Quote:The receivers on both teams seemed to get a lot more separation than our receivers are able to get. Also, my observation was that the officials were allowing a lot more contact between defenders and receivers than they allow in the regular season. I liked that.......let them battle for the ball a little more. It took the refs out of the game. It was well-officiated.

 

It looks like that sometimes in this game (mostly because Chris Matthews was probably a surprise for Belichick, until they adjusted and put Browner on him), but our receivers are not getting a lot of separation. Of course when Wilson is running around for 6+ seconds to buy time, one of them will get open. No defense can cover that long. 

 

I agree about the referees.

 

 

 

Quote:He got sacked once in the SB. They blocked well for him.

 

It has more to do with the Patriots only rushing 3 or 4 most of the game. Our pass protection is far from good. If there was a non-mobile QB behind that line, he would probably get sacked 80 times a season. Tom Cable prefers run blocking over pass protection in his linemen and most of them are good in run blocking. Lynch and Wilson's legs are still make them look better they really are though.

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