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This is a serious stretch. Whatever your opinion on the two long PI calls they were either big plays or lucky breaks. And the longest play of the game was the Addai catch and run coming from a simple check down. Both teams had chances, the Patriots just converted more. You should just leave it at that.
I was thinking if Marvin Harrison played, he would be hurt even more after playing the Patriots DEF. No sense in losing him for the whole season for a game you would have lost anyways. Besides, they didn't draft Anthony Gonzalez for nothing!
WTF? You're going to let us keep Brady? What about Welker and Stallworth? I mean if you're going to start pulling players off the Patriots like that somehow proves the point about Harrison, you might as well go whole hog.
The PIs were good calls IMO, even after watching them a few times.The Colts had the one big play. Pats had two big plays. So, the big plays went to the Pats.Lucky breaks - the only lucky break I saw all game was the Stallworth non-catch called a catch.No stretching here at all.
The PIs were for 37 and 40 yards I think, so even if they were good calls, they were big plays. The Patriots had one play longer than either of those calls. And the biggest play, the only big play that ended in a touchdown, went to the Colts. And naturally Peyton getting his fumble back wasn't a "lucky break".
I can see it your way too... but I still feel more breaks and big plays went NE's way, especially when it mattered most. It was a close game, either team could have won, but NE did.The PIs were for 37 and 40 yards I think, so even if they were good calls, they were big plays. The Patriots had one play longer than either of those calls. And the biggest play, the only big play that ended in a touchdown, went to the Colts. And naturally Peyton getting his fumble back wasn't a "lucky break".
No stretching here at all.
I disagree, he wasn't healthy enough to play and be effective. If the guy on the sidelines would have been on the field, he wouldn't have done much, not enough to make a difference.If Harrison is able to get somewhere back into form come playoff time, he could certainly help but quite honostly he's not going to be this huge difference maker.If you are a Colts fan though, you can take solace in the fact you showed in that game what it will take to win outdoors in the playoffs. It was the Colts who played better defense for most of the game and it was the Colts who showed they could run the ball more effectively.To me, that's how you win playoffs games. Those passes that Tom Brady just chucked in the air and played jump ball on won't be that easy for Moss in NE in the climate they'll be playing with.Remember, it's ironic but the way these two teams play have kind of switched over the past few years. It used to be the Colts who relied more on the pass but now I feel as if they have the better running game, which they will need to win in NE.
That much I can agree with that.I can see it your way too... but I still feel more breaks and big plays went NE's way, especially when it mattered most. It was a close game, either team could have won, but NE did.The PIs were for 37 and 40 yards I think, so even if they were good calls, they were big plays. The Patriots had one play longer than either of those calls. And the biggest play, the only big play that ended in a touchdown, went to the Colts. And naturally Peyton getting his fumble back wasn't a "lucky break".
No stretching here at all.
Funny thing is, the first NE PI call that you are all complaining about was IDENTICAL coverage to the PI called against the Colts late in the game.If you want to say Stallworth would have been in on that catch, fine. It's a judgement call, no one can accurately predict the future from just prior to him getting hit. Glad you had something to add
I added about as much as you.Funny thing is, the first NE PI call that you are all complaining about was IDENTICAL coverage to the PI called against the Colts late in the game.If you want to say Stallworth would have been in on that catch, fine. It's a judgement call, no one can accurately predict the future from just prior to him getting hit. Glad you had something to add
ok fine.if Rodney Harrison was healthy in the AFC championship game last season, the Pats would have beaten the Colts.whats that prove?nothing.can we lock senseless threads like this?
First of all, who's to say if Harrison did play, and was 100% healthy, Manning wouldn't have attempted ballsy thread the needle type passes to him that wouldn't have been picked for six the other way? Nobody knows. Just like nobody knows they win that game with him in the lineup.Second, last year's AFCC game, the Colts did have Harrison and the Pats didn't have Moss, or Welker, or Stallworth, and they still led the game for 59 minutes.This is a pointless argument.
This has to be schtick. Not a single Colts homer has disagreed with the force out call but you. Quite honestly, it's not a judgement call, its physics. Gravity would have him come down inbounds, an external force applied laterally changed his direction. Not that difficult to understand. But stick with your "version" if you must.The first PI call was fine. The second (Hobbs with inside postion, looking back for the ball ) I would love to hear what fiction you can spin to explain what was the infraction.Funny thing is, the first NE PI call that you are all complaining about was IDENTICAL coverage to the PI called against the Colts late in the game.If you want to say Stallworth would have been in on that catch, fine. It's a judgement call, no one can accurately predict the future from just prior to him getting hit. Glad you had something to add
Okay I guess I misunderstood you position on the Stallworth catch. I thought the claim was that he didn't have complete control of the ball going to the ground. If it's your position that this wasn't a legitimate pushout, no offense, but that's just laughable. Anyone who wants proof should go to the 4:20 mark here. That's about as clear a pushout as you'll ever see. You're right on the first PI call. I thought it was ticky-tack but there was some contact and it's a call you see.Funny thing is, the first NE PI call that you are all complaining about was IDENTICAL coverage to the PI called against the Colts late in the game.If you want to say Stallworth would have been in on that catch, fine. It's a judgement call, no one can accurately predict the future from just prior to him getting hit.
Glad you had something to add
