(for the guy on the left, this was as close as it gets to dressing up)
There’s no greater proof the Hooded Casanova has a pact with Satan than the circumstances surrounding New England’s 6th AFC Championship victory. A huge 2nd half by second-year RB Lawrence Maroney and a number of key catches by Kevin Faulk helped the Pats punch their ticket to Glendale, despite a poor afternoon for Tom Brady (3 interceptions) and Randy Moss being held to one reception. For a Bolts franchise still seeking their first Super Bowl win, they’ll spend the offseason knowing they hung around until the fourth quarter despite getting almost nothing out of the injured LaDanian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates.
(even Marty Schottenheimer attended the game, albeit incognito)
It’s pretty tough to quantify the massive competitive disadvantage faced by the Chargers. Trying to end a historic winning streak in frosty Foxboro would’ve been a considerable challenge no matter what, but to do so denied the tailback who is arguably the game’s most exciting offensive force, not to mention Philip Rivers playing the entire game with damaged knee ligaments, would’ve been an even bigger mindblower than last Sunday’s upset in Indy. Can someone award the Spanos family and Shawne Merriman a tiny trophy for beating the spread?
I thought I’d get some kind of sadistic charge out of watching Jimmy Johnson and Terry Bradshaw nearly freeze to death during the Giants/Packers pregame show, but any scenario in which Howie Long is mostly likely survivor is just lousy television.
Keep hating, hater. Maroney didn’t bail out anyone, he played his part in running a good offense against a team that was probably prepared for Moss and the rest of the receiving corps. And, yes, Belichick has a bigger cock than you just deal with it.
well, SD might’ve been prepared for Moss, but they had no answer for Welker, nor Faulk earlier today. I don’t think there’s anything hateful about acknowledging a) Brady had an off day and b) were it not for Maroney’s performance in the 2nd half, we might’ve seen Philip Rivers whip it out during the postgame celebration.
As far as Belichick’s cock is concerned, I’ve never questioned the length or width of said member. I just don’t quite understand why he has to continue fucking everyone else’s wife with it. Surely there are some attractive, single middle-aged women who appreciate Bon Jovi concerts.
Funny how we’re not seeing any interviews with Mercury Morris or Don Shula after these playoff wins.
Is it unreasonable to suggest that that the same mentality that allows a a guy to have that kind of performance on two bad knees also compels him to do things like “jawing” with belligerent fans? Or is the “Philip Rivers is a punk” trope just going to be accepted going forward?
i dunno, his teammates are trying to advance the argument that he’s the most heroic SOB of all time. Which sounds great, as long as you’re not Billy Volek.
on another matter, I should apologize for a glaring error in the above post — yesterday’s oooogly win over S.D. marks the Pats’ 6th AFC title, not their 5th.
I think that eeking out a win at this stage when certain players didn’t perform well is more impressive than some 40-point blowout. Luckily, you don’t get style points and sometimes you have an unlikely win in OT on a FG like the Giants did.
Oh, btw, Brady suffered an injury which may possibly explain his suckiness on Sunday. Still, I think you’re taking too much away from Maroney. He’d be a good back if the Pats ever decided to routinely run the ball as much as the average NFL team.
Rog,
I’m certainly not suggesting the Patriots are undeserving conference champs. But if you wanna talk about “certain players not performing well”, that LT’s performance consisted of 2 carries and San Diego still had a shot early in the 4th quarter says a lot to me about their character, too.
And I’ve taken nothing away from Maroney. I’ve credited him with bailing out his QB, and twice cited his huge 2nd half. You’re right, if Brady didn’t have such an embarrassment of riches at his disposal in Moss, Stallworth, Welker, etc., Maroney would touch the ball far more often. And during a rare poor playoff game for Brady, he was the Pats’ MVP for the final 30 minutes.
The lack of a blowout Sunday should do little to change NE’s status as two touchdown faves in Glendale, I hope we can agree on that much.
I have no abiding love for the Chargers’ collection of whiners, vizio pitchmen and convicted PED abusers. But my own rooting interests aside, I wanted to see New England match wits and skills with the very best possible foe yesterday. It truly sucks that Tomlinson was unavailable.
Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing tained about the win, and it isn’t as though the Patriots haven’t beaten the Bolts when LT was healthy. But on that big a stage, with that much at stake, it’s a drag a player that electrifying was reduced to a spectator.