East Coast Bias Bowl -- Running Super Bowl XLVI Thread

I agree (& said so at the time) that it was stupid to waste the TO on the challenge. Did anyone clarify on the first NE TD if Pierre Paul dropped into coverage on his own or if it was designed? It was a dumb play that gave Brady far more time than he had the rest of the night.

Not true. He hesitated before throwing it and every team has someone checking a quick replay telling them whether to challenge. He took a "you never know" shot because the stakes were high and he paid for it.

 

That's BS. You want to pick apart everything that happens in a game with 18 hours to digest it, he was trying to make a call in five chaotic seconds when who knows if his guys had seen a replay. He hesitated as long as he could, hoping Eli wasn't going to snap the ball, but then he had to give it a go.

And dinging him for the timeout is just silly. From that juncture, it was just as likely that he would be lauded for thinking ahead and saving his team 45 seconds.

There may be stuff to criticize -- such as the 12 men penalty -- but that challenge was fine.

 

No way I second guess Belichick for that challenge. The replay showed that the two feet in bounds was split-seconds. For that I give the refs praise for getting it right the first time, amazing they saw it that way.

 

Before he threw the flag, we saw a replay that was very clear. Live, I thought there was no way he got his feet in, but if I can see it at home, his guy needs to in the booth. Agree on the ref - the rare times that they mess up overshadow the fact that they almost always get it right.

 

I don't disagree with you, I know the odds of the kick failing are lower than giving the ball back to Brady and watching him shove it up your ass. I just hate kickers and leaving the game to them. If they are giving me the points, I take them. He still has to drive the length of the field, and get into the end zone, in under a minute with only one timeout.

 

This sums up my opinion of him perfectly. Don't get me wrong, he's not a bad guy, like a Roethlisberger or Vick, but most of the elite QBs in the league at least come across as pretty good guys and I don't think Brady does.

Great QB. First ballot lock and still one of the top QBs in the league...

 

There are two parts to that . . . getting both feel in, AND maintaining control going to the ground. With Manning running up to snap the ball, you have to challenge it there. I watched four replaces before I was convinced both aspects were satisfied. I doubt hoodie could have done so in the 10 seconds it took for Manning to get to the line.

 

To me, this is just macho football bullshit.

And, believe me, I know you're not the only one who thinks this way. So nothing personal.

 

Actually, it's not.

 

Has fame changed Brady? It changes pretty much everyone. But underneath the patina, he still seems like an OK person to me. He's into being famous, and that does turn some people off, I know, but it doesn't particularly bother me.
PS: I don't think you should overthink the TD business. If a team gives you the chance to score 7 points instead of 3, take it. There's no such thing as a sure field goal, especially if it's to win the Super Bowl.

 

I see what you mean, and I don't take that approach to the game. Kickers should be off the field, yada yada yada. again, if you are giving me the points and the lead of over three points, I take it. Good luck to your offense.

 

If someone hates leaving the game in the hands of a kicker, even though empirical evidence would suggest that this is your best bet to win the football game, then that is macho football bullshit. That's the kind of person I'd love to coach against, I know that.