running it because I was doing the Madden end of game math.
They were taking some chances running the ball because
I kept waiting for it to squirt out and give the bills. One
more shot to win the game in the final two minutes because
it's Bill Belichick. It doesn't get questioned. Anybody else.
People would have been saying, what the hell is he? Thinking
just take knees?
Well, I what was
there was? There was the he was going to leave 20 seconds on
the board and
Until the little issue at the end of the game with the
the what the injury and the timeout, right? So I guess he
was looking at.
He didn't want to give them the chance for Josh Allen
to throw a Hail Mary.
I'm guessing now. I don't know. They were going against
the wind and that was going to be easy. But
either way, I don't know. They played it the right way. They
got it done. They don't fumble in those moments. A lot of
the times
but I guess that would be a logical except week one except
week one. Right? Closing in. Yeah. Often, right? They don't
fumble, except then,
but but that that's that's
they got a gift from
Matt Milano, who was injured and the camerawork
and the decision as to what they were going to actually
show during the broadcast and explained what was happening
left. Plenty to be desired. Sorry ESPN, but I don't think
anybody understood what was going on.
They got a gift with the map Milano injury, without
a timeout for the bills, reset the play clock and by then it
was done.
By then it was over. Then it was, oh, yes.
Yeah, before that though. Look, unless you're actually trying
to get a first down. Well, I think they were just
not, but they were running any one or two yards. Now, inside
that wasn't gonna get you mean like what they did all game
Mike run inside for first down. Yes. That's what they were
trying to do. I mean, yes, we can bring up a fumble from
12 weeks ago. They don't tumble in those situations. Great.
It's a different year. Now. This is where we started with
the clock management.
That was like almost perfect.
Game, that's what we're starting today.
That's your top Story. Boom. Yeah, well non fumble. That
didn't happen, but it could have happened and it didn't.
I mean, holy crap. Mike. That's where we're starting to get.
Okay, I don't care if you think Chris is correct.
That's only going to make me go out at heartbeat until you
learn. It's all right. EG shine into Chris's. Are you wrong?
Does it serve for Pete to say? Chris is correct. He's trying
to come on Pete. I'm gonna start calling you out.
All right, let me say this. Let me say this.
I thought of it because Matthew Jude on praise mag Jones, but
my point is right, those were critical plays because they
decided to run the ball. He did have to execute a proper hand.
If you're talking about a
rookie quarterback, in that moment,
biggest win of the season in hand. And as somebody who
picked the Patriots to win and had the Patriots to the best,
bet it made me nervous
because I'm doing the math. And I'm saying,
unless they really are going to get a first down here.
This doesn't make much of a Reference. They should just do
the snap the ball, go back a couple of yards, kill a second
or two and hit the deck,
any time something like that happens. I'm thinking Joe
Pasar, Jake. I'm thinking Herm Edwards. I think it. Oh my God,
and I was actually kind of hoping for it to happen. It's
like, oh my God, they're actually handing the ball off
in a spot where it's not going to make much of a difference
unless they have a reasonable shot of getting a first down
and they didn't. That's
there are a couple of those plays that made me say, holy
crap. Holy crap. I kind of hope the ball comes out. Out.
Because the part of me that loves chaos, what, why? Well,
like, what was there? A reasonable part that the ball
could come out but it hadn't come out in the 75 carries.
They've had before that. Okay. They
wanted to get the first down,
what would it be?
But but, but at the same time, if they didn't try to get
the first down and they now kneeled down and Josh Allen threw,
a hail Mary, and they won the game ruining on what they ran
the ball. First downs. All game. Why didn't they run for
a first down? They could have close the game out. So Mac
Jones did a lot to your point.
Why were starting here? I don't know.
But it didn't work out that way. Matt Jones. She should get
praised even though he only threw three. All right, he got
pretty. Did. You got your best bet. You gotta hate it. Don't
be mad that he got it. You're the only guy that I know
in the world. That's mad that he got it. Like relax. You got
it. Why pick on the Wind? You picked in the wind? We look
smart. Let's go.
