I was disappointed to see that brawl at the end. We should just accept the loss, It was our fault. But as seen from the video in this thread, it was Gronk who started it.

 

 

Quote:I also happen to think Belichick plug in any halfway decent QB for Brady and it won't change much. He's a product of the system he's in. Plenty of Bills fans are waiting for the day Brady retires, and Garoppolo takes over, but I really doubt it will change much. Perhaps the refs might throw a few more flags and he'll throw a few more incompletions, but he'll still have around a 92 QBR. 

 

Am I the only one who think that Brady and Belichick will retire at the same time?

 

 

Quote:What if Seattle had not jumped offsides? The Patriots obviously wanted to get in victory formation, but they realized immediately a kneeldown would be a safety and hesitated at the LOS. With the Seahawks trailing by four, would it really hurt to give them two more points and punt at the 20 yard line?

 

They didn't want to take unnecessary risk. With the way our offense was moving on them in the last drive, we could get those 40 or so yards in around 20 seconds to get into a long FG range. 

 

I remember Pete Carroll did take a safety against the Panthers in 2012, but then we lead for 4 points (after safety), so the Panthers needed a TD in last minute. It was also a defensive game. Cam Newton didn't move the ball all game long, so it was understandable call.

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