'All-the-Marbles Moment'
Reader No. 1 on the Pats' impressive victory yesterday:
So much of the game coverage and recap did/will focus on the offense, and - yes, if Brady had been a bit more on target and perhaps if Galloway/Watson/Edelman had access to a bit of Stickum, we'd have had one of those 2007 season 46-10 blowouts instead of a 26-10 game that felt much closer than it actually was... but thank goodness for Randy Moss and Fred Taylor.
But why didn't Matty Ice and Tony Gonzalez have a bit more influence on the outcome?You can't point to any highlight film plays by our D (after all, "they haven't established their identity") but surely they deserve a little credit for that pitiful Falcon 2-9 Third Down efficiency. And who is Brandon McGowan? No idea, but glad to have him.
All-the-Marbles Moment: Fourth-and-One at your own 24 in the third quarter of week three. Methinks the Hoodied One wrote a new chapter in his storied history with this call. Waiting for Football Outsiders for the definitive study showing that this is actually a low-risk play. Today the Wildcat, tomorrow - Fourth and Inches!
FYI: The
“sneaky solid performance by the defense” is driving Las Vegas mad. ... Hub Blog also noticed more short passes and stunts early in the game, something Reader No. 1
suggested last week.