Listen. You've completely misunderstood the point and
there's no way. I'm the only one who was thinking, why are
they handing the ball off here? Because it's not
Going to make a difference, the running it right into
the scrum. They're gaining one yard. They're not going to get
a first down. They're gonna have to punt it now. They have
the wind so probably would have rocketed it,
you know, into the next County
but they were setting up for
the potential of one more shot for the bills and I kind of
wanted it. I wanted to see him have one. You know, this is one
of those games. I didn't want to have end. It was fun. Well,
I'm glad to hear that drive down. Right
right? That's driving it down
and you just know this is just with the Patriots.
Drive it all you want,
but when it gets inside the 20,
they're going to stiffen,
something's going to happen.
They're going to make a play
and you're not going to get, you're not going to get what
you're trying to get, which was a touchdown, Which would have
put him at a put in my head. They had the missed field goal
on the OneDrive.
They got down into the Red Zone. I was big and they had
the, the turnover on Downs on the second one. And it's just
kind of the Patriots model and it's not an accident. It looks
like an accident when it happens, but you stack that
many accidents together, right? Sir,
product of good coaching, and good execution. No, no doubt.
About it. They're the masters of that. I mean the masters of
this type of game just managing like every situation
the elements, you know, you know, the
the wind which way is it blowing? Punting we're not
going to throw this way. We will throw that way. I mean so
wait first off, I'm glad to hear that because I was
wondering as I was watching the game last night. Are people
going to enjoy?
Or did they enjoy watching that game?
Like I did, you know, I but it sounds like you did too. I just
wondered if like, I loved it, the fantasy world. I'm sure did
not love it.
But at the same time, yeah, I thought it was a great game.
I mean wait, we watched an NFL
football game in 2021
where the team one that threw the ball three times.
I would like to repeat that.
We watched a football game where the team won
and they threw the ball
three times. That is unbelievable. All right, so
wait, I don't know. What's more. Unbelievable. The fact
that one team said,
whoa.
Get it. We don't even want to throw the ball. Take a chance
of anything bad happening, you know, putting us out of
position
to continually be in good positions. As far as, you know,
second and seven, third and four. We had one team that took
that angle because whoa,
we don't even want to throw going this way,
man. Even going the other way. We don't really love throwing
and the punting game and kicking games. A mess.
That was amazing to me that the one team one with three throws
and then at the other
Him
had such a freakish freaking quarterback that they just
said. Wait. It's a hurricane wind. Our guys got a better arm
than the hurricane will. Just let him throw it into the wind.
I get with the wind behind
him. It doesn't matter. I really don't know which one was
more amazing to me. I know they made a big deal about the three
throws.
I wish they would have made a bigger deal
about. They made a big deal about the elements but they did
not make it a big enough deal that Joshua Allen was still
throwing lasers
and unaffected by
Hurricane winds.
And had a touchdown pass drop. So they were those are two
amazing things to me, Mike. Sorry to babble there so much.
What what disappointed me is? It took them so long to realize
Josh Allen could perform in that win? Yes. That's what
you're right. The first half. They threw ten passes, right?
Through 20
in the second half. They should they waited too long
to literally throw caution to the wind and just start ripping
the ball. They should have been throwing.
I mean, like the
same
answer. Don't see the sense of urgency wasn't there until
the fourth quarter. They should have. Had the sense of urgency
all game long. You're right. They
fell into the Trap of playing chess
with Bill Belichick instead of just going out and playing
their brand of football. Yeah, I would. I would agree with
that for sure, you know, and again, I wish I would have been
there for warm-ups to see how it would have how it went, you
know,
because maybe that affects your decision-making to as a head
coach, you know, if well one of every seven passes and warm-ups
are completed do we really want to go out there and try to do
that in the game?
Game, you know, it might be a waste a waste of a play.
But I'm with you and the fact that I do think they waited
a little too long to just uncork it a little, the guy obviously.
I mean,
he's gifted. He's the freakish, maybe the most freaky
quarterback and football. And I mean just never didn't throw
anything but spirals all night and the ball cut through
the wind and
I think that's one thing that. Yeah, Sean McDermott probably
watching back that film today is probably going to look back
and go. I wish I was a little I wish we little
let Josh Island and de-ball
have the Light and not worry about the wind so much and just
let album throw a freaking laser beams all over the field.