Pittsburgh all but locks up 1st seed

Danny Diamond

Founder/Admin

I dont see how the Steelers could lose the 1st overall seed and home field advantage throughtout the playoffs after the Patriots coughed up a huge loss to the Miami Dolphins.

The Pats had this game completely wrapped up going into the 4th quarter. I am still trying to figure out what Brady was thinking when he threw his 3rd of 4 INT's. They were up by 13 with under 2 minutes to play. Drag the time out, even if you dont get the 1st down you can punt. They would have had to drove the whole field, scored a TD then recovered an onside kick.

Uuuugh.


I will say one thing about the Patriots. They need Ty Law back like its nobodys business. Teams FINALLY realized that all you have to do is keep throwing deep. Eventually something will get through the likes of Earthwind Moreland, Asante Samuel and Troy Brown.

Dr. Giganto

Was that the INT when he was getting sacked and just chucked it up? That was a terrible play. Brady is such a smart player, its rare you see him make a poor decision like that.

Pittsburgh has two tough games remaining, Baltimore and @Buffalo. So its not too far-fetched that they could finish 13-3, but I wouldnt hold my breath

Oh, and the Pats play @NYJ this weekend. thats a tough one too. Luckily, they finish with San Fran

Also, dont look now, but Indy and San Diego are only one game behind the Pats. They play against each other, so one team will drop out of the running for a first-round bye after this Sunday. NE has the tiebreaker over Indy, but I'm not sure about San Diego.

Danny Diamond

Founder/Admin

After the team got back to Foxboro last night all the players got in their cars and went home, except Tom Brady. Tom was in the film room breaking down the Miami game till 7:30 in the morning when he called the Dennis & Callahan show on our Local WEEI 850 "Patriots Tuesday"

He said he still hadnt gone to bed and was looking to catch a couple hours sleep till the team arrived later that day.

That is what seperates the winners from the losers. Anyone in the NFL is talented, its how you seperate yourself from the pack.


An odd stat for everyone. The Patriots have lost 4 games in the last two years. In each of those games the Pats have turned over the ball 4 times a piece. Weird huh?

Dr. Giganto

Another interesting stat I heard last night on NFL countdown: The Patriots have more players on their team who actually finished college than any other team in the NFL

Freak

I didn't get to see the game last night, but one of the only things I have ever really questioned about Weis/Belichick's playcalling is the way he runs out games. Several times I've found myself calling them on the way Brady is running passing plays with a lead and 2 minutes left. Obviously they usually get away with it, and pre-Dillon they make more sense, but come on guys, just run the ball.

Unless the situation was different last night, I just knew it would bite them one day.

Dr. Giganto

Dillon was seemingly running at will last night as well. It was 3rd and 9 when Brady threw that INT, so i guess they figured they had a better shot of making a first down throwing than running. But still, they probably should have run the ball

Dr. Giganto

Also, on Miami's winning TD, the Patriots rushed 7 guys, meaning that they left the game up to their depleted secondary. Another decision that, in hindsight, was probably pretty poor.

Profit

Aren't the Pats now 0-1 since Weis declared he was leaving for ND? He's abandoned the Pats and is working on recruiting!

Dr. Giganto

what an asshole!!!

Mr. Hyde

Brady was probably on drugs