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Why is Tom Brady punting the ball up 35 points? (1 Viewer)

Devine Intervention

Devine Intervention

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Why in the world would NE have Brady in the game up 35?? What's even worse is that they are having him punt the ball on 4th down!! That's is either incredibly stupid or incredibly arrogant. All it takes is for someone to realize he is kicking and go to block it and he sprains his knee or something. Do they not have a regular punter or are they just rubbing it in?? Their arrogance makes them by far the most classless team in the league.

Add on the fact that Brady's last pass just happened to be the one to put him over the record, but they will swear by it that records mean nothing, they just want the win. BS.

 
The punt was not a big deal at all.

I am a Jets fan too. Hell, I am the type of person who should be all up in arms about such a play but I am not.

 
'Mentos said:
The punt was not a big deal at all. I am a Jets fan too. Hell, I am the type of person who should be all up in arms about such a play but I am not.
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Its arrogant. There are a handful of bad things that could come from that play, you name me ONE good thing that comes from it? Brady gets to practice his punting skills? No reason for it at all
 
Tremendous athletic ability this Brady guy showed. By pinning the Broncos deep with that surprise punt, he singlehandedly defeated The Tebow.

 
'FavreCo said:
Tremendous athletic ability this Brady guy showed. By pinning the Broncos deep with that surprise punt, he singlehandedly defeated The Tebow.
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I think the line one that game on both sides. Nobody even as so much as breathed on Brady. Any QB in the NFL can make those throws when there is no one even close to you. I give a ton of credit to the Off and Def line. Tebow could barely get his eyes down field without having someone on top of him.
 
Classless would have been to throw up 70 on them and they very easily could have done so if they wanted to.

A punt is classless now? :lmao: :lmao:

 
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'Popinski said:
Don't think it was classless. Just stupid.
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Im just curious what is there to gain from it? Maybe there is something I missed, but I can not find a single reason to do it. Your up 35 points!!! Very dumb, and they are a smart coached team, so leaves me to think its arrogance.
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1) No returner deep=0% chance of a return TD2) Pin the broncos deep with bad field positionI thought this was obvious...
 
'benson_will_lead_the_way said:
'Devine Intervention said:
'Popinski said:
Don't think it was classless. Just stupid.
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Im just curious what is there to gain from it? Maybe there is something I missed, but I can not find a single reason to do it. Your up 35 points!!! Very dumb, and they are a smart coached team, so leaves me to think its arrogance.
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1) No returner deep=0% chance of a return TD2) Pin the broncos deep with bad field positionI thought this was obvious...
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They are up 35 points?? Do you think that punting with your actual punter, worse case punting a touchback, would give the Broncos a chance?? Im thinking thats was serious sarcasm.
 
The punt was on third down and followed a timeout when the Patriots saw the Broncos were blitzing. Then they came out of the timeout and saw the Broncos were still blitzing and he punted on 3rd down.

So it was actually a very smart move. No one gets hurt.

Now, I guess you could make a stink over the fact that the QB was still in the game but be honest, its really only a matter of contention depending on whose ox is getting gored. I bet you never gripe when your QB gets garbage points in a blowout loss (or is in the game in a blowout win).

So for every person out there saying its classless, there is another guy out there saying "if you don't like it, play better and stop it".

THe announcers actually made a good point about this: you take Brady out and that sends the message that every play is a run out of the clock. Game gets very predictable..Frustrated team tees off on someone and somebody gets hurt. So, when your team philosophy is to play the entire game, why not just play it out?

There is really no reason to cry about this.

 
'Shutout said:
The punt was on third down and followed a timeout when the Patriots saw the Broncos were blitzing. Then they came out of the timeout and saw the Broncos were still blitzing and he punted on 3rd down.

So it was actually a very smart move. No one gets hurt.

Now, I guess you could make a stink over the fact that the QB was still in the game but be honest, its really only a matter of contention depending on whose ox is getting gored. I bet you never gripe when your QB gets garbage points in a blowout loss (or is in the game in a blowout win).

So for every person out there saying its classless, there is another guy out there saying "if you don't like it, play better and stop it".

THe announcers actually made a good point about this: you take Brady out and that sends the message that every play is a run out of the clock. Game gets very predictable..Frustrated team tees off on someone and somebody gets hurt. So, when your team philosophy is to play the entire game, why not just play it out?

There is really no reason to cry about this.
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Never thought I would hear this about a quarterback punting the ball on third down. :lmao:
 
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'Devine Intervention said:
'benson_will_lead_the_way said:
'Devine Intervention said:
'Popinski said:
Don't think it was classless. Just stupid.
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Im just curious what is there to gain from it? Maybe there is something I missed, but I can not find a single reason to do it. Your up 35 points!!! Very dumb, and they are a smart coached team, so leaves me to think its arrogance.
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1) No returner deep=0% chance of a return TD2) Pin the broncos deep with bad field positionI thought this was obvious...
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They are up 35 points?? Do you think that punting with your actual punter, worse case punting a touchback, would give the Broncos a chance?? Im thinking thats was serious sarcasm.
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Why do you care so much? The Patriots defenders said it right after the fight "you don't belong in the playoffs"
 
'Shutout said:
The punt was on third down and followed a timeout when the Patriots saw the Broncos were blitzing. Then they came out of the timeout and saw the Broncos were still blitzing and he punted on 3rd down.

