Let's hear it and why.
YupI'm guessing 95% of the universe wanted KC against one of the other teams.
Although I am not a Patriot hater, I agree that this sentiment is strong. I went Saints Chiefs because I am a Saints fan and love the prospects of those two teams playing against each other.I'm guessing 95% of the universe wanted KC against one of the other teams.
Ugh. Smug SOBs.
To be fair. Also did this. Which is cool. https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/1087198392906928128
Yeah...the problem with this in the age of the internet is that he better back it up and get that win in 2 weeks, otherwise this is going to be memed/parodied into oblivion.
Didn’t he refuse to shake Nick Foles hand after last year’s super bowl?Joe Bryant said:To be fair. Also did this. Which is cool. https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/1087198392906928128
As Ric Flair said "If you want to be the man..you gotta beat the man"LA/KC.
Anerica is sick of Brady on their TV screen and my best friend is a Saints fan (I'm a Bucs fan), so I couldn't stand to see him brag about a second super bowl. These past 2 years have been great watching the Saints lose in epic fashion.
Most people hate the Patriots. I don’t. And this isn’t a “I respect the hell out of them” post either. It’s boring - I’m bored of it. I’m sure the NE fans aren’t and rightfully so but I am - wake me up when those two retire.
This. “Mexico” 2.0Rematch of that epic MNF game would have been awesome.
The Saints-Rams game was decided on a blown pass interference call. The Pats won because a player couldn't line up onside and a stupid OT rule where one team can march down the field score a TD and the other never get a possession. This is no knock on the Pats -- they didn't make the rules -- but when a playoff game where both offenses are scoring at will in the 4th quarter is decided because one team got a possession in OT and other didn't blows.This was incredible football between some of the most exciting teams in the game and now we get to watch the best coach in history face the best young coach in memory. Anyone complaining about this matchup - i hope you can set aside your dislike of either team and just appreciate the sport being played at its highest level. Best year in ages.
The saints and Patriots both won the overtime coin toss. If you're going to blame the overtime rules which game did they impact?The Saints-Rams game was decided on a blown pass interference call. The Pats won because a player couldn't line up onside and a stupid OT rule where one team can march down the field score a TD and the other never get a possession
Sorry. Now that I know what to appreciate I think the games were awesome.The saints and Patriots both won the overtime coin toss. If you're going to blame the overtime rules which game did they impact?
If the saints lost the game on that call, then why did i see a bunch of plays culminating in the rams lining up for a 57 yard field goal in overtime? We can't talk about the team defense that tipped a pass from mvp candidate drew brees and then the defender who caught it on the ground? Or the fake punt on 4th and 5 earlier in the game when the rams were deep in their own territory? Those plays didn't decide the game?
If the Patriots won the game on the offsides call then how come we talk about quarterbacks taking a free play when they see a guy offsides? It was a bonehead play by Ford but Brady snapped it with a stopped clock and fifteen seconds left on the play clock to catch him off sides and it ended up being huge. And less than a minute later in the game, the chiefs - in field goal range with no timeouts - caught the Patriots offsides and the younger quarterback and less playoff experienced chiefs were given an incredible amount of time to prepare for a shot at a possible game winning touchdown. We aren't talking about that one as much because the Patriots won, but what was that all about?
I'd rather focus on the football than the refs, and both games had some awesome plays. When is the last time a kicker hit a 57 yard field goal in overtime for a trip to the superbowl? When is the last time you saw 3 lead changes in 3 minutes at the end of a conference championship game and then a game tying field goal to send it to overtime?
Forget the controversy and try to appreciate what you actually saw. These games were awesome
Lol. Touche sir.Sorry. Now that I know what to appreciate I think the games were awesome.
I'm in the same camp. Such a letdown to an awesome season.The Saints-Rams game was decided on a blown pass interference call. The Pats won because a player couldn't line up onside and a stupid OT rule where one team can march down the field score a TD and the other never get a possession. This is no knock on the Pats -- they didn't make the rules -- but when a playoff game where both offenses are scoring at will in the 4th quarter is decided because one team got a possession in OT and other didn't blows.
They were entertaining but the endings of both left a bad taste in the mouth of this football fan that had no rooting interest in either game.
Let me throw this one out there. In the last minute of regulation, a NE player jumped offsides and Mahomes went deep and got a completion that set up the game tying FG. He knew he had a free play and had nothing to lose.I'm in the same camp. Such a letdown to an awesome season.
Dee Ford lines up correctly and the refs don't blow the most obvious call in history and it's New Orleans - Kansas City.
