Super Bowl Thoughts

[ctchamps]

Atlanta blew it and champions say this is what happens when you ban us!

 

[dennismenace]

All Atlanta had to do was run the ball on 2nd and 10 on the 20 with 4 min left. Instead they take a sack and an penalty and get knocked out of FG range. 2 straight runs ... burn another minute off the clock and kick a fg and game over. Epic choke job by Dan Quinn.

Great point. Surprised that tv commentators (all of them) missed that apparently.

 

[Waquoit]

Great win and now I can finally stop all the Pats fans who still believe it was all luck with David Tyree right?

It's still not all about you, mau!

 

[intlzncster]

Nobody can say BB didn't want this one. Dude celebrated his @ss off.

 

[David 76]

I saw them deflate the balls in the third quarter.

 

[mauconnfan]

It's still not all about you, mau!

Never was about me Waq what a stupid reply how do you get that from what I wrote (by the way if you read all my congrats you would know there was some sarcasm in there too)? I know you can be arrogant and ignorant at he same time, but thank you for the timing on this one, expected I guess after all.

 

[yukonyc212]

Literally all they had to do was run the ball with 4 min left on the 20 and they are champs. Just mind bendingly bad play calling there. A go route with 4 min left in the game?????? Amazing!

 

[intlzncster]

I saw them deflate the balls in the third quarter.

Sticking with the flation theme, I can't believe how bloody flat the Pats came out in the first half. That was amazing.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

I saw them deflate the balls in the third quarter.

The only balls that were deflated were the ones hanging between the Falcon's legs.

 

[mauconnfan]

Literally all they had to do was run the ball with 4 min left on the 20 and they are champs. Just mind bendingly bad play calling there. A go route with 4 min left in the game?????? Amazing!

It's funny how bad they were in the 2nd half with play calling and Matty Melting Ice was with his decisions. But thats the way tremendous comebacks are made right, by tremendous blunders.

 

[Huskybass]

I saw them deflate the balls in the third quarter.

I think they deflated the Falcons in the 4th quarter.

 

[Hankster]

Well the title is Super Bowl Thoughts. Not just game thoughts. So, here goes. Best game I ever saw, and like others, a giants fan. Yes, the Tyree catch. Who could forget. Giants winning 7-8 straight as a wildcard, all away games to include super Bowl was some feat. I have to admit, halftime show was excellent. Even if you are not a fan, you have to admit she is some show person. Great game, great show. No politics (I think).

 

[Mots010]

So, who wants Kyle Shanahan as their head coach? It's gonna be hard to wash the stink off after that 2nd half.

 

[Dove]

Sad falcon...

 

[freescooter]

Literally all they had to do was run the ball with 4 min left on the 20 and they are champs. Just mind bendingly bad play calling there. A go route with 4 min left in the game?????? Amazing!

They had the best offense, best quarterback and best receiver in the league this year. Throwing the ball was hardly the crazy call some are trying to make it out to be. The Pats do it all the time. It just didn't work. You know what was a crazy dumb play? A direct snap to the running back when you desperately need 2. Who in his right mind takes the ball out of Brady's hands in THAT situation? Nobody would do that.

 

[Husky25]

They had the best offense, best quarterback and best receiver in the league this year. Throwing the ball was hardly the crazy call some are trying to make it out to be. The Pats do it all the time. It just didn't work. You know what was a crazy dumb play? A direct snap to the running back when you desperately need 2. Who in his right mind takes the ball out of Brady's hands in THAT situation? Nobody would do that.

Devonta Freeman was #9 in the league in rushing and had a 6.8 YPC average last night. Matt Bryant missed one field goal inside 50 yards all year and was 9 for 9 from 40-49. Freeman lost 1 yard on 1st down and even if he lost a couple more on 2nd and 3rd, It still would have left a make-able 45 yarder, with less than 19 4 minutes left in the game. Throwing the ball may not have been crazy, but it was still not a very good call.

The direct snap was called because Atlanta's defense was gassed and on their heels.

Edit: Time remaining in game.

 

[Mots010]

Devonta Freeman was #9 in the league in rushing and had a 6.8 YPC average last night. Matt Bryant missed one field goal inside 50 yards all year and was 9 for 9 from 40-49. Freeman lost 1 yard on 1st down and even if he lost a couple more on 2nd and 3rd, It still would have left a make-able 45 yarder, with less than 19 minutes left in the game. Throwing the ball may not have been crazy, but it was still not a very good call.

I think you meant 3 minutes left? But yeah, run it three times, and either pats have to burn a few time outs, or you run it close to 2 min and kick the fg. It's not totally over but its pretty darn close. Missing the fg is possible, but unlikely with their kicker. Instead they give Matt Ryan a 7 step drop and he loses 12 yards! Also, they were snapping the ball with 15-20 seconds left on the play clock on that sack, and on that entire drive as well. Insane.

