Hawkpower":1yhc9f1m said:
VivaEfrenHerrera":1yhc9f1m said:
Jville":1yhc9f1m said:
Analysis is much more interesting than emotional blame games and knee jerk mud slinging.
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Having Brady throw that pick so Lane could be horribly injured in an incredibly violent tackle was a genius move by Belichick, that's for sure. I know I didn't see it coming. Engineering Avril's flukey-seeming concussion was similarly shrewd.
There are probably Patriot fans lurking on this site who believe that Belicheck and company had some sort of genius game plan, thats how brainwashed they all have become to moronic mediots telling them what to believe.
God I wish we could play the game over again, but transport it back to December. I know it doesnt work that way, but a guy can wish
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Every team is banged up by the end of the year- some worse than others. The Seahawks got hit pretty hard by the injury bug...all of LOB was injured. That being said, the Pats had to endure some tough injuries too- they lost a pro bowl caliber LB in Mayo early in the year...Hightower had a torn labrum just as Earl Thomas did. If both teams were fully healthy then maybe the result of the game would've been different.
Every team in the NFL is going to try taking advantage of the other team's weakest link. Seemed clear that once Lane went out, Simon was really vulnerable. Similarly, you guys targeted the Patriots' weakest CBs with the most success (Logan Ryan + Kyle Arrington).
Am I biased? Absolutely. But the general consensus is that the Patriots came up with a great offensive gameplan for a reason. The teams that try throwing deep on Seattle tend to lose- in contrast, the Patriots used route combinations/screens designed to make short passes easily executable. They focused on remaining patient with easy 5 or 6 yard gains. Whether that would have worked against a fully healthy Seahawks defense- who knows? But based on the results, how can you not say it was a brilliant plan? They had the largest comeback in SB history against a historically great defense.
In any case, I have a lot of respect for the majority of the Seahawks and their fans, and I'm betting you guy will be back in the big game soon.