Ok, so credit where it's due, the Denver D scheme was masterfully executed, and convincing evidence that defense wins championships.
It's pretty rare to see Brady get the yips but the total fail by the O-line made that almost inevitable. The Denver speed rush was as impressive as the dismaying failure by the Pats coaching staff to do something about it.
And that's what causes the most aggro: as awful as the Pats offense executed, and as unexpected as a Ghost miss that actually mattered in the end, what actually stings right now is the game was lost by the Patriots coaching staff. Time after time after time they made poor decisions, and it bit them just as often. It's a bit baffling how a staff that made so much out of so few working parts could screw things up that badly, but there we are.
Still...after all of that, frankly I think the Patriots get off easy by losing by 2 points. After watching the NFC game and the buzz saw that is the Panthers right now, there's every reason to believe the AFC representative to Superbowl Fitty is going to get macerated, and I wouldn't want my team to be the victim...
Cheers!
It's pretty rare to see Brady get the yips but the total fail by the O-line made that almost inevitable. The Denver speed rush was as impressive as the dismaying failure by the Pats coaching staff to do something about it.
And that's what causes the most aggro: as awful as the Pats offense executed, and as unexpected as a Ghost miss that actually mattered in the end, what actually stings right now is the game was lost by the Patriots coaching staff. Time after time after time they made poor decisions, and it bit them just as often. It's a bit baffling how a staff that made so much out of so few working parts could screw things up that badly, but there we are.
Still...after all of that, frankly I think the Patriots get off easy by losing by 2 points. After watching the NFC game and the buzz saw that is the Panthers right now, there's every reason to believe the AFC representative to Superbowl Fitty is going to get macerated, and I wouldn't want my team to be the victim...
Cheers!