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Hollywood Donahoe

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  1. Stop right there. We're not talking about "ifs" here, we're talking about reality. What actually happened. You made no claims about what would've happened "if" Brady didn't throw the INT, or "if" anything else happened or didn't happen. You claimed that after Brady's end zone INT in Super Bowl 38, the defense "saved his ass." Here's your quote in case you forgot it: Explain. No wonder you seem so confused about this. You haven't even got the sequence of events right. The Foster TD came exactly five minutes BEFORE the Brady INT, on the previous drive. I wonder what would've happened "if" the defense never gave up that TD. Maybe Brady wouldn't have had to save their asses.
  2. ...in nine playoff games. And he has one of the lowest (maybe the lowest? I can't recall) playoff INT rates in NFL history. Context. It's important. Yes. I've admitted that the defense largely saved Brady's ass during the '03-'04 AFCC game, as well as the asses of the entire offense. Although, I notice you never mention Christian Fauria's two dropped TD passes in that game. Curious. As for the Super Bowl, I've laid out the sequence of events for you many times, but I'll do it again: 1. Brady end zone INT. 2. 3 play TD drive by Carolina, with the LONG TD coming on a blown coverage to put the Panthers ahead. 3. Flawless drive by Brady, culminating in a TD pass to put the Pats back up. 4. Another long TD drive by the Panthers to tie it. 5. Another perfect drive by Brady, setting the Pats up for the winning FG. And I'll once again ask the question you've ignored twice: How did the defense "saved Brady's ass" in SB 38? Following his INT, they let up two TDs and didn't make a single stop. Brady, on the other hand, led two scoring drives to reclaim leads that the defense blew. Explain your unfathomable stance, please. Watched it multiple times. There's only one possible call on that play, and the ref made it.
  3. If someone could post a screencap of the ball hitting the ground, it'd be much appreciated. I'm not seeing it, but maybe you guys could point it out for me.
  4. The Bills blitzed the Patriots 42 times on 56 plays in Buffalo last year.
  5. He's a physical freak, no doubt. I think he ran a 4.4 at 250lbs+, and got a 41 on the wonderlic to boot. His rap out of college, though, was that he was oft-injured, and he's already missed 18 out of 20 games, so I hope he manages to stay healthy. If he does, he's got the tools to be a solid offensive weapon.
  6. Take another look at the play. You can't even SEE SAMUEL'S NUMBER at one point because Moss is pulling so hard on his jersey. As for credibility, you lost it all with me when you TWICE dodged my rebuttals to your falsehoods about Brady's postseason end zone INTs.
  7. You don't think Moss grabbing Samuel by the shirt and violently tugging him to the ground had anything to do it? I thought the reffing sucked for both teams last night, with not nearly enough offensive holding calls on either team, and some GIFT first downs for the Raiders (i.e. the-hands-to-the-face on Vrabel)
  8. I guess they should pretend he sucks to appease TBDers.
  9. It may have, but I certainly didn't see it on the replay. It should've been reviewed, at the very least.
  10. Can't believe it wasn't reviewed. I never saw the ball hit the ground.
  11. I think that's a bit of an overstatement. The Pats have a very solid 1-2 at receiver in Branch and Givens, but everything after that is a giant question mark.
  12. Apparently John Clayton reported that the Pats called Price, but Price's agent denied that. I've heard rumors that New England is more interested in Warrick. But who knows? Either one would be a good pickup, in my opinion.
  13. They were a kicker away from the AFCC game last year, and what, exactly, have they lost?
  14. Four of the five people heavily involved with last year's offensive game-planning (Belichick, Brady, WR coach Brian Daboll, QB coach Josh McDaniels) are still with the team, so i think they'll be fine. You didn't actually think that the Patriots will no longer make offensive adjustments, did you? I know I will, if that ever happens. I am a Yankee fan.
  15. Yes, big loss. No denying it. Who missed the majority of last year's 17-2 Super Bowl season. Who's an easily-replaceable, one-dimensional run-stuffer. It's an amazing phenomenon - the media trumps up the Pats as team with no stars, then when a player leaves, he becomes the key piece that they can't live without. Been over it too many times.
