Game Thread: Conference Weekend: vs New England

**Raveninwoodlawn** · 01-20-2013, 09:12 PM

Anybody who is pissed at the defense has very little football knowledge.

**Gronkey Kong** · 01-20-2013, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by PurpleApocalypse37

And your tight ends running 10 yards down field and knocking down defenders, catching a pass, and not getting called for offensive PI? And Brady moving his hands around when the ball is snapped on a quicksnap? You know, which is a blatant false start.

Hernandez got called on one out of 2 of those types of plays last week vs Houston. I've seen that play by Woodhead a couple of times with the Pats and at least once by another team and it hasn't been called a penalty (though I remember it being a penalty a while ago, around the 03 or 04 playoffs against Indy). I'm guessing the referees know a little more about pre-snap procedures than we do

**Derf** · 01-20-2013, 09:12 PM

I want to see the next time Brady slides with his legs up the closest defender stomp on his neck.

**Sirdowski** · 01-20-2013, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by alien bird

Good question. And since the ball wasn't snapped to him, what's the difference between him moving his hands and Ray Rice moving his hands when Flacco gets the snap in the shotgun?

Exactly.

I guess recognizing something like that would take competency, something NFL officials, especially leavys crew, lacks.

**Ivalice** · 01-20-2013, 09:12 PM

Tom Brady 14-for-24 for 139 yards and 1 TD in the first half. Joe Flacco 6-for-12 for 81 yards.

SMH

**jaydee414** · 01-20-2013, 09:12 PM

Credit where it is due: 2 GREAT calls by BB. 1) Mallett as up back on the punt forcing the Ravens to call TO, (fortunately, no harm done), and 2) the direct snap to Dick, er....Woodhead.

**RavenMadness** · 01-20-2013, 09:13 PM

Rachel Nichols ‏@Rachel__Nichols Nine-time Pro Bowler weighing in RT @BrianDawkins - If u don't think that Brady kicked Ed on purpose you're kidding yourself.

**AmericanMoose723** · 01-20-2013, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ivalice

Tom Brady 14-for-24 for 139 yards and 1 TD in the first half. Joe Flacco 6-for-12 for 81 yards.

SMH

Yup, need to THROW. THE. FUCKING. BALL.

**BlackSunday** · 01-20-2013, 09:13 PM

I'm wondering if Brady's "slide" and the bad clock management are related. Could Brady be feeling frustrated, despite the lead?

BS

**wickedsolo** · 01-20-2013, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by MickieB-OM

Open it up Caldwell. Cowher is right. Don't leave it on the field.

I agree.

They need to get into more of an up-tempo swing of things.

**Paintballguy** · 01-20-2013, 09:13 PM

They need to let flacco do his thing

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**ctulb** · 01-20-2013, 09:13 PM

Pats' D is playing smart, they're gonna take away everything deep and force us to consistently execute down the field on offense. Joe might only get one or two chances on mistakes in coverage and he has gotta take them second half. Also the running game has to get on track to bring up their deep coverage.

Defensively our game plan is obviously to bleed slowly between the 20s and buckle down on a short field in the red zone, same as the rest of the season.

Long way to go yet, let's get it.