NFL GDT: 2018 AFC Championship Game: (1) Kansas City Chiefs vs (2) New England Patriots - Part 2

[Fish on The Sand]

Only 2 of those were Chiefs QBs right?

3. Mahomes, Montana, and DeBerg

 

[Spring in Fialta]

How was this a choke? Because they lost the clip toss?

Euh dude, I'm the one arguing that the Chiefs didn't choke.

 

[c9777666]

Enjoy it while it lasts my friend. Dynasties like the Patriots dont happen often in the sports world let alone the NFL. Chances of us seeing something like this again in our life time is almost impossible.

I've had to 'enjoy' it for way too long. Enough is enough.

Dynasties IMHO are not good for sports.

 

[Fossy21]

This is a weird game to focus on Brady after. He was all over the place.

James White is something special though and I really dont get why BB and/or McDaniels doesn't use him more.

So was Mahomes. Took a lot of sacks and could’ve easily been picked twice. He still deserves praise for that fourth quarter.

 

[Boom not bust]

Only 2 of those were Chiefs QBs right?

3. Mahomes, DeBerg, Montana. But that hurts nonetheless

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Even my pup was hyped about this game. Tried to for a beer run after it was over and he was so hyped and whiny I had to take him for a walk first to cool off.

 

[DangleCity]

It was the Watkins catch referenced in the post you quoted. Set up the Williams TD.

Ok. Thanks

Either way there where a bunch of bad calls that went both ways. If people want to say the Patriots got a couple more that went their way then fine, but it was hardly one sided

 

[Captain Bowie]

I've had to 'enjoy' it for way too long. Enough is enough.

Dynasties IMHO are not good for sports.

Yeah we'd be much better off in the Hawks woulda just sucked in the last decade.

 

[Bocephus86]

Ok. Thanks

Either way there where a bunch of bad calls that went both ways. If people want to say the Patriots got a couple more that went their way then fine, but it was hardly one sided

As with all huge games, there were rough/bad/missed calls on both sides. I think they evened up pretty well.

The game was incredibly exciting. I think my heart rate has finally returned to resting.

 

[Dr Quincy]

I've had to 'enjoy' it for way too long. Enough is enough.

Dynasties IMHO are not good for sports.

But the Patriots have "only" won 5 times. So there are plenty of other teams winning.

It's just that they are ALWAYS in the final 4 or the final 2. But that kind of sustained excellence is rare and I am enjoying the heck out of it.

 

[c9777666]

Yeah we'd be much better off in the Hawks woulda just sucked in the last decade.

The Patriots don't have an AFC equivalent of the L.A. Kings whom they traded off titles with.

 

[DangleCity]

Tyreke Hill was a complete nonfactor outside of that one 42 yard catch in the 1st quarter. Great gameplan by BB

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

So was Mahomes. Took a lot of sacks and could’ve easily been picked twice. He still deserves praise for that fourth quarter.

Sure, but part of that is age and his newness to the scene. Bradys had so many great playoff games that it feels odd to see such focus when he was really bad at moments. It's a kind of game other guys might even get ripped for.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

???

Brady played a great game and James White is one of the go-to guys for the Pats staff.

I mean, Burkhead was the one in for those big runs, including obviously the TD and the big 4th down stop. They had no answer for White and I'm surprised he was kind of pulled at the end there.

 

[DangleCity]

Sure, but part of that is age and his newness to the scene. Bradys had so many great playoff games that it feels odd to see such focus when he was really bad at moments. It's a kind of game other guys might even get ripped for.

He had some bad throws/decisions, but on the whole he was great. Anyone who would rip a QB for a game like that just doesnt know what they are talking about.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

He had some bad throws/decisions, but on the whole he was great. Anyone who would rip a QB for a game like that just doesnt know what they are talking about.

Guys get ripped for games like that all the time, which I agree is dumb but here we are. It's also just not accurate to call that a great game which is the main part of my point.

