Red Mosquito

Green Habit wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:And I don't think its hyperbole to suggest that Mike McCarthy is the dumbest coach in football now that Brady Hoke is gone.

I'll be curious to see how much he gets grilled on those two 4th and goals since they happened so early in the game.

Unfortunately I think we're in for a heavy dose of the "Overtime Rules are Bullshit" narrative.

the fans had nothing to do with this win, Seahawks. In fact, a handful of them walked out of the game

Seemed like GBs bigger mistake in the second half was not targeting Sherman's side when he was only playing with one arm.

Green Habit wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:And I don't think its hyperbole to suggest that Mike McCarthy is the dumbest coach in football now that Brady Hoke is gone.

I'll be curious to see how much he gets grilled on those two 4th and goals since they happened so early in the game.

Terrible. Playing scared.

So, now you can't hit a quarterback in the chest with your facemask? Apparently the broadcasters are forbidden from ever criticizing anything.

EJ wrote:Seemed like GBs bigger mistake in the second half was not targeting Sherman's side when he was only playing with one arm.

Said this the whole time

Part of me thought they shoulda went for it on 4th and went at him

Monkey_Driven wrote:So, now you can't hit a quarterback in the chest with your facemask? Apparently the broadcasters are forbidden from ever criticizing anything.

Just switch to flag football already

I just shake my head at this point

The fucking tackle eligible. At first I was like "Why the hell did they leave Gronk wide open?" thinking that was 87 instead of 77.

Green Habit wrote:One and done in the divisional round is always the worst.

I still stand by this, but getting destroyed at NE (which I think would have happened to the Broncos as well) is a very close second--especially now that it looks like Brady's going to break Elway's record for most SB QB appearances.

yawn

if that's true, then I don't think taking away draft picks again is a suitable punishment

Do both teams use the same balls? I mean, a deflated ball would be easier to catch but if they are both playing with the same balls then it shouldn't matter.

verb_to_trust wrote:Do both teams use the same balls? I mean, a deflated ball would be easier to catch but if they are both playing with the same balls then it shouldn't matter.

But if the Patriots knew they were playing with deflated balls and the Colts didn't, the Pats could adjust their game plans accordingly.

I believe that the teams do not play with the same balls, but that each supplies the ones it each inflated, oiled, and rubbed down.

Green Habit wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:And I don't think its hyperbole to suggest that Mike McCarthy is the dumbest coach in football now that Brady Hoke is gone.

I'll be curious to see how much he gets grilled on those two 4th and goals since they happened so early in the game.

And for basically going into a shell with Rodgers and a gimpy CB.

Seems like such a stupid thing to try. How can you not get caught, the refs touch the ball after every play, how could they not notice?

This comes off as super whiny by the Colts. It isn't like it was a close game.

My wife's theory is that the Pats inflate the balls as little as the league allows (which definitely sounds Belechikian--within the rules but stretching them) and that one aas leaky. Probably a non-story that people with sour grapes will hold onto.

This is great news for the people who dwell in the comments section of football articles.


And it really seems...overblown. How many of the balls weren't right? 2? Are the NFL and Jets fans gonna be scouring video of the sidelines like a jaded lover trying to see if Ernie Adams was walking around with one of those pump needles? Looking around all sly, then taking it to a few pigskins? Even if they did do it, it's gonna be really hard to prove and just adds to the narrative. Which I suppose they deserve, but...deflated balls? Jesus.