All is Right with the World
Fuck the Patriots. Fuck Bill Belichick. Fuck Tom Brady. (And a hearty "screw you" to Bill Simmons, too.)
In the end, they got what they deserved. They made this season about perfection, about 19-0, about blowing people out, and in the end they lost what the season is really about, the Super Bowl.
Now they're just another Super Bowl loser. And with Congress getting involved and Spygate expanding to their Rams Super Bowl victory their whole legacy is at question.
A couple moments of the game I wanted to highlight: Belichick throwing the challenge flag on the punt in order to get the 12 men on the field penalty called against NY. He was well within his rights to do that, but oh, oh so fucking chicken shit. I thought football was a man's game? Poor form.
Moment # 2. Third quarter, NE up 7-3 with 4 and 13 at the NYG 31. Belichick, being the raving lunatic that he is, went for it. Idiotic. It's one thing to go for it when it's 4th and short at the opponent's 40. But 4th and 13 when you're in FG range? Yeah, it would have a long FG, but you're on a perfect surface playing indoors and your kickers long is 52. Plus you're only up 4 points. And it's fucking 4th and 13! What the hell are the chances of converting that? 1 in 10 at best?
In the regular season you can do this sort of thing; go for ridiculous 4th downs, run up the score, etc. Because then you're trying to throw shit in everyone's faces, you're trying for the elusive 19-0. You lose and it's no big deal. But you carried that egotistical attitude into the Super Bowl. And you lost. And it's a big deal.
18-1. Put that on a shirt and wear it with pride.

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by AusTechSpur on Feb 3, 2008 10:34 PM CST 0 recs
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I would also like to point out that the winning margine of 3 points was produced by a 60 yard offensive pass interference hands to the face non called penality. Both officials were within 10 yards of the catch and both were staring right at the recievers feet trying to see if he is going to stay inbounds the entire time instead of watching the rest of the play. A blatant hands to the face. Nice teamwork officials. Well done.
Also, anybody catch the Mavs game? Dirt was switching the pick and roll a la the Spurs and was getting schooled by a guy named Stucky. It was sweet. Dirt winning the MVP last season was a farce and I love it every time he gets shown up. Rondo ripping the last second rebound away from him in the Celtic game was even sweeter. What an ass clown.
by ClintonsCigar on Feb 3, 2008 11:00 PM CST 0 recs
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Feb 4, 2008 10:17 AM CST
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by Matthew Powell on Feb 3, 2008 11:48 PM CST 0 recs
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1 - there have now been 4 major football games played at the new glendale, AZ palace. the decided underdog has won all 4. boise and WVU in fiesta bowls, florida in the national championship game and now the giants.
2 - that great escape by manning on 3rd down with a little more than a minute to go should go down as one of the classic plays in championship history of any sport. a sack is a killer there and for david tyree to come down with that ball was just flat incredible.
3 - did anyone else find it somewhat lacking in class for belicheck and more than half of the pats team to jet the field before the final play was run? the media whores drilled randy moss relentlessly when he did this a few years back while a minne viking, right? what is the difference here? were there even 9 or 10 pats on the field for the final snap? i thought that was kinda bad...
by bones on Feb 4, 2008 10:28 AM CST 0 recs
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Feb 4, 2008 10:53 AM CST
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Grats to the Giants !
by Cissey on Feb 4, 2008 8:29 PM CST 0 recs
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by John E Sanford on Feb 4, 2008 9:02 PM CST 0 recs








