OT: NFL Conference Championships Open Thread

Submitted by M-Wolverine on
Though how OT can Tom Brady and Jim Harbaugh be, Amirite? Zoltan too.
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M-Wolverine

January 20th, 2013 at 7:07 PM ^

No recruit ever says "I want to go to Michigan to play quarterback so someday I can be a Super Bowl winning coach." But they do say "I want to go and be Tom Brady and win 4* Super Bowls." *if he's there and we're talking who should win it.

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MaizeMN

January 20th, 2013 at 7:42 PM ^

eat cake, do blow and club hobos.

Post could have been interpreted a couple of ways:

Stop  throwing the ball to Lloyd, Brady.

or

Stop throwing the ball to Lloyd Brady.

Either way, it eliminates the dropsies. Just tryin' to help out a fellow MGoBlogger with EA.

Now can I haz some cake?

EDIT: If the answer is still no, can  you point me to the punch and pie social?

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MJ14

January 20th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^

Are you legally blind? Dude hit him square in the chest. The exact way a tackle should be made every single time.

EDIT: Then Pollard nails that guy in the worst head to head shot I've seen in a while to cause that fumble. Yeah, the refs were clearly in favor of the Patriots...... /s

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I Bleed Maize N Blue

January 20th, 2013 at 11:15 PM ^

Not necessarily.  If it's incidental contact, then no penalty.  If the defender led with his helmet, then it should have been, and the NFL will probably fine him.  I guess I could be wrong, but it didn't strike me as a penalty at the time.  If the defender isn't targeting the ball carrier's helmet, but then he lowers his helmet, what is the defender supposed to do?

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M-Wolverine

January 20th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^

Great defense beats great offense. The consistently scary defensive teams are going to the Super Bowl by holding a team scoreless for a half and squashing Brady's offense. And unless the Pats start hitting on their drafts, ON DEFENSE, Brady's window is closing fast.

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mGrowOld

January 20th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^

Respectfully disagree.  What Brady needs are playmakers at the WR position more than anything.  The big difference in this game was Bolden's ability to create separation and get open for deep balls.  Brady has Welker and........

They need speed on the outside.  Like they used to have when they had Moss.

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MJ14

January 20th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^

The problem was Talib got hurt and the Patriots need a guy like Julio Jones. If anything they need to draft a wide receiver that's a deep threat. It doesn't help that the teams best receiving option is out hurt. Yes, the defense could use some work. But that's not the main issue at all. It's injuries and the lack of a burner that lost this game for the Patriots. Gronk makes up for that lack with his size, which then helps Hernandez as well. But, when Gronk gets hurt again and again, then teams can cover Hernandez better. That leaves the Patriots less than desirable on offense because Brady can only make up for his lack of playmakers so much.

Edit: The experts agree and have the Patriots taking Tavon Austin.

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Leonhall

January 20th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^

With the pat offense since Moss left was their passing game is just short passes, add that with little running game and an improved but not great D, it just goes to show you how good Brady and Belichick are. They have no threat for a deep ball.

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ak47

January 20th, 2013 at 9:45 PM ^

Well considering they have not won a super bowl in the 8 years since they got caught cheating and still have a lot of talent some would argue the pair might be overachieving. Though you could say they are only underachieving compared to absurdly high standards they created so it goes both ways.

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User -not THAT user

January 21st, 2013 at 8:28 AM ^

I still love Jim Harbaugh.

A badass coach, who used to be a badass quarterback coached by not one BUT TWO badass coaches (Bo and DITKA), has now turned a team coached by a former badass linebacker from nobodies into possibly the next badass Super Bowl champions.

I wish Harbaugh had Hoke's love for Michigan...my GAWD, the thought of him coming back to coach at AA for the next 20 years or so...just devastating.  Oh, well.

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