Hats off to Brady
February 5th, 2018 at 7:18 AM ^
February 5th, 2018 at 10:18 AM ^
One ref TD reversal and you would be on here claiming how the Eagles never really had a chance from the start.
February 5th, 2018 at 11:33 AM ^
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February 5th, 2018 at 3:12 AM ^
and you will start to see why Super Bowls are a lousy way to determine a legacy. It's not like any QB gets control over their defense. "I only design the weapons, I cannot fire them".
Brady's case for GOAT is greatly aided by the Patriots SB record but the real merit is in the regular seasons, capped off with the Year of Randy Moss.
February 5th, 2018 at 6:43 AM ^
I wouldn't go that far. People forget the regular season.
Brady's the GOAT because he's consistently been a money player in the postseason. In all eight (!) Super Bowls, he's played well enough for them to win. No other QB in history can match that.
February 5th, 2018 at 8:12 AM ^
I don't get why so many people get caught up on 'the GOAT.' You can't separate team success from individual success in a sport where 22 starters+ST play. TB12 is ovbiously one of the top QBs EVER and clearly the most SUCCESSFUL. But to say he is definitively the GOAT discredits some of the greats who haven't had the team success like the Pats (Marino and Rodgers are 2 that come to mind).
February 5th, 2018 at 5:05 AM ^
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February 5th, 2018 at 8:40 AM ^
If that trick play by Philly wasn't trying to rub salt in the Pat's wound, I don't know what was. It was basically the same play, on fourth down, and it went for a TD.
Doug Pederson was all kinds of ballsy last night. But he had to be. History has proven time and time again that even if you get a big lead on Brady, the minute you switch to playing conservative to try and run the clock against him, he's got you right where he wants you.
Pederson was very fortunate that a lot of his gambles paid off. Any one of them could've ruined the game for Philly had they gone another way.
February 5th, 2018 at 5:26 AM ^
and 613 yards of offense wasted by a completely atrocious defense. Oh well, the Patriots were lucky to win their last game and glad to see Philly finally win one.
February 5th, 2018 at 8:07 AM ^
February 5th, 2018 at 8:32 AM ^
Rather poetic if you let it be.
February 5th, 2018 at 8:35 AM ^
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February 5th, 2018 at 8:46 AM ^
Really just a great game overall. I wasn't sure Philly would be able to stay in it till the fourth, let alone win it. Philly is legit. Nick Foles is legit. Tom Brady is the best of all time, doubt we will see a QB perform that well in a super bowl for a long time. Pretty sure he deserved MVP, even in the losing effort.
Is Stafford able to perform that well behind Philly's OL? I feel like he wouldn't.
February 5th, 2018 at 8:49 AM ^
The Patriots are not able to rush the QB. Foles was relatively unbothered the whole game. I know Philly supposedly has a good O line but in all the games I've watched of the Pats, their pressure on the QB was anemic at best.
February 5th, 2018 at 8:54 AM ^
The human meatball sub is going to return Detroit to their rightful spot at the bottom of the NFC.
You know, as a lifelong and long-suffering Lions fan, there's always this guarded optimism - highly guarded - that comes with new coaching hires, so I'll wait to see how the staff shakes out and who becomes the DC and what dynamic that guy and Patricia have and then I'll either think, "May not be TOO bad...." or "Hey, it's Mornhinweg 2.0...."
Time will tell. As a Lions fan, you have nothing but time...
February 5th, 2018 at 9:44 AM ^
February 5th, 2018 at 10:07 AM ^
Final Score:
Eagles 41 - Tom Brady 33, Patriots 0
Brady can't do it all himself. He didn't get much help.
February 5th, 2018 at 10:43 AM ^
February 5th, 2018 at 10:45 AM ^
That was a fantastic Super Bowl, and TB12 was nothing short of spectacular. I expect Tom Brady to continue his excellent play next year. However, will he have Gronk? Who will his coordinators be? Is BB going to coach the patriots again? You can never ount them out, but i will be fascinating to see what happens.
February 5th, 2018 at 7:40 PM ^
February 7th, 2018 at 10:18 PM ^
Brady will be 41 by the start of the regular season. If you look at the statistics for QBs starting at age forty they've played an average of something like 20 games for the remainder of their careers. Not even Tom can avoid father time. It's hard to see a path for him to get back to the Super Bowl next season, and it's even hard to see how he can play at the required level at the age of 42 or 43.
Hope I'm dead wrong.