My Take Aways from the Superbowl

[GMDino]

(02-05-2018, 01:08 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: 1.  Doug Pederson is for real.

He has guts. And he wasn't afraid. Good job calling that game!

(02-05-2018, 01:08 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: 2.  Bill B., despite losing, is still the best HC in the NFL and the Pats still have the best organization in football, with or without Tom Brady.  

But he will be asked all off-season about sitting Butler. It may or may not bother him, but he made the wrong call there I think.

(02-05-2018, 01:08 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: 3.  I think the stupidest rule in football is the receiver catching the ball, having control, then falling to the ground, and allowing the ground to cancel the reception, when the ground cannot cause a runner to fumble, and I believe it will be overturned this offseason from what I've read from owners AND the commissioner.  

And the results will be more fumbles called. It's a tough line. I'm in the control, two feet down is a catch camp.

(02-05-2018, 01:08 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: 4.  The only weakness I see with Tom Brady is, he does not do well when forced out of the pocket.  The Patriots know this, and make sure, year after year after year, that they give him a great offensive line with great offensive line coaching.

Also having zero offensive holding calls called against them in a playoff game since 2006 helps.

(02-05-2018, 01:08 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: FINALLY, I DID NOT SEE ANYONE KNEELING DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.  WAS THERE ANYONE KNEELING, AND IF NOT, WHY NOT?

For me, that just cements the fact that this kneeling and sitting BS is just that BS.  If this is such a valid protest, it should make absolutely no difference what the game venue is.  Another opportunity to play the race card.

Welp that went south quickly.

No Eagles kneeled all year from what I heard yesterday. I didn't watch the opening (or much of the game at all) so I don't know if they even showed the sidelines.

Nonetheless, without this getting super political, not kneeling in one game doesn't dampen the reasons that players did kneel in the past.