston.
 

 I am hoping some of them turn up on YouTube.
 
edit: News flash - 2 out of 5 Seahawk fan's suck at taking video w/ their phones.
This picture needs some love.  Outstanding.
 

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Pay all that money for SB tickets and then watch the key moment through a cell phone like they're stuck on a bus or something.  At least they didn't have to watch that reversal of fortune in real time.
 

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Pay all that money for SB tickets and then watch the key moment through a cell phone like they're stuck on a bus or something.  At least they didn't have to watch that reversal of fortune in real time.
Agree, I don't get it. I've been to two of them and I have pictures from before the game started and after the game (for the Carolina one). Never once did I think to take out my phone during the game. I can't imagine thinking that at that point. 
 

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Seattle radio announcers refer to the fans as 'twelves'? Do they call themselves that? Holy shit that's awful.

Love the' how'd you get so open? ' Baldwin says it's because he's a beast. Nothing to do with the ref.
 

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Pay all that money for SB tickets and then watch the key moment through a cell phone like they're stuck on a bus or something.  At least they didn't have to watch that reversal of fortune in real time.
 
Yeah, I don't get that at all. It's not like if you don't use the phone to record it the play is gone forever.
 
I read an article once that talked about how people don't really want to experience things anymore. What they want to do is show others that they were there.
 

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Yeah, I don't get that at all. It's not like if you don't use the phone to record it the play is gone forever.
 
I read an article once that talked about how people don't really want to experience things anymore. What they want to do is show others that they were there.
 
I think it's more accurate to attribute this to Millenials, although more than a few Boomers I know act the same way.
 

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Yeah, I don't get that at all. It's not like if you don't use the phone to record it the play is gone forever.
 
I read an article once that talked about how people don't really want to experience things anymore. What they want to do is show others that they were there.
Louis CK does a great bit on that.
 

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Yeah, I don't get that at all. It's not like if you don't use the phone to record it the play is gone forever.
 
I read an article once that talked about how people don't really want to experience things anymore. What they want to do is show others that they were there.
 
Really? This is where we are? You don't get recording important moments to you? They think their team is about to win the Super Bowl. They're framing a shot. It's possible to hit record and then still watch. I still have cell phone video and pictures of everything from the Bruins parade to the Celtics making the finals to the Red Sox closing out the divisional series and the Pats taking a knee to end the game that I go back and watch and relive the moment. For baseball and football, it's particularly easy because they frame the play when it starts. I frame out the shot, hit record, and watch. Not everything's always in the frame, because I'm watching the action on the field, but I get to go back and relive that vividly when I watch it. Wanting to document your happiest moments isn't a new thing. The technology to easily do it is.
 

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Really? This is where we are? You don't get recording important moments to you? They think their team is about to win the Super Bowl. They're framing a shot. It's possible to hit record and then still watch. I still have cell phone video and pictures of everything from the Bruins parade to the Celtics making the finals to the Red Sox closing out the divisional series and the Pats taking a knee to end the game that I go back and watch and relive the moment. For baseball and football, it's particularly easy because they frame the play when it starts. I frame out the shot, hit record, and watch. Not everything's always in the frame, because I'm watching the action on the field, but I get to go back and relive that vividly when I watch it. Wanting to document your happiest moments isn't a new thing. The technology to easily do it is.
 
Fair enough. Now explain the all those reaction videos. Who records themselves for an entire game???
 

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Fair enough. Now explain the all those reaction videos. Who records themselves for an entire game???
 
Well, that's just unfiltered ego. Those people deserve all the scorn they get. Recording game action is one thing, recording yourself watching is another beast altogether.
 

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Well, that's just unfiltered ego. Those people deserve all the scorn they get. Recording game action is one thing, recording yourself watching is another BEAST MODE altogether.
FTFY :)
 
I am happy they all exist, that's for sure.
 

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FTFY :)
 
I am happy they all exist, that's for sure.
 
Oh, agreed. Anyone who records themselves is someone I can enjoy the suffering of when something bad happens. I just think that some of the best clips I go to to relive things like the Roberts Steal or the Butler pick are cell phone videos where you get an interesting angle and the audio isn't normalized, so you hear how LOUD the crowd gets when they explode. That stuff is all awesome.
 

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Fair enough. Now explain the all those reaction videos. Who records themselves for an entire game???
I think I will next time. I'd love to have video of me at when butler picked it jumping up and down yelling "holy shit", my 11 year old turning around yelling at me for swearing, and my 9 year old passed out on the couch waking up like we just had an earthquake.
 

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Oh, agreed. Anyone who records themselves is someone I can enjoy the suffering of when something bad happens. I just think that some of the best clips I go to to relive things like the Roberts Steal or the Butler pick are cell phone videos where you get an interesting angle and the audio isn't normalized, so you hear how LOUD the crowd gets when they explode. That stuff is all awesome.
 
YouTubes of the Butler pick and Ortiz slam on a loop would be just fine for me.
 

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The photo I wish I had was of the woman in front of me taking a picture of Mark Wahlberg sitting next to Kenny Chesney through her binoculars.