February 3rd, 2019 at 10:22 PM ^
Just shut up and give me the trophy, Roger. Again.
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:24 PM ^
Kudos to New England and this is a bit of a threadjack, but how is a New England defensive player NOT the MVP of this game? Edelman was clearly the best offensive player in the football game, hands down. But New England just stuffed Sean McVay and his offense to 3 points--the first time that's been done since Landry beat up on Shula 24-3 in Super Bowl VI (in a stadium that no longer exists). I mean really? We can't acknowledge the great defense (really by both teams) in this game by awarding the MVP to a defensive player?
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:36 PM ^
Yes, the defensive unit played great, but who would you give it to? Gilmore?
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:51 PM ^
Gilmore had a forced fumble, 3 PBUs, 5 tackles and the INT at the end. I think he should've won the MVP
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:53 PM ^
Game ballz, Gilmore.
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:25 PM ^
They keep saying the whole country hates the Pats..but really it's the country except Pats fans and (most) Michigan fans. I am not a Pats fan but do get a sense of satisfaction out of them winning. Did so in 2002 and still do so today. If the Lions are your team you basically feel like a neutral observer come playoff time anyway.
February 4th, 2019 at 12:16 AM ^
I admit fully that the primary reason I root for the Pats is Tom Brady.
However, I really do like a lot of the other guys on this team, too. Gronk is just fun to watch, and Edelman, well -- how can a dude be SO CLUTCH ALL THE TIME?
When Brady finally hangs up the cleats, I may abandon my Pats' fandom, though. For now? I'll enjoy the greatest of all time doing his thing.
February 4th, 2019 at 6:02 AM ^
I like seeing Brady win, but really cannot stand the Patriots or Boston sports in general. I was pulling for the Rams
February 4th, 2019 at 10:11 AM ^
Why so serious...about Boston sports?
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:26 PM ^
Something something Drew Henson something something.
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:28 PM ^
Even had a movie about him, Trouble With the Curve.
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:27 PM ^
A double triple crown winner.
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:28 PM ^
Incredible... 9 appearances in the last 18 years, 6 rings... what a career!
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:59 PM ^
FUCK the Detroit lie-downs and the thanks to the fords family for nothing but making themselves rich!!!
Cannot wait for the Detroit area to get a PROFESSIONAL football team.
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:32 PM ^
Is Julian Edleman also Hyde from That 70's Show?
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:35 PM ^
Almost unfathomable. 30 career playoff wins. Next best for a QB is 16 for Montana. Ageless. And a class act.
February 4th, 2019 at 8:44 AM ^
30, just a few more than matthew stafford!!!
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:39 PM ^
He has been playing winning football since the late 90s at Michigan. Proud to have attended his games as a student at Michigan!
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:43 PM ^
God bless GOAT Tom Brady. A super human being who has taken great care of himself, is kind to all and is a MICHIGAN MAN!
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:46 PM ^
Brady is the goat, even won the lowest scoring Super Bowl game of all time
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:52 PM ^
Brady is the GOAT. Great day to be a Wolverine!
I’m in Massachusetts and all I can hear are car horns, fireworks,and people screaming in the streets.
February 3rd, 2019 at 11:14 PM ^
Just. Plain. Disturbing.
:-)
February 3rd, 2019 at 10:56 PM ^
Just. Plain. The. Greatest. Of. All. Time.
So glad the Pats won tonight. Go Blue!
February 3rd, 2019 at 11:00 PM ^
Simply the best!
February 3rd, 2019 at 11:09 PM ^
Best ever. What a guy. Here's to finding the next one :)
February 3rd, 2019 at 11:17 PM ^
Perfect 4 for 4, 67 yards on the game winning TD drive.
That's what it took.
The Patriots won when they let the GOAT be he GOAT.
February 3rd, 2019 at 11:39 PM ^
Meh. Should have been Countess. Worst Super Bowl ever, least defensible franchise in football.
February 4th, 2019 at 3:09 AM ^
Pure stupidity. This comment cannot be justified. Just poor.
February 4th, 2019 at 9:30 AM ^
So we're not allowed to not like the Patriots?
February 4th, 2019 at 10:15 AM ^
You can not like them but projecting a revisionist history of the accomplishments they’ve made is foolish. They are good at what they do without having much hyped players so certain sections of people believe there has to be some diobolical reason they win. It’s an old played out narrative. Cue the bu but they taped practices noise..in 1...2...
February 4th, 2019 at 11:31 AM ^
"Revisionist history" in a, what, 15 word post? OK.
I don't like their franchise. I'm not alone, either. All I said was simply that, and that I wish the other Michigan Man last night had won his ring. Cool.
February 4th, 2019 at 12:37 AM ^
The little brother role has been fully embraced
https://twitter.com/MSU_Football/status/1092275060361056256
February 4th, 2019 at 1:05 PM ^
Congratulations to Brian Hoyer on becoming a Super Bowl Champion! #GoGreen #SpartansInTheNFL pic.twitter.com/qZL9p0Zc5n
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) February 4, 2019
this needs it's own thread.
February 4th, 2019 at 12:49 AM ^
Congrats to the Pats, but I can’t help wishing the Saints had been in the game. The Pats D was good, but the Rams offense just didn’t show up at all.
February 4th, 2019 at 8:59 AM ^
In a way you could almost see last night's results coming. Goff has really been tapering off since about midway through the regular season, and the Patriots are experts at finding ways to completely take away whatever your best weapon is. So Goff didn't have as much to work with as me might've otherwise thought.
Pats D just looked like they were able to perfectly disguise a lot of what their defense was trying to do, and by the time Goff knew what was going to happen, it was already too late.
