I hope the Pats beat the ever living sh*t

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Right, and I think blitzing Brady isn't much different from slitting your wrists with a chainsaw.

What the Giants did wsa without blitzing, which was the key to why it worked so well. Frankly, I was shocked -- not because I didn't know the Giants were that good, but because they dominated the Patriots OLine, which had not been manhandled like that -- or anything close to it, all year.

The Giants D-Line's domination of the Pats O-Line is why the Giants won that game, pure and simple.

I also think that game demonstrated the first chink in the armor as to why Randy Moss wasn't such a great idea after all.

Also, note that in the second half of that season the Patriots actually started playing poorer (having closer games) and entered the playoffs not getting better. Despite being 16-0, I think this Patriots team was actually playing better ball--and continuously improving ball--as the season came to an end.