 

[Fossy21]

Sure, but part of that is age and his newness to the scene. Bradys had so many great playoff games that it feels odd to see such focus when he was really bad at moments. It's a kind of game other guys might even get ripped for.

Age goes both ways, though. Look at what QB’s Brady’s age usually muster.

He had two bad decisions, one was a potentially back-breaking pick, one was a pick that was brought back by a penalty. Other than that, he was great. After the first quarter he constantly faced 2nd/3rd and long because of 2 yard runs on first and/or second down. Even with his mistake(s), he did more than enough to win. If Edelman doesn’t cause that second pick and Brady is called upon to throw the ball more in the red zone, he could easily have had a 4 TD, 1 INT day. A .650+ completion percentage on the road in that arena in that weather is nothing to scoff at either.

Praise and criticism is always relative, but when he needed to be good, he definitely was.

 

[c9777666]

Tyreke Hill was a complete nonfactor outside of that one 42 yard catch in the 1st quarter. Great gameplan by BB

He's 67, yet he seemingly has not lost his fastball.

Which makes me wonder how much longer he'll keep coaching

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Age goes both ways, though. Look at what QB’s Brady’s age usually muster.

He had two bad decisions, one was a potentially back-breaking pick, one was a pick that was brought back by a penalty. Other than that, he was great. After the first quarter he constantly faced 2nd/3rd and long because of 2 yard runs on first and/or second down. Even with his mistake(s), he did more than enough to win. If Edelman doesn’t cause that second pick and Brady is called upon to throw the ball more in the red zone, he could easily have had a 4 TD, 1 INT day. A .650+ completion percentage on the road in that arena in that weather is nothing to scoff at either.

Praise and criticism is always relative, but when he needed to be good, he definitely was.

I mean more that this is Mahomes' first taste and theres nothing to compare it to. If he was a vet he would've been ripped in the first half for sure.

As for Brady, he could have, or he could have had one more pick and lost the game. Even though the receivers are more to blame, he missed on both throws along with plenty others. Most of the case for this being a great game by him is defending why he wasn't better, people should think about that.

 

[Panthaz89]

I've had to 'enjoy' it for way too long. Enough is enough.

Dynasties IMHO are not good for sports.

that's kind of obvious....don't feel any need to watch the NBA knowing the Warriors are going to steamroll their way through everybody easily until possibly get upset by a Lebron led team in the finals so its kind of a 2 team league where one is 90% likely to win it all.

 

[c9777666]

that's kind of obvious....don't feel any need to watch the NBA knowing the Warriors are going to steamroll their way through everybody easily until possibly get upset by a Lebron led team in the finals so its kind of a 2 team league where one is 90% likely to win it all.

If this board existed back in the day, I wonder how we would have felt about the Habs when they won 15 Cups from 1956-1979

 

[DangleCity]

Guys get ripped for games like that all the time, which I agree is dumb but here we are. It's also just not accurate to call that a great game which is the main part of my point.

Well Im gunna disagree. I thought it was a great game. He made one horrendous decision in the first quarter on that goaline pick, but other than that I thought he was great, nearly 70% on 3rd down, 13/19

 

[Panthaz89]

If this board existed back in the day, I wonder how we would have felt about the Habs when they won 15 Cups from 1956-1979

That's basically how a salary cap(no hard cap) tends to spread things out evenly across teams though the Patriots are the exception since they are under the same rules and the NFL draft doesn't necessarily guarantee that a player will stay for his career or not leave the second they are UFA because the organization couldn't turn it around fast enough and just head to successful NFL teams for probably less pay than expected.

 

[DangleCity]

Brady apparently went to the Chiefs locker room after the game and sought out Mahomes. They had a short close door meeting

 

[c9777666]

What a contrast of fanbases.

The long suffering, long starving KC fanbase, THAT close to their first triumph in 50 years.... instead, we get Boston's umpteenth triumph this decade.