tkihshbt wrote:

Quick question: how many times has a No. 1 seed been four-point underdogs? This is crazy, right?

Never. I was reading something in the Boston Globe today that there has been a 3-point dog, but never a 4-point dog. Can't remember who and when though.
 

Michael Crabtree rapes someone last week, and the Falcons skull-fuck the 49ers in the first quarter. Seems fair.

I can't believe Buck just said "Crabtree came within inches of scoring,"
 

Suck on that New England. 

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahah

Love that Shannon Sharpe called out Belichek as a poor sport for declining post-game interview. 

For those who didn't see it, Belichek sent Devin McQuorty to do the interview. Sharpe made a comment that New England has been to 5 Super Bowls in the last 12 years, and each time the losing coach spoke to media. But Belichek refuses and sends a player. 

Suck it Belichek. 

Has anyone realized we're a Lee Evans drop away from the Patriots being eliminated by:

Joe Flacco
Mark Sanchez
Joe Flacco
Joe Flacco

What's really remarkable is how bad Brady has been in AFC title games. Six years ago he had a pedestrian game against the Colts. Five years ago he tossed three interceptions and a pick six and the Patriots would've lost to the Chargers had Phillip Rivers not hobbled around on a torn ACL. Last year he had zero touchdowns and two interceptions. Last night was...well, we saw it. 

One of the local news stations did a poll after the game about who was to blame. 97 percent was about equally split between the quarterback, the coach, and injuries. Only 3 percent believed their lyin' eyes and were able to admit the Ratbirds won because they played better.

I love the day after the Patriots lose. It's better than Halloween night, Christmas morning, New Year's Eve and the post-Thanksgiving dinner nap, all put together.

If you look at the play where Ridley got knocked out, he clearly ducks his head before impact.
This helmet-to-helmet contact thing is one of the discretionary calls that drives me crazy about the NFL. The other is the personal foul for hitting a "defenseless receiver." You know what? If your priority is catching the ball, then you're going to get hit. If you don't want to be in "defenseless" position, then don't try to catch the ball.
The argument about the Talib injury having an impact has a little more starch to it. The Ravens were doing nothing on offense the first 10 minutes of the game. But who's to say the Ravens wouldn't have adjusted even if Talib was still in the game? Harbaugh certainly made the right adjustments on defense to shut down New England in the second half.
And c'mon. Football players get hurt. Maybe Talib would have been in better condition and not pulled his hamstring if he hadn't missed a month in the middle of the season due to his suspension. But Bob Kraft doesn't employ thugs, miscreants, rule breakers and cheats. That's not the Patriot Way.

It's the most wonderful day of the year
With New England losing
And Ray Lewis saying "See you next year"
It's the most wonderful day of the year
It's the end, end of the season for Bill
There'll be no more Tom Brady in quarterback meetings
And no more will Phil Simms come to call
It's the hap- happiest day of the year

There'll be parties in two weeks
For the Ravens and Niners
But the Patsies won't show
Bobby Kraft and his geeks
And the rest of the liars
Will have nowhere to go

It's the most wonderful day of the year
There is much celebrating
With Terrell Suggs berating
The Foxborough queers
It's the most wonderful day of the year

In two weeks in New Orleans
With big drinks they'll be toasting
And singing out in the streets:
"We hate New England
The Patsies we're loathing
We're so glad they're not here"


It's the most wonderful day
It's the most wonderful day
It's the most wonderful day of the year

New guy started work at my place on Monday. Conversation eventually got around to the Patriots, and he suggested "They're the Yankees of the NFL." I think I saw a couple of people actually brace themselves before I went nuclear.
Poor kid. He seemed OK.