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Does it piss anyone else off that Garappolo is bouncing around like Brady after the Butler pick? It's like the fat chick cock blocking her fine friend at the club.
 
I think Jimmy G. has every darned right to celebrate, considering he was the QB who ran -that- play in practice that showed Malcolm Butler how to defend it.
 
Of course he's excited - he recognized that he -did- contribute to the Super Bowl win, even if he didn't play in it. Wouldn't you be? He just realized it a lot sooner than most other people.
 

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This video is fucking incredible btw..I love the format jumping through his career. Just amazing...Interstellar music doesn't hurt, either.
 

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Thanks for posting that video
There aren't many 'sports analysts' worse than Jemele Hill. Yes, the patriots blue print includes Brady not getting a season ending injury, thanks
 

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This video is fucking incredible btw..I love the format jumping through his career. Just amazing...Interstellar music doesn't hurt, either.
 
I'm rock solid with a tear in my eye and its not even Saturday night.  
 

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boy that was awesome.
 
ragnarok725 said:
Not sure if this has been posted here:
http://www.sportsradiokjr.com/media/play/opponent-audio-recap-sb-xlix-patriots-25788776/
 
Looks like a Seattle radio station does an Opponents' Audio radio recap after each game, and they suck it up and put together the one for the Super Bowl. The money shot is the last minute or so of them reacting to it afterwards. Zo's call really got in their heads (understandably and hilariously).
 
Zolak going on about what a horrible decision Carroll going for the TD at the end of the first half reminds one that coaches are judged on results. I'm beginning to think of people who criticize Carroll's end of the game pass call as the same as those who harp on deflate-gate: mindless sheep without brains. Speaking of which....
 
Harry Hooper said:
 
KO: "Since Coach Robert E. Lee sent his running back George Pickett into the stacked Northern defensive line at the Gettysburg Bowl in 1863."
 
Keith, you realize citing this example actually provides a rationale for the Seahawks to do what they did in the Super Bowl?
 

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has anyone been able to get a direct feed of NFL Turning Point? the only one I see is the one posted here that is a recording of the tv
 

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My favorite part of the video was listening to the First Take guy who rags on him over and over and I'm thinking to myself "who the hell is this guy?" Then, at the end, he gets labeled "This Guy." Brilliant.
 
Turns out That Guy was fired for calling RGIII a "cornball brother" and had some other similar colorful terms he threw out there as well. The sad thing is that they may have actually downgraded with Mark Brunell.
 

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Letterman asked, or somebody told him to ask Belichick how he'd come so far this year, walkon from West Alabama to SB hero, and Bill said the mandatory he worked very hard, but also that he was picking up stuff quickly. NFLN also sent him out on the street incognito to interview people (LA?) about how they liked the super bowl and he did just fine. Sure, he often doesn't use the right conjugations or whatever, but he wouldn't be playing for the Patriots if he wasn't smart. 
 
I wasn't trying to say he's a dummy and you're right that he seems to have an incredible amount of football smarts.  "Polished" is the word I should have used.
 
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It's probably fair to say that he's not all that well-educated or sophisticated, either.  But he's not trying to cure cancer.  His job requires him to be able to understand a complex defensive playbook, and read-and-react to offensive alignments in the midst of high-pressure situations (on top of the physical tools necessary).  He seems to do that just fine, even if he hasn't had the media training that rolls off of Brady's tongue.  Butler's smart in all the ways that matter to him, and to his coaches.  Also seems to have the necessary dose of humility and work ethic.  Give me a army team of Malcolm Butlers and I could rule the world league.
 

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I felt a little badly for Jimmy that Brady didn't remotely acknowledge him in that moment.  Not that you can script such things or that it wasn't totally understandable that Tom would gravitate to Josh there. 
 
 
Agreed. My thought was that it seemed a bit awkward for JG. I felt bad for him. I mean, he didn't even get to hug or high five anyone in that moment. That sucks.
 

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I wasn't trying to say he's a dummy and you're right that he seems to have an incredible amount of football smarts.  "Polished" is the word I should have used.
 
I was probably a bit judgmental myself at first, particularly when I saw his tweet calling Jay Z "talentive," but the more I've gotten to see him, the more I think he's a guy who has a strong capability to learn but who maybe just wasn't given the best education. I think maybe the easiest way to look at it is that Belichick simply wouldn't keep someone incapable of picking things up at a high level on his roster. He's also incredibly humble and I think you'll see him going the opposite direction of David Tyree.
 

