AFC Championship Notes:
-When LDT sat after 3 touches for 6 yards, you knew SD was in for a world of hurt.
-You could feel the Pats pick up Big Mo after the Moss reverse and Faulk swing pass.
-My dad is convinced that Kevin Faulk is going to the Hall of Fame. He's not, but if the NFL had an award equivalent to the 6th Man Award in the NBA, Faulk would have to be a perrennial finalist. I thought that it would be Jabar Gaffney having the huge day as Brady's 4th option and it ended up being Faulk filling that role.
-How huge has Kelley Washington been on special team this year!?
-Why is it that SD's defense attacked between the 30's only to drop 7-8 on seemingly every down in the Red Zone? Haven't we learned yet that no pressure on Brady = Touchdown Patriots? (Ok, Cromartie had 1 INT but I'm pretty sure the Pats will take 21 points in 4 trips any day of the week)
-Phil Rivers should have been pulled after the Ellis Hobbs INT. I've gotta admire the guy playing through the pain, but part of being a leader is knowing when you are hurting the team. Rivers couldn't throw a deep pall or put a lot of zip on the short to ontermediate stuff which meant the Pats only had to play ~60% of the field. No need to cover the out routes or the deep stuff.
-Norv Turner finally showed up for this game. Calling consecutive Draws, the second with 1:08 left in the 1st half, followed by a short pass in the middle of the field, followed FINALLY by a timeout with 0:26 left in the half. 2 plays 42 seconds off the clock. Terrible clock management. And he wasn't any better in the second half calling an early timeout, then using his last two with 5:49 and 3:36 left in the 4th quarter.
-And here comes Norv again, SD down by 9, punting with 9:20 left from the Pats 36 yard line (it would've been a 52-53 yd field goal)? SD should've been in 4 down mode from the moment they crossed the 50. A draw or screen was a must on 3rd and 10 to at least give you a shot at a 50 yd field goal. Punting to the best offense in history is not the way to beat a 17-0 team.
-Did anyone catch NE's defense on 3rd and 1just before the half? Cover 3 deep with OLB Adalius Thomas and FS James Sanders in press coverage on the wide receivers. Another example of Belichick > Turner.
-Tom Brady claimed: "I'm freezing my you know what off." Don't worry Tom, I'm sure Gisele will warm it up for you...
NFC Championship Notes:
-The Giants were looking awfully impressive through the air early with Eli going 5/6, and then...pbbbbbttttthh!
-I have more notes for this game, but being as we started a celebratory game of Asshole shortly after the Patriots win, most of my notes read similar to the following:
"E1i sif?*ubc meXiefn def @#doif 0ckew9; idg_dsifm=dxikfm"
On to the Super Bowl Thoughts!
-Brady is walking around in a boot. Please God let it be his newest fashion statement!
-Does everyone remember when the weather was nice and the Patriots were dropping 40+ points per week on people? Well have you ever seen a bad day in Arizona?
-The last time the Giants won a Super Bowl Bill Belichick was the Defensive Coordinator
-Randy Moss has 3 touches for 46 yards in the post-season, Tom Brady has 3 INTs and Eli Manning has none. Anyone think those trends will continue?
-If the Giants want to win, they'll have to sell out. They should playcall like they're in 4 down territory anytime they are on the Pats side of the 50, and should be going for it on anything less than or equal to 4th and 3.
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