Posted on 01/16/2007 12:23:50 AM PST by Big Guy and Rusty 99
Just had to rub it in didnt ya :p.
yep. I guess I'm a poor sportsman too.
Now now, the chargers lost that game more than the patriots won it. SO many silly mistakes on the field, martyball was no where to blame.
Fumbling an interception after the 4th down??
Fumbling the return and making a rookie mistake of not falling on the ball?
That stupid roughing penalty that gave the patriots the 1st down the needed?
what was with giving up a timeout to contest a play which had no chance of reversal?
LT Is a hell of a player who I, as a Patriots fan, had a LOT of respect for until about 8:00 Sunday night.
I forgot about that, but there were 3 other big #@$@ ups by the random players.
Big Baby needs to get over it.
Troy Brown stripped the ball...heads up play on his part. Poor coaching and fundamentals on SD part. The defender should have knocked the pass down or dropped to the ground after the interception.
Fumbling the return and making a rookie mistake of not falling on the ball?
Again, smart coverage by the Patriots.The first man on coverage drilled the return man so he could not get another chance to recover his own fumble. The second Patriot went right for the ball. Excellent coaching and execution.
That stupid roughing penalty that gave the patriots the 1st down the needed?
Running his mouth and following up with a head butt. He did a Marty meltdown under pressure. This team has as much potential, if not more, than any team in the NFL. Don't squander it on this loss. Learn from it and move on.
I really thought you guys were on the track to win until two minutes before the half, then it was downhill from there for the chargers. I agree its not just how well the winning team played but how well the losing team didn't play.
It wasn't smart coverage by the patriots, they were just running toward the ball like any normal team would. They just had the good fortune to have parker fumble the return and forget to fall on it like a fool.
ALl your post points out is that it wasn't the superiority of the patriots that won the game, but the stupidity of some of the charger players who lost it.
Have a nice day.
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