Monday, February 07, 2005

Some more thoughts

  • What a great moment seeing Crennel, Weis, and Belichick group hug. They were together with the Giants, Cleveland, Pats, Jets, and Pats again. I think I'll have to route for Notre Dame and Cleveland next year.
  • Tom Brady is the quarterback in the NFL. He is also the best player in the NFL. I can understand why people were hesitant to praise him too much at first; he did mostly throw short passes. The last two years, however, he's been throwing the ball all over the field with precision I've never seen.
  • In all the playoff games Brady has played in, he's thrown three interceptions. McNabb did that last night.
  • Speaking of McNabb, after watching highlights, he had a much worse game than I thought at first. Penalties and dropped balls saved him from a few interceptions. Also, his receivers made some spectacular catches to throw his poorly aimed passes. If his passes weren't behind his receivers or at their toes, some of those small completions would have been much bigger plays.
  • Rodney Harrison caught more passes from McNabb than Freddie Mitchell.
  • How many NFL receivers wish they could have two career touchdown catches? They should have played linebacker for the Pats.
  • Eagles defense started the game strongly, but those two false start penalties helped them a lot.
  • How will Eagle fans now treat Freddie Mitchell? Crampy Todd Pinkston? Andy Reid? They'll treat Owens like a god.
  • Has there ever been a Super Bowl Champion that played the 2nd half with there three opening day defensive backs out?
  • I'm too lazy to look it up, but I believe Rodney Harrison has 6 interceptions in 6 playoff games with the Pats. Have I mentioned that he didn't make the Pro Bowl?

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