The New England Patriots vs the Seattle Seahawks. Superbowl XLIX thread.

[Fishsticks]

It's like if someone has a knife and is bigger than me and coming at me to try to kill me, yet I know I'm faster than him and have room to run and I decide, **** it, I'm going to just charge right at the knife wielding maniac and somehow get lucky and I don't die.

Does that mean charging the knife wielding maniac was a good idea? No, running away was obviously the best option, I just got lucky.



I don't know if I make sense

I like when you do this.

 

[Nate505]

Bama trying to kick a field goal from 60 yards out (to have it returned for a game losing TD) vs. Auburn was worse.

Nope. This was far, far worse. Running a missed FG back for a TD is far more flukey than throwing a pick in crowded territory.

Plus the risk/reward is worse in this case. In that game IIRC Bama would have won the game, and if they would have missed and actually had a coverage team worth a damn it would have gone into OT.

That pass would have won them the game, but so would a run for a TD. And it's not like the Pats were playing lights out run defense in that game. And the Seahwaks had 3 shots at it.

 

[Nate505]

The only respectable decision would be to not watch football altogether imo. I'd never choose college over pro. The quality of play is not even close.

As far as what the media shoves down people's throats - I don't bother with that ****. It's pretty simple to not watch that. Just turn on the TV to watch the game and then turn it off when it is over.

Glad I watched this game, it was hella entertaining.

Agreed. College is terrible play wise. And it's a bunch of programs who go out of their way to schedule crappy games. Still there are aspects about it I like.

 

[fishonjazz]

My bets

Pats PK
under 24 1st half
Vereen first td
yes to a team to score 3 time unanswered
wilson under 41.5 rushing yards
Gronk to receive between 61-70 yards
Sherman under 3.5 tackles

Looks like you might have cleaned up.

What were the results of each of these?

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

So it's being reported that Sherman needs tommy John surgery. Does this mean he misses all of next year, or is the recovery for a football player different then that of a pitcher?


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[Bawse Dawg]

Looks like you might have cleaned up.

What were the results of each of these?

Under 1st half missed, along with Vereen. I'd think that Wilson one failed cuz I remember two big runs, but maybe not. The rest hit.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

HSAC @Harvard_Sports:

SEA was second in the league in power situations, getting stuffed just 17% of the time. Lynch converted 17 of 20 3rd/4ths & short this year.

The Pats allowed opponents to score 81% of the time in power situations (runs on 3rd/4th & <2, or w/i 2 yds of goalline). Dead last in NFL.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

From Barnwell's preview at Grantland:

Here, actually, is a rare spot where one of these teams has a strength that matches up with a weakness of the other. The Patriots do not make a lot of plays at or behind the line of scrimmage in the running game. Football Outsiders notes that they are 28th in the league in stuff percentage, which accounts for plays in which the opposing runner is stopped behind the line of scrimmage. They’re last in power situations — runs on third or fourth down with two yards or less to go, and runs within two yards of the goal line — while allowing teams to convert a whopping 81 percent of the time. The Seahawks are second in the league in power situations, with Lynch & Co. getting stuffed behind the line of scrimmage on only 17 percent of their carries, the sixth-best rate in the league.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

Barnwell's tweet immediately after Lynch advanced the ball to the goal line:

Now Pats have to take a timeout and let them score.

 

[The Blue Elephant]

https://twitter.com/spaikin/status/562091837481963521

"We had our pass offense in. They had their run defense in. We took a shot. It's my fault," says Pete Carroll

For the record I would have ran it too. I think Marshawn is a beast and carries the seahawks. Just it isn't fair to use hindsight. It wasn't 3rd down or anything :/.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

A couple of questions to ponder:

1) If you are the Patriots, which do you prefer the Seahawks do in that situation? Run or Pass?

2) If Lynch gets stuffed twice there at the goal line and the Seahawks lose, how many people are complaining about those play calls after the game?

 

[prodigy]

A couple of questions to ponder:

1) If you are the Patriots, which do you prefer the Seahawks do in that situation? Run or Pass?

2) If Lynch gets stuffed twice there at the goal line and the Seahawks lose, how many people are complaining about those play calls after the game?

1) Pass
2) If they ran it with Lynch and got stuffed they would have taken a timeout than tried two passes in the end zone. Hard to complain about that.