 

[Husky25]

I think you meant 3 minutes left? But yeah, run it three times, and either pats have to burn a few time outs, or you run it close to 2 min and kick the fg. It's not totally over but its pretty darn close. Missing the fg is possible, but unlikely with their kicker. Instead they give Matt Ryan a 7 step drop and he loses 12 yards. Also, they were snapping the ball with 15-20 seconds left on the play clock on that sack, and on that entire drive as well. Insane.

Yes. I went back to look at the play by play to refresh my memory. For some reason, I though that happened in the 3rd quarter.

 

[intlzncster]

So, who wants Kyle Shanahan as their head coach? It's gonna be hard to wash the stink off after that 2nd half.

You could say the same about a whoooole lot of other coaches. And The one you can't was fired! How about the NFL

 

[yukonyc212]

They had the best offense, best quarterback and best receiver in the league this year. Throwing the ball was hardly the crazy call some are trying to make it out to be. The Pats do it all the time. It just didn't work. You know what was a crazy dumb play? A direct snap to the running back when you desperately need 2. Who in his right mind takes the ball out of Brady's hands in THAT situation? Nobody would do that.

You don't need 7 in this scenario.... you only need 3. If the Falcons just get 3 points there they are champs no matter what the Patriots do. They would have had an 11 point lead with 2 min left. Basically requiring an 80 yard drive and TD, a successful 2 pt conversion and a successful onside kick to get the ball back with virtually no time on the clock and get in position for a fg with no timeouts left. Kind of impossible. I just don't understand the play calling there. They didn't need to gain a single yard more. Worst series of calls i have ever seen in my life. That was a ridiculous comeback for the ages by New England, but frankly, Atlanta handed that one away on a silver platter.

 

[ctchamps]

You don't need 7 in this scenario.... you only need 3. If the Falcons just get 3 points there they are champs no matter what the Patriots do. They would have had an 11 point lead with 2 min left. Basically requiring an 80 yard drive and TD, a successful 2 pt conversion and a successful onside kick to get the ball back with virtually no time on the clock and get in position for a fg with no timeouts left. Kind of impossible. I just don't understand the play calling there. They didn't need to gain a single yard more. Worst series of calls i have ever seen in my life. That was a ridiculous comeback for the ages by New England, but frankly, Atlanta handed that one away on a silver platter.

This is the approach that gives them the best odds of winning, but you're assuming that the field goal was a given. I'm sure the Atlanta coaches had some concerns about getting 3 from that position on the field particularly after NE pooched an extra point. And I'm sure with the speed that NE scored in the fourth the Atlanta coaches wanted to take more time off the clock which would have happened if they could have gotten another 1st down. Less likely to have gotten it by the run with Coleman out.

 

[yukonyc212]

This is the approach that gives them the best odds of winning, but you're assuming that the field goal was a given. I'm sure the Atlanta coaches had some concerns about getting 3 from that position on the field particularly after NE pooched an extra point. And I'm sure with the speed that NE scored in the fourth the Atlanta coaches wanted to take more time off the clock which would have happened if they could have gotten another 1st down. Less likely to have gotten it by the run with Coleman out.

They left an extra minute on the clock by not running the ball there. Matt Bryant is automatic from 40 yards in. They run there they win. Simple as that. He was 39-40 from 40 yards or closer in the 4th quarter or OT in his career. If I'm a coach I'm pretty confident he makes that fg.

 

[Husky25]

I'm sure the Atlanta coaches had some concerns about getting 3 from that position on the field particularly after NE pooched an extra point.

If that factored into Shanahan's play calling, he does not deserve to be a head coach. Matt Bryant missed a single filed goal under 50 yards all year and was 9 for 9 from 40-49. If he called two more runs, the Patriots, at the very least, burn at least one more time out and even if Bryant misses, that's 70 yards, under 2:00, and probably zero time outs.

 

[Adios]

Many Steelers fans are crying and want to give up on football now. This is great. You all should be thanking the Patriots to shake up other bandwagon fanbases. Does Seattle still have a bandwagon fanbase?

Falcons fans are in a lot of pain. They think of their town as cursed.

 

[yukonyc212]

If that factored into Shanahan's play calling, he does not deserve to be a head coach. Matt Bryant missed a single filed goal under 50 yards all year and was 9 for 9 from 40-49. If he called two more runs, the Patriots, at the very least, burn at least one more time out and even if Bryant misses, that's 70 yards, under 2:00, and probably zero time outs.

And needing a successful onsides kick recovery and get in position for a fg with no timeouts and 10? Seconds on the clock.