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    Just now, ravefan52 said:

    They're always high on some former mid-late round WR who hasn't done anything yet. That's always the excuse not to draft one early. But that's never worked out haha

    Yep, literally happens every year. Marlon Brown, Tommy Streeter, Deonte Thompson, Tandon Doss...someone is always ready to "break out", until they don't.

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    12 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

    Were they or were they not up by 25 points? Okay, fine, Matt Ryan didn't lead them to every single one of their 28 points; just 21. 

    The Ravens defense created two turnovers and their special teams scored a touchdown. What's your point?

    Or are you missing the point that it's a team game and Ryan wasn't to blame for the defense allowing over 250 yards and most of the Patriots points in the fourth quarter?

    I don't really care who the SB MVP is, honestly. It's a quarterback driven award, so as long as you don't completely blow the game, you're going to win it. Despite having over 100 yards, three touchdowns (including the game winner), and a two point conversion, James White failed to win the MVP award. That tells you about all you need to know about how meaningless the award is.

    A huge part of the Falcons having a huge lead was the defense playing lights out for the first 3 quarters. The Falcons offense simply stopped scoring. But as with frozen joe, I don't blame any one player. Kyle Shanahan blew the game for the Falcons.

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    18 minutes ago, ravensdfan said:

    Yes I know. In your eyes the defense is not required to do their job at all unless the other team starts inside their own 10. The offense is expected to perform from their own 5 yd line and score - but not the defense. Nope buddy. They are only required to do their job if all the stars align in their favor lol

    If you give your defense a 28-6 lead to start the 3rd quarter - and then are given another 6 points to add to that - if it comes down to a goal line stand - your defense has failed. You can blame coaching, players, whomever you like - but it is defensive fail with only 2 exceptions. If there is a pick 6 or there is a fumble in the end zone.

    If your defense allows 31 pts in the 2nd half - or 21 pts in the 4th quarter - to blow a significant lead - that is a defensive failure. Offenses are going to become more conservative with such a lead and concentrate more on running out clock - that is just fact. Why do they do that? Oh that's right - because they expect that a defense can hold such a significant lead.

     

    The offense wasn't conservative at all though, that's the problem. If they commit to the run the Falcons win. But they were inexplicably (and stupidly) aggressive in situations that didn't call for it. I usually hate the "defense is gassed" excuse but it's legitimate here---the Pats' TOP was basically double the Falcons'. The reality is that the Falcons defense did pretty well to shut the Pats down for 3 quarters, they were going to start scoring eventually. The offense just needed one extra field goal and they didn't deliver. Bottled offense, defense that couldn't come up with ONE more play, total team loss.

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    Just now, BmoreBird22 said:

    I didn't mind not running on the strip sack because there was like 8 minutes or however much left, but not running on the Patriots 20 with like 3:30 left was beyond asanine.

    Stupid. It's unbelievable how bad the playcalling has been.

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    1 minute ago, JO_75 said:

    I know Brady is probably going to play for several more years but I wonder if he would retire after a 5th Championship and go out like Peyton did last year. 

    Peyton retired because he was literally a zombie.

    Brady ain't going anywhere.

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