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#44655	02/05/2017 7:28:14 pm		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9599 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Not the way I expected it to happen, but a win is a win Incredible comeback from the King of Comebacks!
#44656	02/05/2017 7:29:48 pm		Ignore
GrizzlyDan Joined: 06/30/2016 Posts: 199 Atlanta Braves IV.2	I've been a Falcon fan since the beginning. I am one of the Longsuffering Legion. I'm hoping for a 38-17 statement win. Down with the Empire!
#44657	02/05/2017 7:31:49 pm		Ignore
Jason2327 Joined: 09/02/2014 Posts: 719 Abilene Patriots III.2	That was by far the best super bowl I have ever seen
#44659	02/05/2017 8:30:01 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Great comeback...I just don't understand why Atlanta didn't run the ball a couple of time to drop the clock to under 3:00 and then kick a ~40 yard field goal to go up by 11. Steve
#44660	02/05/2017 8:33:51 pm		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9599 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Honestly, I don't know why they didn't just kick the field goal right away. Why wait for fourth? A field goal at that point would have put the game out of reach. Updated Sunday, February 5 2017 @ 8:34:10 pm PST
#44662	02/05/2017 9:35:24 pm		Ignore
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	You don't kick until fourth down because you want to run the clock down as much as possible. If I was an Atlanta fan, I think I would literally be sick. Unfortunately we saw that Matt Ryan is Matt Ryan and Tom Brady is Tom Brady. I hate the Pats, Belichick and Brady, but they're freaking awesome.
#44667	02/06/2017 5:46:11 am		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9599 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I understand basic football tactics. But this was one of those special cases, where I was thinking why wait for 4th. They had good field position, kick the FG now. Pretty hard to get 2 scores in 3 minutes, and it didn't seem like a secure ball day. At the very least they should have run the ball. A pick would have been just as bad.
#44668	02/06/2017 5:49:24 am		Ignore
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2237 New York Lancers V.4	@Steve - you said it. A couple of runs into the line, heck even a couple of kneel-downs, kick the FG, its all over. Yet even the best coaches make dumb decisions in the heat of the game. Or, on 2nd down if Ryan's first read isn't there then throw it away immediately - you absolutely cannot take the sack there, that's criminal. 93 plays run by the Pats to 46 for Atlanta is ridiculous, Falcons D was just gassed by the end. I hate the Pats, Belichick and Brady, but they're freaking awesome. @Mike - yep, you said it too! But as to running the clock down, the Falcons were snapping the ball with 12-15 seconds still on the play clock on that drive, it made no sense. Still doesn't.
#44678	02/06/2017 2:34:11 pm		Ignore
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	@Rock If they just "kick the field goal" and miss then the Pats get the ball, the field position and the remaining clock. Really the only thing you can't do there is take a sack and penalty! lol
#44906	02/10/2017 6:34:33 am		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9599 Haverhill Halflings III.1	You can still run the clock down by kneeling. Going for the TD is pointless. It doesn't get you any better position than the FG.

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