EPTDon't get me wrong, IMO Ravens should be in the SB for sure over the Pats, but hell I won't complain (too much).
SuperBowl 2012 - Page 43
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
Don't get me wrong, IMO Ravens should be in the SB for sure over the Pats, but hell I won't complain (too much). | ||
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shawster
Canada2485 Posts
On February 06 2012 17:02 EvilTeletubby wrote: I'll never understand what the "Our sports team lost = WE MUST RIOT!!" mental leap is.  hey hey hey rioters didn't give a shit about sports in vancouver. the people who initiated it didn't care about the game, they just did it for their own purposes. they were like gang members or something. people just joined in because everyone else was doing it :s anyways im amazed people didn't talk about that last play. the ball was like 2 inches in front of gronkowski. if he didn't have that ankle i'm sure he would've caught that. i'm still happy the giants won though lol. | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
On February 06 2012 17:11 shawster wrote: if he didn't have that ankle i'm sure he would've caught that. i'm still happy the giants won though lol. If he didn't have that ankle, Pats probably would have won the game much earlier.  | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On February 06 2012 17:12 EvilTeletubby wrote: If he didn't have that ankle, Pats probably would have won the game much earlier. Yeah, Giants contained him pretty easy as it is... as for the Riots thing, college campus in the middle of Boston and they shut down parts of it right after halftime (planned). Went outside after out of curiosity and there were just dozens of cops out there waiting for shit to pop off lol. | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On February 06 2012 17:10 LF9 wrote: You should probably go watch the play before you say anything. He catches the ball, one foot hits, the next foot hits, then it is stripped. If you read the actual rules it would be a touchdown. Saying "they ruled it incomplete because it says so in the rulebook" doesn't make any sense. I don't think you even know what game I'm talking about, let alone what play. You should probably read the article I linked before responding.I watched the game, I know exactly what play you are talking about. Why does it not make sense? It was incomplete because it says that you need to maintain complete possession in the rulebook. No idea how you jump from that to me not knowing what game you are talking about. Good lord lol. "He did not maintain complete possession of the ball through the entirety of his catching motion. "That play will still be incomplete," Mara, a member of the competition committee, told Newsday, via PFT. "If you read the rule, it's not a catch. The reason it's not a catch is you've got to control the ball when you hit the ground. It makes it easier to officiate. It's a bright line that you can draw." Evans did not mantain complete possession of the ball before it was knocked out. Touching your feet on the ground is one thing, having a complete possession of the ball is another. He didn't have the ball in complete possession before it was knocked out. | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On February 06 2012 17:10 TwoToneTerran wrote: First down run called back for holding deep that turned a field goal into a punt, 12 men on the field to keep patriots drive alive at the end, couple of fumbles that costed yardage. Probably some more I'm forgetting, but it's all moot as everything you're listing is reasons WHY the Patriots played worse. You're making my argument for me -- a team that makes a lot of mistakes played worse than a team that didn't. The difference in the game was pretty much that Gronk got hurt directly before the game, who had carried them almost as much as Brady during the regular season (Giants had tons of injuries but had the core group that got them there). That and the ill advised prayer heave Brady had that turned into an interception. Giants offense played similarly well and I'd say their defense was much better in the sense that they forced Tom to play a little below himself. Well yea, the Giants did enough to win so they clearly ended up being the better than the team that lost. Fewer mistakes, big plays when it matters. But all I am saying is that these two were evenly matched teams, who played an even game for the most part. Few plays go the Pats' way, and they could have been the better team standing. The game coming down to the end shows what I mean. Yes, Giants were the better team in the end but there's a difference from that and saying they simply outplayed the Pats. Pats offensive line actually did a fine job against the Giants defense. Tom had good protection, maybe even slightly better than what Eli had today. So I wouldn't say Giants defense outplayed Pats defense based on that reasoning alone. But the Pats secondary? Horrible. Gronk was obviously a huge difference. They played single coverage on him the entire game, which would have been a disaster if Gronk wasn't hurt. After all, Gronk makes the game a lot easier for Tom by attracting double-coverage and just being a huge, reliable target in general. Tom still played all right, obviously with the exceptions of that safety and that stupid interception (a healthy Gronk might have had a chance at that). | ||
