Posted on 02/01/2015 2:41:07 PM PST by Colofornian
Edited on 02/01/2015 3:21:04 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
The New England Patriots weren't always a NFL powerhouse. Far from it.
But for many years they have stretched the rules for the sake of winning. And that started with the infamous "snow plow game."
In 1981, the Patriots were 2-14 and the only team to lose to the lowly Baltimore Colts
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Go Pats!
Let's see...if pats' vereen drops 30 yd late first quarter pass instead of it leading to a Pat TD...it's 7-0 instead of 14-0
Up til then Colts running ball 40% of time...gaining 5 yds per run...run game vital in pelting rain...
AFTER 2nd td, Colts essentially abandoned run game...-- next 23 of 28 plays are passes...difficult to to do in pouring rain...
Can't sustain drive...
If Colts had been down only 10-7 at half...instead of 17-7 at half...Colts may not have abandoned run game after Pats took opening 2nd half drive down for a bigger lead.
May not have won game; but probably would have still been in it midway into 3rd qtr.
Disclaimer: NOT a Colts fan.
They have a long record, and they’ve gotten away with it.
Schadenfreude.
(So what you're telling us is that certain "cultural" components are 100% not so...for example, that bribery isn't highly operative in parts of the world ... like West Africa...or that Internet Cafes' where fraud attempts are commonly initiated -- like Nigeria -- doesn't exist...because we couldn't possibly have cultural and sub-cultural transference of any type)
(Yeah, right)
If you ain’t cheatin’, or at least pushing the rules to their limit, you ain’t trying and/or winning. And you ain’t staying on my team. Every coach I ever played for had a spy on the next team we were gonna play. When you got the tools use ‘em or go home. I expect the statute of limitations has run out on some of the calls that could have been made on me. Semper Fi and Go Pats
Not possible. Most of the gamre was pkayed afterbtheballs were checked.
Colts abandoned run game in first series.
Running the ball 6 times in first 15 plays isn't "abandoning" it
(Well, at least you concede the Patriots are a "troubled" team...Unless, of course, you're prophetic...since your mind-reading is off...and you somehow know that Pats will lose & others will revel in that).
Disclaimer: NOT a Seahawks fan...already posted a thread this week about how the SeaGulls cheated their way into the 2013-2014 Super Bowl:
Flags are Seahawks' best friend [FlagGate entering Cheaters' Bowl]
Frankly, for the 2014-2015 Cheaters' bowl, it'd be nice to hear that these teams played the longest game ever...and have it go at least three EXTRA quarters!
Despite all the caterwauling, 31 NFL teams would hire Bill Belichick as head coach tomorrow if he made himself available. And 31 NFL teams would trade for Tom Brady - who as I’m typing this, just threw another TD in his 6th Super Bowl game.
5 in 16.
Herron 5 carries, 25 yards
Luck 1 carried, 5 yards
Luck had 9 passes, not 10 in lst 2 drives...15 plays total
Play by Play, lst quarter
(Of course. Cheaters DO prosper ya know. What? You think 31 other NFL teams aren't out to prosper?)
Paging Mr. Diogenes. Please pick up the White courtesy phone!
Your search for an honest New England Patriots fan is ... over.
(Yeah, looks like the Patriots got away with an illegal TD vs. Colts, too: Sports Illustrated: NFL officiating head: Patriots scored touchdown on illegal play vs. Colts)
One pass pkay called back on penalty
One run was a pass pklay scramble
(That's NOT a play!)
One run was a pass pklay scramble
Stat goes to the run game -- NOT the pass stats.
Teams count on these scrambles to offset the PASS defense...
Luck had 273 yards rushing in regular season...was the 4th leading rusher on the team.
(And he didn't get almost 300 yards running the option)
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