-fpc- wrote:
super blow out

that's how I styled my hair in the 70's

today, not so much

GK photo wrote:
ryan can only blame himself for that loss. they had that game, and his dumb moves cost them. even the great catch by jones was an awful throw.

his fumble, and taking that sack were the game. yeah, the hold didn't help either, but taking the sack in the first place was critical.

atlanta's D was on the field way too long. the offense--although they scored--didn't hold the ball long enough.

I SO agree with you!  Atlanta had the ball close enough for a guaranteed field goal...they should have never allowed themselves to lose yardage for any reason once they got down so close.  If they had gotten a field goal, there was virtually no way for the Patriots to catch up in the time left in the game.

Who the hell loses a game after leading by 25 points in the 3rd quarter?

This game will go down in the books as the greatest come back in the history of the Super Bowl...when it should go down as the Greatest All Time Choke Job by any team in the history of football!!

GK photo wrote:
ryan can only blame himself for that loss. they had that game, and his dumb moves cost them. even the great catch by jones was an awful throw.

his fumble, and taking that sack were the game. yeah, the hold didn't help either, but taking the sack in the first place was critical.

atlanta's D was on the field way too long. the offense--although they scored--didn't hold the ball long enough.

What a gaspipe
Ryan had the chance to be elite
He is now Romo

Chris Rifkin wrote:
What a gaspipe
Ryan had the chance to be elite
He is now Romo

romo at least made comical mistakes. ryan's fuckups in this game were bush league, college-level shit. they did the same thing seattle did a couple years ago (got complacent), but had a bigger lead. this is easily (and verifiable) the greatest choke job in the super bowl era.

they quit playing (on the offensive end) after they went up 28-3. and when ne won the ot coin toss, i knew it was over. i feel bad for atlanta's D. for what their offense was capable of doing, they more than held their own. i didn't see the final numbers, but i'm sure ne ran about 2 plays to every one that atlanta did. i think at one point in the 4th quarter, atl had still only run about 33 plays. lame.

whatever. i'm just so sick of the new england thing. take those fuckers and trade division spots with the chargers. let's see how many super bowls they win from that perch. they have benefited from playing in one of the least competitive divisions in the last decade and a half.

PhotographybyT wrote:
Unbelievable!

My thoughts at halftime were, all the Falcons have to do in the 2nd half is show up.

They did not show up.

Motordrive Photography wrote:
My thoughts at halftime were, all the Falcons have to do in the 2nd half is show up.

They did not show up.

they went 3 and out on their first drive, then scored a td on their second possession. after that, they went mia. and if i were a member of the atl defense, i'd be cussing out the offense all the way home on their flight. those dudes played their assess off, and got nothing out of it.

although, if i were the atl dc, i would have added a few blitz packages in the third and 4th quarters, as the 4 down linemen were beginning to tire. you have to adjust. brady was brown shorting it all night, until then. they made no adjustments. conversely, ne started to blitz ryan, and he got wobbly.

it was bad play by ryan, and bad scheming by the coaching staff. in the end, major choke job. the nfc south has been humiliated for two years running now.