I do think it's interesting. I can't speak for anyone else, but me feeling sick about the NE-KC game has nothing to do with hating Brady or the Patriots. Quite the opposite. Brady is my favorite player. Much to the laughter and ridicule of the FBG staff, I think he's the greatest QB of all time. I have the FREE Brady shirt from a few years ago and just bought the Clear Eyes, Tom Brady, Can't Lose shirt.To all the folks complaining about the patriots being deep in the hunt every year, it’s very simple…
Get your team to stop them.
And I for one love the post game video, Good chance this is their last Super Bowl run with Brady... Everyone who loves or hates them has already made up their mind regardless of what they do, so why not have a little fun with it. Might be my favorite tweet I’ve seen in years.![]()
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Come on this is not what happened. This wasn't a case of Brady seeing a guy jump offsides and taking a low percentage deep shot cause he knew he had a free play. The pass was a short out-pattern that was thrown way too high and tipped to the defender.Let me throw this one out there. In the last minute of regulation, a NE player jumped offsides and Mahomes went deep and got a completion that set up the game tying FG. He knew he had a free play and had nothing to lose.
But no one has mentioned that Brady could have seen Ford way over the LOS and done the same thing. My point being, if Ford doesn’t line up wrong, Brady may not have made the same decision or attempted the same pass.
Folks want to keep the back half of the play by changing the first part. They are not automatically connected.
It will be interesting if someone in the media asks Brady if he knew he had a free play.
Yes, and it is what it is. 2 teams that win go forward. Enough with the shouldas and couldas, I am looking forward to what projects to be a close game. The one that will actually be played.I wanted exactly what happened.
I wanted to see an old guy against a young guy, and who better than the GOAT to match up against a young, upstart team? I'm not a Pats fan, but man, Brady just continues to amaze me and I love watching him play.
+1Although I am not a Patriot hater, I agree that this sentiment is strong. I went Saints Chiefs because I am a Saints fan and love the prospects of those two teams playing against each other.
Three yes/no questions for you:Come on this is not what happened. This wasn't a case of Brady seeing a guy jump offsides and taking a low percentage deep shot cause he knew he had a free play. The pass was a short out-pattern that was thrown way too high and tipped to the defender.
Dee Ford definitely screwed up and it was absolutely the correct call but you are delusional if you think that was some kind of brilliant pick up by Brady. It was an easy pass that was overthrown and Brady was very fortunate it was called back.
I don't know what Brady saw or didn't see and what he knew or didn't know. But how many times have we seen him snap the ball early when a defender was jogging off the field at the sideline and still had a heel on the field of play 30 yards away.Three yes/no questions for you:
1) Have you seen Brady attempt to make a throw when he knew he had a free play?
2) Do you think Brady, one of the more astute QBs in the game when it comes to pre-snap analysis failed to notice Dee was offsides?
3) Do you think Brady failed to hear the whistle or see the flag being thrown immediately after the snap?
Not implying this absolutely was what Anarchy said... so please don’t spin that. Merely asking 3 yes/no questions.![]()
So he only made that pass 3 yards down the field because he knew he had a free play?I don't know what Brady saw or didn't see and what he knew or didn't know. But how many times have we seen him snap the ball early when a defender was jogging off the field at the sideline and still had a heel on the field of play 30 yards away.
On the play in question, Brady gets into shotgun formation and looks RIGHT AT FORD only 15 feet away from him. Ford is already lined up offsides and doesn't move. Brady gives some last second directions on who to block and says something to White standing next to him. He then motions to Edelman to go in motion and calls for the ball. After three seconds of scanning downfield and not seeing anyone open, he then goes underneath to Gronk in the flat and throws a little high and the rest is history.
Is thinking that Brady could identify Ford lining up offsides really that out of the realm of possibility given that he looked right at him?
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Becomes clearer every year that BB isn’t just the goat but is miles ahead of anyone else. And it doesn’t seem like anyone else is even trying to compete with him. It took the chiefs a whole half of football to get anything going on offense twice in the same year, and it was strictly not being able to adapt to the patriots scheme both times. They were just out coached. It’s incredibly frustrating.Anyone but NE because I keep hoping coaching in the NFL will evolve to the point that the Pats are at. If it did, they would be knocked out early. They will always win their inept division until they become inept (Brady/Belicheck retire). They have inferior teams but win anyway because of other teams ineptitude. I mean this year they have Cord Patterson and everyone knows he cannot catch a football but they can trot him out there, let him drop passes and still overcome it. They can change routes based on coverage because they are simply smarter than the rest of the league.
I would just like to see other teams coached to the same level. Then the better built teams will be in the SB.
This is exactly what I voted, so I knew the SB would be Pats-Rams. Sure enough...I voted for KC-NO. These were the best two teams in the league this year, and unfortunately neither made it to the SB.