Fionn
United States23455 Posts
If you want a bad Super Bowl, go watch Steelers/Seahawks, Bears/Colts or Ravens/Giants. Those made me want to die. This game was awesome if you were interested in the story behind the game. This was Brady's chance to cement his name alongside Montana as the #1 or #2 best quarterback of all-time. With how he was going in the 3rd, with his 16 straight pass completions, it looked like it was over. Then he got injured by a pass rush and didn't look the same. With this win, Eli is going to be a Hall-of-Famer and and is one up on his big brother. Something that no one thought would ever happen in a million years when Manning first started in New Yorkj. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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Klive5ive
United Kingdom6056 Posts
On February 06 2012 20:29 [UoN]Sentinel wrote: Epic superbowl, half-time show wasn't too bad (except Nicki Minaj showed up, I hate her with a passion), game was decided in the last minute, lots of good plays. I thought the Giants won by luck in XLII, but this one changes my opinion on them Yeah I thought it was a good superbowl too. There wasn't many "explosive" plays which perhaps to some people made it seem a bit dull but it was so close and precise throughout that it just felt really tense from start to finish. You never knew who was going to win until the final ball was batted down. | ||
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aLoHa
1 Post
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Tyrran
France777 Posts
On February 06 2012 21:07 aLoHa wrote: where can i download a torrent of this superbowl game? WoW. Epic first post. On topic: Stayed up to 4 in the morning to watch the game, and i wasnt disapointed. I'm not so much of a American Football fan, but this game was just great. It went really back and forth, lots of great play, and there was no way to tell the winner until the last minute. Really worth to stay up late ! | ||
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Skeggaba
Korea (South)1556 Posts
On a side note: the commercials were god awful for the most part. Oh well | ||
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GGOPikachu
33 Posts
On February 06 2012 17:10 LF9 wrote: You should probably go watch the play before you say anything. He catches the ball, one foot hits, the next foot hits, then it is stripped. If you read the actual rules it would be a touchdown. Saying "they ruled it incomplete because it says so in the rulebook" doesn't make any sense. I don't think you even know what game I'm talking about, let alone what play. Uh, are you stupid or something? If it really was a touchdown the way you said it was, then the officials would've called it that. Obviously, it wasn't, as they reviewed the play, and you can see that the player did not maintain possession. Why are you trying to stir something up that you can't win? | ||
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hp.Shell
United States2527 Posts
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Gann1
United States1575 Posts
On February 06 2012 17:12 EvilTeletubby wrote: If he didn't have that ankle, Pats probably would have won the game much earlier. Bernard Pollard, Super Bowl MVP? | ||
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Sabin010
United States1892 Posts
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Cereb
Denmark3388 Posts
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RCMDVA
United States708 Posts
Not a big Madonna fan.. but that halftime show will be remebered for a long time. Biggest complaint... Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth sucked the ever loving life out of the broadcast. 2nd biggest complaint... the Welker drop and the crap he was taking after the game. That was a freaking incredible effort to go after that ball. He had to break stride, jump off the wong foot, spin, reach behind himself and get his hands on the ball. Brady throws the ball to Welker's front sholder and underneath his chin... it's a touchdown. Phillips is not coming over in time to get him. The two underneath defenders had let him go.. and Phillips would have been 7-10 yards away if Welker hadn't had to basically stop/jump/spin for the ball. Yeah. Wes welker does get paid $3 million to make that catch. But Brady gets $20 million to make the throw. | ||
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Mania[K]al
United States359 Posts
On February 06 2012 16:49 Supamang wrote: Nah, people should just be hyperbolic and dramatic. Seriously though, I get where youre coming from but taking a break and letting yourself heal is not giving up. Its the opposite of giving up. Its called being patient and using your brain instead of acting on emotion. I completely understand. When you live your life for this one moment youre gonna do everything you can to make sure you sit down on the sidelane so you dont get an infection in that cut on your finger. | ||
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