Author Topic: NY Giants or Patriots Tonight?? (Read 1057 times)

Tattered · « **Reply #45 on:** December 30, 2007, 04:12:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort

'72 Dolphins would have walked all over these guys.

Are you kidding me???? The Pats would have killed them. The athletes on the field today are of a mich higher caliber than in '72.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #46 on:** December 30, 2007, 04:30:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Tattered
Are you kidding me???? The Pats would have killed them. The athletes on the field today are of a mich higher caliber than in '72.

Let me rewrite that for you.

"Are you kidding me???? The Pats would have killed them. The athletes on the field today are of a much higher steroid caliber than in '72."

Spikes · « **Reply #47 on:** December 30, 2007, 04:37:02 PM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Let me rewrite that for you.

"Are you kidding me???? The Pats would have killed them. The athletes on the field today are of a much higher steroid caliber than in '72."

FiLtH · « **Reply #48 on:** December 30, 2007, 09:31:50 PM »

Im not much of a conspiracy nut, but I did notice the 2nd half of the Miami game, NE just shut down with only 2 TDs to get the record. Like they were saving it for the BIG game. Who knows what goes on behind the closed doors of the owners, the commissioner and the advertizers.

Bronk · « **Reply #49 on:** December 30, 2007, 10:18:28 PM »

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Originally posted by FiLtH
Im not much of a conspiracy nut,

Lets see 16-0 season and the last game was scheduled for NFL network only. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #50 on:** December 30, 2007, 11:42:56 PM »

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Originally posted by Tattered
Are you kidding me???? The Pats would have killed them. The athletes on the field today are of a mich higher caliber than in '72.

To an extent yes todays atheletes are a higher calibre. But thats as much in size as anything else.
But...
Compairing the two its like comparing apples and oranges.

It was also almost an entirely different game then it is today as well.
So it really isnt fair to even try to compare the two.

Tattered · « **Reply #51 on:** December 31, 2007, 10:40:09 AM »

Ya, I agree.

Tattered · « **Reply #52 on:** December 31, 2007, 10:43:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Tattered
Ya, I agree.

and to most of the rest of the guys left in this thread.. Take your meds.

Sixpence · « **Reply #53 on:** December 31, 2007, 04:04:49 PM »

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Originally posted by E25280
That Brady-Moss touchdown is one of those (very rare) moments that makes me wonder if all the crowd are correct. The previous play, all the defenders either let Moss go or fell down, giving him an easy, walk-in touchdown, and . . . Moss drops the ball.

Uh-oh, a drop wasn't in the script . . .

So, do the exact same play, and again the defenders are all absent?

Un be liev a ble.

They gambled, and lost. The corner dropped down on Welker with the linebacker, thinking a quick throw for a first down(which is what the Pats called). Now Moss just sprinted 60 yards, what are the chances he's got gas left late in the game to sprint another 60 yards? They were hoping to guess the play and pick off Brady. But Brady has great vision, he saw it unfold and chucked it downfield. Moss on a safety, they had no chance once the ball was thrown.

Look, you have options, you can double Moss and let them nickle and dime you all the way down the field, or you can take a shot and try to make something happen.

I prefer to let them nickle and dime and hope for a mistake or a lineman gets home and strips Brady. Either way i'm not leaving my safety on an island against Moss, no way.

My guess is they had that play drawn up during the week and practiced it. They were waiting for a chance to use it, and where Moss just sprinted 60 yards late in the game, it was then or never. If they did get the turnover(or incomplete, I think it was 3rd down) and the offense converted that into points, you're in real good shape to win the game.