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This is starting to turn into more of a hatchet job thread.
Sic 'em, Bears.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloodline666
You know, Mike Shanahan was once fined $25,000 by the NFL for not listing then-starting QB Bubby Brister on the injury report, even after he got injured on a Friday practice (this happened the year after Elway retired). Which means that Belichoke not only had an obligation as a public sports figure to disclose that, but he also had an obligation to do so as per the rules of the National Football League.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirobaito
However, as most of us should already know by now, Belichoke, like Shanahan and Jim Mora, Jr., are masters of deceptive (in some cases bogus) injury reports. For every game throughout the last 3 seasons, Tom Brady has been listed as "Questionable" with a "shoulder injury", and has not missed a single game during that span.
For those of you in the dark as to why the injury report exists, it was created in 1947 to prevent gamblers from getting their hands on "inside information" on injuries, because the 1946 NFL Championship Game was marred by a conspiracy by gamblers to fix the game, which involved two Giants players. But as we've learned in recent years, even the injury report, itself, is subject to subterfuge, despite the fact that it was created to eliminate subterfuge.
i didnt even know this thread was still going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
anyways despite any injury reports or whatever. they said in the beginning of the game that brady's ankle injury wasnt bothering him and it didnt hurt anymore. i guarante his ankle was not the reason they lost.
No, it's not the reason they lost, but there was definitely something distinctly off about Brady. He's proved in the past he doesn't choke this way, and it was incredibly clear that he couldn't throw a long pass accurately to save his life very early in the game. I'd be willing to bet that this was due to the ankle injury; it probably was affecting the way he shifted his weight to heave the long ball. The rest of his game, however, seemed unaffected, so I don't think the injury can be cited as the reason they lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynxi didnt even know this thread was still going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
anyways despite any injury reports or whatever. they said in the beginning of the game that brady's ankle injury wasnt bothering him and it didnt hurt anymore. i guarante his ankle was not the reason they lost.
The Patriots lost due to poor play-calling and an inability to adapt to a crushing Giants defense.
I've said it once, and I'll say it again. It's not the first time this season the Patriots were outplayed. It's just the first time the other team capitalized on it. In fact, the Pats should of lost a number of games earlier in the season if the other teams didn't blow it themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ouch!No, it's not the reason they lost, but there was definitely something distinctly off about Brady. He's proved in the past he doesn't choke this way, and it was incredibly clear that he couldn't throw a long pass accurately to save his life very early in the game. I'd be willing to bet that this was due to the ankle injury; it probably was affecting the way he shifted his weight to heave the long ball. The rest of his game, however, seemed unaffected, so I don't think the injury can be cited as the reason they lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynxi didnt even know this thread was still going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
anyways despite any injury reports or whatever. they said in the beginning of the game that brady's ankle injury wasnt bothering him and it didnt hurt anymore. i guarante his ankle was not the reason they lost.
The Patriots lost due to poor play-calling and an inability to adapt to a crushing Giants defense.
THE JACKEL
Good example: Rex Ryan's 4th and inches time-out.Quote:
Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9I've said it once, and I'll say it again. It's not the first time this season the Patriots were outplayed. It's just the first time the other team capitalized on it. In fact, the Pats should of lost a number of games earlier in the season if the other teams didn't blow it themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ouch!No, it's not the reason they lost, but there was definitely something distinctly off about Brady. He's proved in the past he doesn't choke this way, and it was incredibly clear that he couldn't throw a long pass accurately to save his life very early in the game. I'd be willing to bet that this was due to the ankle injury; it probably was affecting the way he shifted his weight to heave the long ball. The rest of his game, however, seemed unaffected, so I don't think the injury can be cited as the reason they lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynxi didnt even know this thread was still going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
anyways despite any injury reports or whatever. they said in the beginning of the game that brady's ankle injury wasnt bothering him and it didnt hurt anymore. i guarante his ankle was not the reason they lost.
The Patriots lost due to poor play-calling and an inability to adapt to a crushing Giants defense.
THE JACKAL