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Here is a really interesting in depth analysis of that last play.
Although the playcall was pretty bad in hindsight, the biggest mistake is that Russell Wilson should have thrown the ball away or low and behind Lockette once it was clear the pick from Kearse didn't work.
Although the playcall was pretty bad in hindsight, the biggest mistake is that Russell Wilson should have thrown the ball away or low and behind Lockette once it was clear the pick from Kearse didn't work.
Again, maybe we're too close to the afterglow/aftershock of a sick game, but ... all teams are built to win championships. More than a few head coaches have remarked on how difficult it is to win an NFL game - it's a war of concentrated human resources. It's part of what makes Belichick so impressive and, ultimately, so suspect. That motherfucker got caught.
Sorry, but almost counts for dick. Ask the Packers. Ask the Cowboys. Ask the Lions. All almost made it further than they did - all should have made it further than they did. But they didn't. And yes, I think the Seahawks should have won last night - damn near criminal they didn't.
He's good and appears to be well positioned as far as NFL quarterbacks go, but not uniquely so. I don't think any QB can be spotted a single title for granted. Peyton Manning would probably agree. I think any QB would.
Slob is right, a lot of things have to go right to get a shot at a trophy. So to piss one away in that manner is just brutal. Like to think SEA is built for multiple return trips but you never know. Getting Russ some weapons wouldn't hurt. And a new OC. And a time machine (ht to Mont7071).
Congrats to Brady, he picked apart the SEA defense in the 4th quarter. Haven't seen much of that. Back to crying...
Congrats to Brady, he picked apart the SEA defense in the 4th quarter. Haven't seen much of that. Back to crying...
Tom Brady didn't exactly make a ton of great plays himself. He threw a couple of nice passes to Gronk but what else did he do?
Nearly everything else was a 5 yard pass to Edelman or someone else out of the backfield and the Seahawks D-Coordinator (now the Falcons head coach) didn't make the appropriate adjustments.
Wilson had no one open the entire time. Even Collinsworth said this during the broadcast. Their receiving corp is a joke, along with the playcalling by Bevell.
Get this guy a stud receiver in the draft and everything will be different.
Good article.
What I'm asking myself is, if they knew Kearse would have to go up against Browner, why not put the 6' 6" Chris Matthews out there instead to set the pick instead of the undersized Kearse?
was a great game overall and I guess thats all fans can ask for. The amount of money wagered on the game at 119.2 Billion plus with a big portion going to proposition bets was also pretty astonishing.
p.s. most watched event in U.S. history almost half of the country was watching last night.
p.s. most watched event in U.S. history almost half of the country was watching last night.
Aside from throwing more completions than any quarterback in Super Bowl history against the #1 defense in the league, including 4 TD's to 4 different receivers?
And the fact that there was a lot of dink and dunk is exactly what makes Belichick/Brady the best ever - they adjust their approach based on who they play better than anyone else. Some games they run the ball down the opponents throat, other games they attack a specific part of the field, other games they go heavy TE sets, etc. They look to attack you at your weakest point, and that's why Brady made the Seattle defense look pretty fucking average yesterday.
You mean a guy like Percy Harvin or Golden Tate?
I credit yesterday's offensive performance to Belichick's game planning more than I do great throws by Brady. Tom also threw 2 INTs by the way.
Golden actually did make that offense better last year but I don't consider him a #1 receiver. He's not in the same echelon as an AJ Green or Dez Bryant, now is he?
As for Percy, I don't know what his deal is. The Jets picked him up and he didn't do squat over there either. So can we really blame Seattle's commitment to the run when Percy doesn't look like a #1 receiver in NY either?
Like Tate, I don't think he's a true #1. A very talented receiver, but not someone that runs great routes or the guy you can rely on to make a play downfield.
Like I said before, Seattle's main receivers, Baldwin and Kearse, were getting shut down yesterday. That is not Wilson's fault.
I just watched the play again in slow motion. The interception sucks, but after another look, I have to stay that it was an amazing defensive stop. I don't think it was an offensive mistake, and can't say I wouldn't do the same in madden:
Obviously Beast Mode would've been better, but I mean look at that guy. Wide fucking open. Madden 101: hit "B" when dude's open like that.
Obviously Beast Mode would've been better, but I mean look at that guy. Wide fucking open. Madden 101: hit "B" when dude's open like that.
I just watched the play again in slow motion. The interception sucks, but after another look, I have to stay that it was an amazing defensive stop. I don't think it was an offensive mistake, and can't say I wouldn't do the same in madden:
Obviously Beast Mode would've been better, but I mean look at that guy. Wide fucking open. Madden 101: hit "B" when dude's open like that.
The guy in the article said Wilson should've thrown it lower and more inside...but that's the problem with a guy the height of Wilson. He can't really throw the ball down when he's got to throw it over the taller linemen in front of him.
That throw would've been easier for a 6' 4" QB.