So it was actually a very smart move. No one gets hurt.

Now, I guess you could make a stink over the fact that the QB was still in the game but be honest, its really only a matter of contention depending on whose ox is getting gored. I bet you never gripe when your QB gets garbage points in a blowout loss (or is in the game in a blowout win).

So for every person out there saying its classless, there is another guy out there saying "if you don't like it, play better and stop it".

THe announcers actually made a good point about this: you take Brady out and that sends the message that every play is a run out of the clock. Game gets very predictable..Frustrated team tees off on someone and somebody gets hurt. So, when your team philosophy is to play the entire game, why not just play it out?

There is really no reason to cry about this.
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Its dumb football. And dumb broadcasting if thats the case, because if they dont want to be predictable then put in Mallet and throw with him. WOW, problem solved. That way your still nice and tricky like you need to be up 35 with 3 mins to go, and you get valuable practice for your backup. Thats smart football.
 
'Workhorse said:
'Devine Intervention said:
'Workhorse said:
Maybe you should cry about it.
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Or laugh about it when they do something dumb like that and someone takes out Brady. Then they can look at how good of a move it was to have their franchise QB punting the ball up 35 points
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Because punters get hurt all the time, right? You should just stop posting now.
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So a punter has never had an injury? Is that a joke? And Im pretty sure Brady was never a punter, all it takes is one person to realize he is punting and try to get a piece of it, and catch his kicking or plant leg. Even if it puts him at a 1% risk, thats still more than needed.
 
With Brady punting on 3rd down, that is actually a classy move. He could have thrown it to any receiver and kept the chains moving. Make sure you have all the facts before griping about it being a classless move. It also takes away from a standard punt on 4th down when injuries can frequently occur during a return. A safe and classy move so that nobody gets hurt.

 
'Devine Intervention said:
'Shutout said:
The punt was on third down and followed a timeout when the Patriots saw the Broncos were blitzing. Then they came out of the timeout and saw the Broncos were still blitzing and he punted on 3rd down.

So it was actually a very smart move. No one gets hurt.

Now, I guess you could make a stink over the fact that the QB was still in the game but be honest, its really only a matter of contention depending on whose ox is getting gored. I bet you never gripe when your QB gets garbage points in a blowout loss (or is in the game in a blowout win).

So for every person out there saying its classless, there is another guy out there saying "if you don't like it, play better and stop it".

THe announcers actually made a good point about this: you take Brady out and that sends the message that every play is a run out of the clock. Game gets very predictable..Frustrated team tees off on someone and somebody gets hurt. So, when your team philosophy is to play the entire game, why not just play it out?

There is really no reason to cry about this.
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Its dumb football. And dumb broadcasting if thats the case, because if they dont want to be predictable then put in Mallet and throw with him. WOW, problem solved. That way your still nice and tricky like you need to be up 35 with 3 mins to go, and you get valuable practice for your backup. Thats smart football.
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I'm sure that the first ballot Hall of Fame coach and QB will learn something about smart football from your post. Thanks for your support.
 
'benson_will_lead_the_way said:
'Devine Intervention said:
'Popinski said:
Don't think it was classless. Just stupid.
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Im just curious what is there to gain from it? Maybe there is something I missed, but I can not find a single reason to do it. Your up 35 points!!! Very dumb, and they are a smart coached team, so leaves me to think its arrogance.
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1) No returner deep=0% chance of a return TD2) Pin the broncos deep with bad field positionI thought this was obvious...
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sup
 
I get the feeling there was nothing the Pats could do while up by 35 that wouldn't have resulted in this thread being created.

 
'Workhorse said:
'Devine Intervention said:
'Shutout said:
The punt was on third down and followed a timeout when the Patriots saw the Broncos were blitzing. Then they came out of the timeout and saw the Broncos were still blitzing and he punted on 3rd down.

So it was actually a very smart move. No one gets hurt.

Now, I guess you could make a stink over the fact that the QB was still in the game but be honest, its really only a matter of contention depending on whose ox is getting gored. I bet you never gripe when your QB gets garbage points in a blowout loss (or is in the game in a blowout win).

So for every person out there saying its classless, there is another guy out there saying "if you don't like it, play better and stop it".

THe announcers actually made a good point about this: you take Brady out and that sends the message that every play is a run out of the clock. Game gets very predictable..Frustrated team tees off on someone and somebody gets hurt. So, when your team philosophy is to play the entire game, why not just play it out?

There is really no reason to cry about this.
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Its dumb football. And dumb broadcasting if thats the case, because if they dont want to be predictable then put in Mallet and throw with him. WOW, problem solved. That way your still nice and tricky like you need to be up 35 with 3 mins to go, and you get valuable practice for your backup. Thats smart football.
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I'm sure that the first ballot Hall of Fame coach and QB will learn something about smart football from your post. Thanks for your support.
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They wont because sometimes arrogance wins over intelligence.
 
