tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post5444555109873298209..comments2023-12-27T22:08:45.355-08:00Comments on Bob's Web Log: Down Go the Pats!Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10529044668868964131noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-38282706410256582602008-02-05T14:19:00.000-08:002008-02-05T14:19:00.000-08:00I liked your choice for MVP, Bob. The pressure th...I liked your choice for MVP, Bob. The pressure the Giants' defensive line was getting all game long was the key, I thought. It was mostly with a 4-man rush, too. They made pretty-boy Tom (Brady, that is, not the singer, Petty) look a whole lot less like Montana (Joe, that is, not the singer, Hannah). <BR/><BR/><I>Blind Side</I> by Michael Lewis is a great book about interior line play. He gives a good history of the passing game vis a vis Lawrence Taylor-types up through the Bill Walsh revolution--short routes and timing patterns. Of course, to make anything work you've got to protect the QB. Take note, Patsies: You can't call yourselves the greatest team ever unless you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-28046355077679219812008-02-05T11:04:00.000-08:002008-02-05T11:04:00.000-08:00But he didn't play Last Dance with Mary Jane, did ...But he didn't play Last Dance with Mary Jane, did he? That would have been fresh by comparison.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529044668868964131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-55150714844753638492008-02-04T16:31:00.000-08:002008-02-04T16:31:00.000-08:00Not the best superbowl ever. The best last 5 minu...Not the best superbowl ever. The best last 5 minutes of a superbowl ever. The rest of the game wasn't all that great.<BR/><BR/>Eli threw the ball up for grabs 3 times on that final drive. He was doing the same things that made him the worst quarterback in the NFL this year, in terms of turnovers. I'm not saying they won because of luck; i'm saying that it wasn't a super-skilled Montana-esque drive, where you are aware that a master is at work.<BR/><BR/>I'm happy for Eli. I'm not convinced he's "turned a corner" and is now going to be a different player. I suspect within 2 years he'll be a backup. But for the last 4 games, he's been pretty good. Good enough to succeed in a way few of us can even imagine.<BR/><BR/>Besides, imagine living the rest of your life as 'Peyton's little brother who couldn't win the superbowl.' In fact, the win probably saved peyton from eventually being skinned alive by his little brother. <BR/><BR/>Botched<BR/><BR/>P.S. What? Tom Petty's music is old? I totally disagree. I'm pretty sure that 'Last Dance with Mary Jane' is from like 1993, which is just uh, 15 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-2553123909519060342008-02-04T10:20:00.000-08:002008-02-04T10:20:00.000-08:00Tom Petty doesn't really look that much older than...Tom Petty doesn't really look that much older than he did 20 years ago. I should have said that his music is old. All four of the songs were from the 80s.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529044668868964131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-39261552082015235712008-02-04T08:40:00.000-08:002008-02-04T08:40:00.000-08:00Everybody gets old. Tom Petty is doing it graceful...Everybody gets old. Tom Petty is doing it gracefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833907669377506399.post-7583620139583525322008-02-04T05:30:00.000-08:002008-02-04T05:30:00.000-08:00i feel the same. if the colts can't win it, the n...i feel the same. if the colts can't win it, the next best thing is a pats loss!andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746307300052604756noreply@blogger.com