Both the HRTB and the Minni game end crushed their respective fan bases. The first thing I thought after I saw the Vikings TD is wow I feel for the Saints fans because I had a flood of memories of the Titans kickoff TD. That feeling of being dumbfounded and emotionally crushed in disbelief at the same time. Saints fans are probably still in a stupor questioning what they just saw. That's how I felt as I watch the Bills blow it on that kickoff return. Too bad that Steve Christie had lost his leg strength by that stage of his career and couldn't kick it threw the endzone. Then again we would have probably lost to the 99 Jags anyway.
Never hated him in the first place. Never really liked him either. I thought overall he was an uninspiring choice as coach and an uninspiring coach. When he had that on field blowup at practice with Whalley? the dysfunction in the whole organization was apparent. I don't blame him for walking away. I will also add that Marrone saw EJ for what he was and what he was ever going to be and at least had the balls to go out and get a viable NFL QB in Orton.
In any case Marrone has won 2 playoff games and built a strong D and got the best out of a marginal QB. You have to give him credit. like his personality or not.
All these people who somehow hate Marrone and want the Pats to crush the Jags?? How petty can you get? You begrudge Marrone and his success and want the biggest most arrogant dbags , the Pats to win another championship? Give your head a shake. You are acting like a jilted boyfriend whose ex girlfriend has found happiness without you. Time to move on!!
The Vikings!! win one for Dennis Green!, Win one for Bud Grant!, Win one for Fran "that's incredible" Tarkington. They are 4 time losers like us and they are due. 2nd I would take the Jags, Yes even Doug Marrone deserves to be a winner instead of a weiner. 3rd Philly. and a very distant 4th the Pats.
just a rule question, is PI not a PEN on an uncatchable pass?? Didn't look like the Keenum pass to the endzone was catchable yet PI was called. That used to be the rule long ago.
He has college and NFL experience. I hope he can be innovative and make adjustments. The National Championship game showed him and Saban make some bold moves and play calling. I am cautiously optimistic!!
I am hoping that St.Doug is humble enough to learn from the master patriot slayer. If he can take advice from Coughlin and if the refs can stay out of it and they somehow get some breaks they can win. Of course the chances of this kind of interplanetary alignment of luck/strategy and refs is very rare vs the Pats!
That game was like a showcase of terrible coaching and play calling decisions for the Steelers. Hard to believe that Tomlin won a SB with such bad decision making thinking on his feet.
So they didn't even bother to try an onside kick they just conceded and kicked it down field??!!! WHAT??!!! I know its low percentage like probably 1% chance of a TD there but what the hell give it a try!!
You have to give credit to the Jags they have been clutch all day today. Big plays, big responses, they have gone toe to toe in a slug fest with a more experienced team with a 2time SB winner at QB. I disrespected them a lot before the Bills game but they have proved me wrong.
You cannot be serious!! You would begrudge Marrone and the Jags over the Pats?? Cmon the Jags beat us fair and square. They are smashing the Steelers, if they beat the Pats they would deserve all the credit in the world.
To Quote Dennis Green, the Jags were who we thought they were.........and we let em off the damn hook!!!
I think the Bills just match up better to the Jags than the Steelers do. The Bills still should have had that game with even the slightest effort by TT.