I'm sure inexperience played a part as well. I think the Saints-Pats would've been a far better game.
February 4th, 2019 at 10:16 AM ^
Goff is not a number one pick, wentz is coming of the tracks too it seems.
February 4th, 2019 at 3:09 PM ^
Don't write Wentz off quite yet. He put up very good numbers this year when he wasn't hurt. He had one horrible game against New Orleans but never threw more than 1 pick in any other game and threw for multiple TD's in 8 out of 11 starts. He threw for 250+ in 7 of 11 starts and topped 300 5 times.
His biggest issue so far seems to be his injuries. He can't be a great QB if he is only playing partial seasons. But when he has played he has been plenty good. Sure, Foles came in a did a great job after he was hurt, but that doesn't reflect badly on Wentz IMO. Foles is obviously very good as well and deserves to be starting somewhere next season.
February 4th, 2019 at 9:02 AM ^
Not true. What you should appreciate is the incredible defense that was played...by both teams, actually.
February 4th, 2019 at 1:44 PM ^
The defense played by both teams was fantastic. And as a defensive guy I enjoyed the chess match between the two oldest (but clearly best) coaches out there in Belichick and Phillips. But even bad offenses find a way to score more than 3 points in a game, particularly in this day and age with the rules the way they are.
The commenter is correct. The Rams offense didn't show up. And while Goff has issues, Sean McVay got completely and utterly exposed last night in the biggest game of his career. I didn't see them attempt anything particularly different. He just assumed he could roll into this game, do very little adjusting and hit everything they typically hit against a Belichick-coached team. Even worse, he panicked when the offense got stuffed and abandoned a lot of his ground game despite it being a 1 score game for virtually the entire game. His offense struggled at points later in the year including the NFC title game and for him not to have some type of backup plan if the game turns into the Bears Part II is just flat out embarrassing.
February 4th, 2019 at 1:31 AM ^
The GOAT!
February 4th, 2019 at 7:49 AM ^
No man has been luckier.
The "Tuck Rule"-it was a fumble.
Adam Vinateri
Seattle passes from the one-yard line
Atlanta's coaching staff brain farts with a huge lead
This year's Offensive line and this year's defense
And no man has been "unluckier"
New York Giants receiver catches a pass with his helmet after Eli Manning breaks about 68 tackles to heave it downfield with his eyes closed
A second improbable Eli Manning heave that Mario Manningham catches
Nick Foles decides to finally play like an NFL quarterback who is unbelievably great after being less than mediocre throughout his career
Bill Belichick suspends Butler last year and the Patriots give up 900 third and long pass plays in the Super Bowl
The Patriots, other than Randy Moss for one year, have NEVER given Brady capable downfield receivers that can open up the whole field for him
The idiots who call him a cheater for the deflated football thing just don't get it, and they hang their hats on that as if that defines Brady.
He is defined by one thing: WINNING
February 4th, 2019 at 1:30 PM ^
I love this nonsense - that Brady has NEVER had any good receivers. It's bullshit. Edelman, Hogan, Gronk are legitimately good to great players. People who say this like to point out Randy Moss but conveniently leave out Wes Welker as if he was trash. Welker is probably going to the Hall of Fame. Shit, even Troy Brown was pretty good, he was a highly underrated player. Deion Branch and and Amendola weren't bad either.
It's like the Yankees fans in the late 90s and early 2000s who were like 'they don't have any superstars'. Yeah, if you don't include Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, and Roger Clemens.
Also - the deflate thing wasn't the only allegation of cheating against the Pats. They had a huge scandal in which they were accused of taping other teams' closed practices, including a Rams' pre-Super Bowl practice in 2002. If I recall correctly, they were never punished by the league for this (or if they were it was minimal).
Brady deserves a lot of credit but this dynasty will always be a little tarnished because of all that shit. If you win a lot but are also credibly accused of cheating, well, that's going to sow a lot of doubt in people's minds.
February 4th, 2019 at 3:19 PM ^
Wes Welker was mediocre both before Brady and the minute he left Brady. His best season without Brady is 778 yards with Denver in 2013. He routinely put up 1200+ with Brady throwing to him. Don't get me wrong, he is very good. But he was "great" because of the man throwing him the ball.
Edelman is very good. He's is a "great" player. He's had 2 1000 yard season in his career.
Gronk is actually great, but he's always hurt.
Certain receivers flourish under Brady that aren't super valuable elsewhere. They are guys that can get in-sync with Brady and know how to read defenses and consistently get open for a split-second. Brady finds them over and over and over again when other QB's don't. That's where Welker and Edelman thrive with Brady. Brady always manages to laser the ball into them at the exact moment they break open. So they don't have to blow their men away and be consistently wide open to make big plays. Brady hits them in-stride for big YAC as well.
February 4th, 2019 at 8:03 AM ^
As foretold in the Good Book:
I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and none could rescue the ram from its power.
Daniel 8:7
https://biblehub.com/daniel/8-7.htm
February 4th, 2019 at 8:13 AM ^
Brady. Michel. Edelman. Hightower. Gilmore. Gronk. Slater.
The team, the team, the team.
February 4th, 2019 at 8:16 AM ^
Breaks the ring tie with Haley...alone with 6
February 4th, 2019 at 8:32 AM ^
Bill Belichick receives a lot of credit...but not as much as is truly deserved. Year after year after year he picks from the bottom of the draft and from the "scrap pile" of other teams discards-then goes out and wins. In a word-okay two words...SIMPLY INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!
And once again, in the post game interviews, Bill declared that it was all the players doing. Really!!!????!!!! Isn't it remarkable how the good coaches always get the good players and the bad coaches never do!!!! How does that work???