Game Thread: Super Bowl LI- Atlanta Falcons vs New England Patriots 6:30pm ET FOX

[FlyerFinFan]

So if you are going to get rid of Quinn, would you also trade Ryan? Ryan is the one that got sacked (instead of throwing the ball away), taking the Falcons out of FG range.

Quinn made the bad decision qb shouldn't have been put in that situation to begin with. Pats were praying to have that opportunity otherwise it was game over for them.

 

[The Oldtimer]

Sometimes it's hard to avoid he could have received intentional grounding or a pick. But if coach doesn't put his qb in that situation by running it can't happen thats my point. Coach screwed them with a poor decision.

Fair enough and I see your point, but Ryan is a vet and he has to understand as a leader where his team is on the field. If a pass play is called, he needs to get rid of the ball and don't take a sack and take his team out of FG range.

 

[The Oldtimer]

Quinn made the bad decision qb shouldn't have been put in that situation to begin with. Pats were praying to have that opportunity otherwise it was game over for them.

Fair enough, we have different opinions and I can respect yours.

 

[FlyerFinFan]

Fair enough and I see your point, but Ryan is a vet and he has to understand as a leader where his team is on the field. If a pass play is called, he needs to get rid of the ball and don't take a sack and take his team out of FG range.

Yes take the bad coaching decision out of this and Ryan should have done everything possible to bail out of it but who knows what he was seeing there. Like I said an int was worse and grounding pretty bad...a lot more bad options out there than good.

 

[FlyerFinFan]

Fair enough, we have different opinions and I can respect yours.

Teams that lose make decisions like that or they are lucky enough to have good players bail them out time after time. If I'm an owner I want good decisions across the board and this coach doesn't seem capable. He'd do it again according to him...

 

[The Oldtimer]

Teams that lose make decisions like that or they are lucky enough to have good players bail them out time after time. If I'm an owner I want good decisions across the board and this coach doesn't seem capable. He'd do it again according to him...

Fair enough,

 

[redseat]

Fair enough and I see your point, but Ryan is a vet and he has to understand as a leader where his team is on the field. If a pass play is called, he needs to get rid of the ball and don't take a sack and take his team out of FG range.

very true, that one was all on Ryan, not Quinn.

 

[sonnyblack65]

Congrats to @sonnyblack65 and the rest of the pats nation. Greatest game finish and record night. I may not like him, but there's no denying who the top QB of our era is.

Thank you WH!!!

 

[sonnyblack65]

Yes they are.

Martellus does kid books and is way out there

 

[sonnyblack65]

What's the definition of insanity? I wouldn't make my team run into a Brick wall again and again and again... this guy doesn't understand game management. Cut your losses.

SB in only his 2nd year? Manster and OT are right

 

[The Oldtimer]

Martellus does kid books and is way out there

Yeah I saw the E:60 (ESPN) special on the Bennett brothers. Good special.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Well I'd think it's wise to give Quinn another shot, again only a fool would release him right now.

Perfect, like a groundhog seeing it's shadow, Atlanta can look forward to 6 more seasons of losing big games....

 

[sonnyblack65]

Perfect, like a groundhog seeing it's shadow, Atlanta can look forward to 6 more seasons of losing big games....

Guy has been in 3 out of the last 4 SBs Id keep him in a beat

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Guy has been in 3 out of the last 4 SBs Id keep him in a beat

And blew 2 of them.......

 

[WizardHawk]

Should Atlanta have done things differently? Well yeah, duh. Easy to say now, but they didn't. You can't get a come back like this without both teams playing their part and both did. It still takes a lot of precision and a hell of a lot of moxie (no, not @moxie) to keep driving down that field and complete all those plays. Not many in the league can do that. Just give them their props.

Before the game it looked like Atlanta on paper, but most were still taking the Pats because they've been there and done that and weren't going to get lost in the moment. And that's how it went. Atlanta was the better team in the first half and were fucking horrible in the second. Pats made the adjustments and were laser focused down the stretch. There was no shock there, or shouldn't have been.

When we saw the Pats win the coin toss for the OT period everyone at our party knew it was game over. There was no chance at all they were keeping them out of the end zone.

The better team won.

 

[sonnyblack65]

And blew 2 of them.......

Tha'ts good enough for me 30 other teams out guy has been a winner

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Tha'ts good enough for me 30 other teams out guy has been a winner

I get there, I want to win.

I don't want to watch some guy rip me apart and win it.

Twice....

I guess I have higher standards.

 

[sonnyblack65]

I get there, I want to win.

I don't want to watch some guy rip me apart and win it.

Twice....

I guess I have higher standards.

I guess you have wish cloud standards win or bust. I 'll take the coach to take me to the big game as owner than never

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I guess you have wish cloud standards win or bust. I 'll take the coach to take me to the big game as owner than never

Losing is never fun. If you get stomped, it hurts.

But if you are right there and see it slip, twice (just the one for Atlanta) I start to see trends.......

And it isn't a trend I'd want.

 

[NEhomer]

I had no skin in the game just can't stand coaches or refs blowing games. If a player doesn't execute fine but when the orders don't give them a chance to succeed then thats unacceptable. No different than a general getting thousands killed on the battlefield for no reason. My point was if the coach ran the ball three times in that instance and kicked a FG NE has no chance. Earlier if he ran on 3-1 he attended least kills clock and punts. All of this most likely wins the game for them but he's an idiot.

I can't speak for the other guy but that was my point no whining simple football talk that seems to be over your head as usual...

Well then shut the fuck up about what I said to the other guy. Nobody said the play calls were wise. You're arguing for the sake of it again.