  16. Since they lost Earthwind Moreland. Duh! Seriously, that guy was key.
  17. Bruschi and...who? Law missed the majority of last year, so he can't be key. Roman Phifer is old as hell and lost his job to one-dimensional Ted Johnson last year, so he can't be key. Ted Johnson is a one-dimensional guy who can stuff the run but do little else, so he can't be key. The Pats' losses have been greatly exaggerated. Even the coordinators. Crennel was very good, but it was always Belichick's defense, and now he has one of his best friends running the D. As for Weis, I've been awaiting his departure for years. Horridly overrated. Great game-planner, but crappy play-caller. I could only see him go empty backfield on 3rd and 2 so many times before I lost it. Bruschi will be a big loss, in terms of both talent and leadership. But beyond him, everyone else is more than replaceable.
  18. So did I. Unfortunately, he didn't see enough of the field, and he didn't do enough when he was on it. Compounding the problem for guys like Cobbs is that the Pats have great depth at a few positions (CB, WR, LB), and in order to keep more players from those positions, they'll have to go lighter on some other, like RB. I imagine the Pats will only carry 4 this year (Dillon, Faulk, Pass, and one of Chapman/Eckel) as opposed to the more traditional 5.
  19. This is hardly new. Everyone after Seymour and Light in '01 were massive busts. Belichick/Pioli can and do make mistakes, both in the draft and in free agency/trades. Cobbs started last year on PUP and showed nothing after he came off it. This preseason, he has been bested on the field by both Kory Chapman and Kyle Eckel. Reid was a decent ST guy last year, but sucked out loud filling in for the injured Wilson at FS in the Super Bowl. The secondary is so deep this year (mainly at corner, which features 5 starter-quality guys and a rookie with huge potential and the ability to help in the return game right away) that he hardly had a shot. Missing on a couple 4th rounders is nothing earth-shattering. It's just a numbers game, too many quality players above them on the depth chart.
  20. The question is, do you know what it means? The middle/average QB rating for qualifiers this preseason is Steve McNair's 73.0 Care to explain how 90.8=73.0? Besides, your benchmark for "mediocre" was defined the second you wrote: By comparing Brady to the six QBs mentioned and saying that his play was mediocre "as well," you indicate that the six QBs combined 39.7 passer rating can be defined as "mediocre" under your understanding of the meaning of the word. Thus, using your definition, Brady's rating was more than 50 points above average. Brady's 90.8 is well above "mediocre" in any case, though. But you know that. Ah, irony.
  21. I take it you didn't read that thread? We were arguing about deep pass performance and frequency, not completion percentage. What do those numbers have to do with anything? You stated that Brady's performance yesterday was comparable to the performances of Palmer, Boller, Brooks, Roethlisberger, Pennington, and Favre. I then pointed out that Brady QB rating yesterday was 90.8, and that the QB ratings of the six QBs to whom you compared Brady were very low (a combined 39.7, to be precise). I never mentioned McNabb, Culpepper, Brees, or Collins; nor did I ever imply that Brady's Friday QB rating was as high as theirs were. I was simply pointing out that you comparison of Brady's performance to the performances of the six aforementioned passers is based only on willful ignorance.
  22. My apologies, I didn't realize completion rate was the only statistic that existed. Brady's QB rating last night was 90.8. Hardly mediocre. For comparison, here are the QB ratings for the other guys: Palmer - 68.1 Boller - 52.5 Brooks - 72.7 Roethlisberger - 23.5 Pennington - 14.0 Favre - 11.9 Can't you add 7s and 3s? 27 points = 3 TDs and 2 FGs A little research can help you avoid comments like this. I KNEW it.! It might have something to do with my screen name. The name, before you ask, is based on an in-joke with a Bills fan who posts here and on my Pats board.
  23. Pssst...check his sig.
  24. No, I just feel that as a guest on this boards, one of my duties is to not force subject matter on you guys. But if you start, I'll join in, because I know the subject matter has been deemed appropriate.
  25. I look through most of the threads that look interesting. I think what you're seeing is a testament to just how much the Pats are brought up around here, because I have never (and will never) mention the Pats on this board without it being a reply to someone who did mention them.
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