Ed Hillel said:I will never forget that Bills game. Forget the PI, Shawn Jefferson was both out of bounds and a full yard short of the marker. Good times.
Shawn "Blades of Grass" Jefferson, the reason why we have instant replay in the NFL.
Ed Hillel said:I will never forget that Bills game. Forget the PI, Shawn Jefferson was both out of bounds and a full yard short of the marker. Good times.
I had the same injury around the same time. The pins remained protruded from the skin for the entirety of the healing process so they could remove them - inelegantly with pliers - when the knuckle healed.GeorgeCostanza said:I remember they showed pictures on the broadcast. The pin was definitely sticking out. My internet searching for the picture is currently fruitless however.
drleather2001 said:I've said it before, but Bledsoe coming in to throw a TD against Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship game was my favorite moment of that Playoffs (save Vinatieri's SB winner).
I recall a quote from a Pitt player after the game that was something like "Believe me, absolutely nobody on our bench was excited to knock Brady out to see Bledsoe come in."
I'm sure, in the moment at least, the 2001 run must have been somewhere in between humiliating and bittersweet for Bledsoe, but I always felt that at least he got that moment; at least he was able to contribute in a meaningful, crucial, way toward that Championship. His ring wasn't some consolation prize for being a good soldier or anything, he earned it on the field, even if it wasn't in the way he might have hoped.
I had the same injury around the same time. The pins remained protruded from the skin for the entirety of the healing process so they could remove them - inelegantly with pliers - when the knuckle healed.
I wonder if his finger is still as mangled as mine is 17 years later:
Index finger I assume? Mrs. Kenny appreciate the extra girth? I have a Larry bird like pinky from a break years ago
This was me as well. In fact, I remember not enjoying the Super Bowl win as much as I should have because I felt so strongly that it was Drew's team to lead. I feel pretty stupid looking back at it but in my social circles I wasn't the only one who thought this way. But we were a bunch of dumb 22 year olds so we had that going for us. Never have I been so happy to be so wrong. Ok maybe last year when I was convinced my 23yo gf was pregnant. I really need to get snipped.Number45forever said:I was 10 when they drafted Bledsoe and spent the next 8-9 years absolutely idolizing the guy. I spent the fall of 2001 hoping he'd take back over for Brady too. Enjoyed the fuck out of the AFC Championship game with Drew helping them beat Pittsburgh. They owed us one after that 7-6 playoff game with Kordell Stewart running for a TD a few years earlier.
Now, things have turned out pretty well since they handed the keys to Brady. But I'll always love Bledsoe.
I was 11 when they drafted Bledsoe and this is pretty much spot on. Prior to that my memories of the Pats are losing every week, games being blacked out and driving to New Hampshire to watched blacked out games in the winter with no heat or my dad on the roof trying to get out of market games on the antennaGeorgeCostanza said:This was me as well. In fact, I remember not enjoying the Super Bowl win as much as I should have because I felt so strongly that it was Drew's team to lead. I feel pretty stupid looking back at it but in my social circles I wasn't the only one who thought this way. But we were a bunch of dumb 22 year olds so we had that going for us. Never have I been so happy to be so wrong. Ok maybe last year when I was convinced my 23yo gf was pregnant. I really need to get snipped.
Pats lost with Zolak in Jax that yearPapelbon's Poutine said:I thought the pin was a playoff game versus Jacksonville?
I missed this post. I loved that gamePapelbon's Poutine said:The 94 opener with the shootout with Marino was a perfect microcosm of 90s QB play.
Yeah, but was it rare up to that point? I'll check if this game is on YouTube because I thought a big deal was made of it at the time. This shit makes me feel old. I can picture the room I was sitting in and it was 21 years ago.Stitch01 said:That was the '94 opener I think. Turned out not to be that rare that season, he set the record for pass attempts.
luckiestman said:My friends dad always said Bledsoe had a million dollar arm and a ten cent head.
And then there's Jamarcus Russell. He's worse than shitty. Isn't he the main reason why rookie deals are structured the way they are now?NortheasternPJ said:
Bledsoe is probably in the middle of that class. There's no one really great outside of Manning (the good one), A bunch of middling guys a few shitty ones.
NortheasternPJ said:
Go look around the NFL today and I'd take Bledsoe over half of the QB's in the league. I think a 10 cent head is discrediting him. He's not a top tier mind like Brady, Manning etc. but he's not a dope. Not saying your friend's dad was wrong, but I just don't think it's accurate. Could he have been better? Absolutely
Million dollar arm I'd put in the Jeff George category or Weeden based upon this week. I'd put Favre in that category too but some how he succeeded with his 10 cent head.
Looking at #1 QB's since Drew was drafted: Peyton, Tim Couch, Vick, Carr, Carson Palmer, Eli Manning, Alex Smith, Jamarcus Russell, Stafford, Bradford, Newton and Luck.
Bledsoe is probably in the middle of that class. There's no one really great outside of Manning (the good one), A bunch of middling guys a few shitty ones.
The stat basically bear that out, though it's really close: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&year_min=1993&year_max=2015&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&league_id=&team_id=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_qb=Y&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5comp=&c5gtlt=lt&c6mult=1.0&c6comp=&order_by=pass_rating_index&draft=1&draft_year_min=1993&draft_year_max=2015&type=&draft_round_min=0&draft_round_max=99&draft_slot_min=1&draft_slot_max=1&draft_pick_in_round=0&draft_league_id=&draft_team_id=&college_id=all&conference=any&draft_pos_is_qb=Yjohnmd20 said:
I think he's much closer to the top of that class. Bledsoe had a better career than Couch, Vick, Palmer, Smith, Russell, Stafford, and Bradford. Jury is out on Newton versus Bledsoe but Newton is on his way and Luck is on a stronger trajectory, too. And then there is Peyton and Eli.
Bledsoe was pretty damn good and while he might have slung it a bit on occasion, he didn't have a ten cent head.
The guy that's 0-2 in the playoffs and can't get to the playoffs in a QB driven league?DrewDawg said:Yeah, I'm a Bledsoe fanboy but I'd put Palmer ahead of him.
I'm not Palmer's biggest defender, but this stat is pretty unfair. He helped lead Cincinnati to the playoffs in 2005, his second year as a starter, and that was their first playoff appearance in 15 years. Then he got hurt early on - his line for that game was 1 of 1 for 66 years - so calling that an L on his resume is silly. They did make the playoffs and lose in 2009 and he played crappy there, so that's a legit L. After 2010 he went to Oakland in the throes of their dysfunction, and after 1.5 crappy seasons with the Raiders he's been really good in Arizona. They went 10-6 in 2013 but missed the playoffs, and last year they went 6-0 in his starts but he got hurt and missed the playoffs.NortheasternPJ said:The guy that's 0-2 in the playoffs and can't get to the playoffs in a QB driven league?
I was also at this game and I genuinely got choked up. Drew bringing the Pats to the Superbowl against the Packers was the start of everything awesome that followed.Jungleland said:I was lucky enough to be at Gillette for opening day a few years ago when Bledsoe was honored at halftime (inducted into the pats hall?) and it was a glorious event with one of the most genuine moments of crowd appreciation I've seen in foxboro. Overall I think the fanbase largely appreciates the shit out of the guy and he deserves it. That he was able to play important snaps in the afc championship is one of the more fitting aspects of that storybook run to the first bowl.