rufus
rock and roller
Re: The 2011 New England Patriots
I agree and disagree. Brady, barring the safety, was excellent until he got his shoulder crushed in the third quarter. After that, he was hearing footsteps, and was rattled, and his passing was hurried and off target. I thought they had found their groove with those two scoring drives bookending the halftime, but hurting his shoulder screwed that up. While Welker and Branch both had shots at catchable balls, and maybe should have made those plays, there is no doubt that both were thrown behind them.
As far as the safety and the int, those both were a result of Brady's ego thinking he can make the play when the better option would be to just play it safe. it's what got him yelled at by his offensive coordinator a few weeks ago. He needs to get out of that mindset that he's infallible, and start making the smart choices with the ball, like he did when he was younger, not try to force things, not try to do too much all by himself.
Difference was the Giants made the plays they had to make, and the Pats didn't. I think the playcalling could have been better, more Woodhead out of the backfield, screen passes, etc. and debatable whether Gronk should have been dressed. Probably should have dressed Faulk, as Ridley never saw a minute of action, and Faulk out of the backfield could have bben another weapon available.
Defense was ok, but just couldn't make the big play when they needed to.
I agree and disagree. Brady, barring the safety, was excellent until he got his shoulder crushed in the third quarter. After that, he was hearing footsteps, and was rattled, and his passing was hurried and off target. I thought they had found their groove with those two scoring drives bookending the halftime, but hurting his shoulder screwed that up. While Welker and Branch both had shots at catchable balls, and maybe should have made those plays, there is no doubt that both were thrown behind them.
As far as the safety and the int, those both were a result of Brady's ego thinking he can make the play when the better option would be to just play it safe. it's what got him yelled at by his offensive coordinator a few weeks ago. He needs to get out of that mindset that he's infallible, and start making the smart choices with the ball, like he did when he was younger, not try to force things, not try to do too much all by himself.
Difference was the Giants made the plays they had to make, and the Pats didn't. I think the playcalling could have been better, more Woodhead out of the backfield, screen passes, etc. and debatable whether Gronk should have been dressed. Probably should have dressed Faulk, as Ridley never saw a minute of action, and Faulk out of the backfield could have bben another weapon available.
Defense was ok, but just couldn't make the big play when they needed to.
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