Pounding The Rock: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:





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.

0 recs | Comment 8 comments

Story-email Email | Print |

Comments

Display:

Re: All is Right with the World
Not a Pats fan I take it, Matty!

by AusTechSpur on Feb 3, 2008 10:34 PM CST   0 recs

Re: All is Right with the World
The Hoodie had two weeks to prepare and an extended halftime to adjust, but he couldn't get his offensive line to recognize and deal with the NY blitz? Was he trying to throw the game and kill his QB?

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.

-Hannibal ad portas (Hannibal is at the gate!)

by ClintonsCigar on Feb 3, 2008 11:00 PM CST   0 recs

Re: All is Right with the World
what would anybody expect from an adolescent who uses clinton's cigar for their name. do you need a whine cooler?

by dmcnulla on Feb 4, 2008 10:17 AM CST to parent up   0 recs

Re: All is Right with the World
(Props to booth for the 18-1 shirt idea.)

by Matthew Powell on Feb 3, 2008 11:48 PM CST   0 recs

Re: All is Right with the World
my team was out of it and i did spend a chunk of the night watching college hoop replays - but i did pay some attention to the game, particularly the end and here is one man's take:

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

Re: All is Right with the World
the officials couldn't decide if there was time on the clock or not. he shook hands. i don't blame bellicheck for leaving. but i'm glad he lost.

by dmcnulla on Feb 4, 2008 10:53 AM CST to parent up   0 recs

Re: All is Right with the World
ANY team but the Dallas Crygirls.  

Grats to the Giants !  

by Cissey on Feb 4, 2008 8:29 PM CST   0 recs

Re: All is Right with the World
I concur with Matt. The Pats got what they deserved, karma definitely restored order.
"Any time you see someone more successful than you are, they are doing something you aren't." - Malcolm X

by John E Sanford on Feb 4, 2008 9:02 PM CST   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to the SB Nation blog about San Antonio Spurs.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

3380_small
PtR - All-time great Quotes

Recent FanPosts

Small
Maggette: victim of PC journalism
Parker_small
Mavs fans make me laugh
Small
Did we just lock up Maggette?
Small
payola
288px-mount_rushmore_national_memorial_small
Can the Spurs land Landry?
Oldman-leon1_1142987344_small
BARRY OPTS OUT!
Small
Kings sign Beno to full MLE
Protecci_c3_b3n_small
Pop stubbornly denies need to get younger: to talk with Finley, Horry, and Thomas
Protecci_c3_b3n_small
Atlanta to match offers for Childress (and Smith)
Coyote001_small
Manu to be standard bearer in Beijing Games

Post New FanPost All FanPosts Carrot-mini


Site Meter