'Shutout said:
The punt was on third down and followed a timeout when the Patriots saw the Broncos were blitzing. Then they came out of the timeout and saw the Broncos were still blitzing and he punted on 3rd down.

So it was actually a very smart move. No one gets hurt.
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I'm just puzzled as to how a surprise punt would be better than simply handing off the ball and running out more clock. Who cares if the game gets predictable at that point? People can get hurt in all kinds of ways playing football no matter what the game situation and how predictable things might be. If you really care about certain players, the only 100% foolproof way of keeping them healthy is to bench them.It's not "crying" so much as it's just plain illogical from the Patriots standpoint. Brady could land on his back foot funny and hurt himself doing something he's not accustomed to, for example. And giving the Broncos the ball early prolongs the game for a play or two and increases the chances of injury.

 
'killrobotkill said:
'Shutout said:
The punt was on third down and followed a timeout when the Patriots saw the Broncos were blitzing. Then they came out of the timeout and saw the Broncos were still blitzing and he punted on 3rd down.

So it was actually a very smart move. No one gets hurt.
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I'm just puzzled as to how a surprise punt would be better than simply handing off the ball and running out more clock. Who cares if the game gets predictable at that point? People can get hurt in all kinds of ways playing football no matter what the game situation and how predictable things might be. If you really care about certain players, the only 100% foolproof way of keeping them healthy is to bench them.It's not "crying" so much as it's just plain illogical from the Patriots standpoint. Brady could land on his back foot funny and hurt himself doing something he's not accustomed to, for example. And giving the Broncos the ball early prolongs the game for a play or two and increases the chances of injury.
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Maybe they were just worried of getting there actual punter hurt
 
If a NE player caught the ball before hitting the ground, would it be a completion?

No, because they are giving themselves up on offense?

 
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It's the playoffs. You score and run it up so you don't have a Buffalo-Houston issue... Every year there are a few of these types of lopsided games in the playoffs. Some teams just aren't as talented but make it into the show and get clobbered. You can't let a team stay close. Poor game management at the end of the 2nd half with the play calling for Denver when it was 21-7. NE should have never had the chance to go up 35-7 late in the 2nd, that killed Den. 2nd half was just play out the game and gets some NFL records then make sure no one gets hurt... There have been worse defeats in the playoffs before, nothing to different here.

 
I agree that it was dumb to have Brady in there that late (because why risk him getting injured in a blowout that the Broncos had no chance of coming back on), but the punt was no big deal. I mean, really?

 
'SacramentoBob said:
'Ghost Rider said:
I agree that it was dumb to have Brady in there that late (because why risk him getting injured in a blowout that the Broncos had no chance of coming back on), but the punt was no big deal. I mean, really?
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What if he strained his hamstring?
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Eh, he's a statue back there in the pocket most of the time anyway. With the time his line usually gives him to block, Gronkowski could get open, drop down and do 10 pushups and be back up in time to catch a pass from Brady. ;)
 
The Pats go for it on 4th down a lot. I thought it the purpose was to make defenses think twice about if they're really going for it next week or in the Super Bowl. Now that teams know Brady can punt it on fourth down, they won't know what to expect.

 
yeah, any down he might just decide to kick it away -- teams will have to prepare for that now.

I think that's why he threw the intentional pick, too.

anybody find those 2 unsportsmanlike penalties on denver on that play objectionable, or just the pats kicking it away?

 
'Devine Intervention said:
Why in the world would NE have Brady in the game up 35?? What's even worse is that they are having him punt the ball on 4th down!! That's is either incredibly stupid or incredibly arrogant. All it takes is for someone to realize he is kicking and go to block it and he sprains his knee or something. Do they not have a regular punter or are they just rubbing it in?? Their arrogance makes them by far the most classless team in the league. Add on the fact that Brady's last pass just happened to be the one to put him over the record, but they will swear by it that records mean nothing, they just want the win. BS.
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Didn't read past OP so I would guess it's been said but this isn't 8 year old pee wee football, this is professional football where the players are getting paid to be out there, if you don't like him passing or punting, stop him from doing it or quit whining about it, just take your crying rear home.Now, I do agree with the hypocrisy of going for records with the expense of blowouts of other teams and some hypocritical statements made by I think Brady and Belicheck is pretty lame.
 
'Max Power said:
I get the feeling there was nothing the Pats could do while up by 35 that wouldn't have resulted in this thread being created.
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:goodposting: Brady stays in the game and "Those arrogant bastards" :rant:If they pull him it'd be "Those arrogant bastards think the game is over" :rant:
 
What's funny is that John Elway was known for pooch punting the ball a lot, and now people are upset when someone does it to Denver.

 
How is that arrogant?? The Patriots gave the Broncos the ball on 3rd down and were essentially calling off the dogs. Nobody gets hurt on that play bc there can't be a return with nobody back on 3rd down.

Hate Brady for something else, not for this.

 
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