The NFL Thread 2011: New York Giants Win Super Bowl XLVI

[Mendicate Bias]

ljigga said:

Mendicate Bias said:

Both teams can make excuses for why they played the way they did. For example

-Gronk was ruled out of bounds when he clearly was in for a reception that would have put the Pats on the 10

-Kyle Arrington (league leader for interceptions) was out for half the game due to an eye injury leaving us with two wide recievers in the secondary

-Gronk was out for most of the second half due to the ankle injury (btw someone needs to end Pollard) 

But none of that matters, What matters is that the Ravens were only able to score 10 points off three turnovers and didn't have what it takes to win the game. Oh and those extra Brady interceptions you say got called back because of flags? Both times Brady saw the flags get thrown and knew he had a free play so he just heaved it up into double coverage to see if his recievers could come down with it. I'm not saying Brady had a good game but he went up against the third best defense in the league (49ers were 4th) and frankly the Ravens made some amazing superhuman plays to come away with those inerceptions. I wouldnt count on Brady playing so shaky or Woodhead fumbling a return next week. 

Oh puuuh-leaze that "catch" by Gronk was as much a catch as Evans td catch - he had two feet down before the ball was swatted away, Gronk caught the ball after his foot left the ground.

This is football injuries happen, worst excuse ever, take that mentality to figure skating or golf where it belongs. Pollard made a clean tackle on Gronk, I suppose you would have loved it if he pranced over with a flower and tried to dance with him instead of tackling him maybe? - His foot got caught under the tackler/in the ground.....its football.....not fluffly play time. Injuries happen in the game and I would never wish it on anyone, I've seen far to many of my teammates with serious injuries in the past being affected in everyday life now; hope dude is ok and back to himself real soon.

I guess on that interception in the end zone where Brady tossed it up into double coverage there was a flag to? The flag didn't come on that first interception until after the throw by the way, so terrible excuse. Brady had a terrible game, absolutely terrible....Joe Flacco outplayed him...the word good does not come to mind when you think of Brady's play in that game - no TD passes and 2 interceptions. NE's D played amazing in shutting down Ray Rice and Wilfork was clearly the MVP of that game, and other than Cuntiff shanking the FG was the only reason they won.....not Brady. The Raven's live in that dude's head. 

Im not counting on Brady playing shaky and im not counting on Eli getting hit 22 times and sacked 6 times. It's open season in 2 weeks and thank God the superbowl wont be a boring snoozefest of Harbaugh vs Harbaugh.

They specifically went back over that play at half time and showed that he had both feet down and posession of the ball. Why Belicheck didn't challenge is beyond me, I'm guessin someone messed up at their job and didn't inform him in time.

I was clearly joking about taking out Pollard. What I was showing you was how pathetic it looks to make excuses why a team didn't win. Both sides can come up with plenty of reasons why they could have played better.

I specifically said that Brady had a bad game and that throw into double coverage at the end of the game was horrible. But don't act like Brady didn't come through with some amazing plays despite his mistakes. Driving the length of the field and diving over the pile on 4 and 1 for the touchdown was brilliant and ultimately decided the game. Flacco did not outplay Brady, they both played equally bad. How many times did Flacco have guys open down the field and missed them, I can tell you it was plenty. Heck Flacco got the ball back with amazing field position when Woodhead fumbled the ball. All he had to do was score a touchdown and the game was pretty much over. Instead he came up short, settled for a field goal and the rest is history.

Oh and about the Giants and 49ers game. The conditions sucked and Eli is tough as hell to take all those hits and keep going.  The fact that he didn't turn the ball over at all is probably the most amazing aspect of the whole thing. But don't act like bad field conditions benefits the defense cause I can tell you 100 percent having been a cornerback myself that a slippery field always benefits the offense. The very nature of being a defensive player is reacting. The offensive player knows where he's going and positions himself to get to his spot, trying to make the necessary cuts to keep up with a reciever is unbelievably difficult on a muddy field.