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Agreed. My thought was that it seemed a bit awkward for JG. I felt bad for him. I mean, he didn't even get to hug or high five anyone in that moment. That sucks.
 
That was a little awkward, but after the game on the field there were about 5 of his family members all in Garoppolo jerseys celebrating and having a great time, so he was OK (I snagged a photo of them). 
 

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Agreed. My thought was that it seemed a bit awkward for JG. I felt bad for him. I mean, he didn't even get to hug or high five anyone in that moment. That sucks.
Winning the Super Bowl in your first year in the league as a back-up QB is all kinds of awesome.  For a split second after the pick he was kind of on an island but I can think of much worse things.
 
And it's a pretty cool footnote to the entire story that Butler was beat in practice by Jimmy and Josh Boyce on the very same play that delivered us the Super Bowl and BB specifically addressed Butler on that.  In addition to everything else JG did behind the scenes, he has to take some satisfaction in his role in the game winner.
 

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Ed Hillel said:
My favorite part of the video was listening to the First Take guy who rags on him over and over and I'm thinking to myself "who the hell is this guy?" Then, at the end, he gets labeled "This Guy." Brilliant.
 
Turns out That Guy was fired for calling RGIII a "cornball brother" and had some other similar colorful terms he threw out there as well. The sad thing is that they may have actually downgraded with Mark Brunell.
 
Just started to watch it, but who the hell is that guy that says "no way, no how" Brady gets to another SB in the most annoying, hot-takezzz way possible? Almost punched that corner of my screen. 
 

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Just started to watch it, but who the hell is that guy that says "no way, no how" Brady gets to another SB in the most annoying, hot-takezzz way possible? Almost punched that corner of my screen. 
Jemelle Hill should have stopped talking about Boston/NE teams after she made the analogy between the Celtics and Nazis. Grrrrrrrrrr, people like her getting TV time. 
 

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Just started to watch it, but who the hell is that guy that says "no way, no how" Brady gets to another SB in the most annoying, hot-takezzz way possible? Almost punched that corner of my screen. 
 
That's "This Guy." I think I actually remember him a little bit, but he's the one who got fired for racist comments. Well, one of the ones who's gotten fired for racist comments from ESPN.
 

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That's "This Guy." I think I actually remember him a little bit, but he's the one who got fired for racist comments. Well, one of the ones who's gotten fired for racist comments from ESPN.
 
Rob Parker. Read his Twitter feed to get a taste of how Brady hatred is a huge part of his existence.
 

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You know you're bad when you're the shitty guy out of a trio that includes Bayless and Smith.
 
You don't say?
 
"Public opinion clear: Brady is a cheater" by Rob "True Bro" Parker:
http://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/parkersconfidential/public-opinion-clear-brady-is-a-cheater/30914514
 
Full video of that "no way, no how" video. Oh Rob, don't give up your day job (unless you get fired on it). And yes, he brings Tim Tebow into the discussion. 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO7LE1cvI0c
 

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The Karate Kid music was a nice touch.
The whole video gave me chills, but that music piece was perfectly selected.  I have the soundtrack and that piece is actually called "Daniel's Moment of Truth", which seems so appropriate as it was perhaps the moment where Brady removed all doubts of being the greatest of all time.
 
Thanks for all of these video posts; I will likely be trying to relive February 1, 2015 for quite a long time through this thread.
 

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I swear that I cannot quit this thread.  The videos never get old and the GOAT and the Pats thank you to season ticket holders are both fantastic.   I am a Pats pron-a-holic.
 

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Grimace-HS said:
The whole video gave me chills, but that music piece was perfectly selected.  I have the soundtrack and that piece is actually called "Daniel's Moment of Truth", which seems so appropriate as it was perhaps the moment where Brady removed all doubts of being the greatest of all time.
 
There were also a couple of tracks from Tron Legacy which I thought were very well-chosen.
 
Great video- thanks for posting it up, guys. I wouldn't have seen it otherwise.
 

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The other thing that's cool about the interview with Butler is when he's asked whether he thought they would run, and his answer is basically, yeah, I thought they would, but I'm there in case they don't.  
 
Truth is, and I know it's not the popular view, I've always viewed "do your job" as something of a platitude.  It seems like a pithy way to encapsulate more complicated ideas, and it's a nice quick motto to put on signs.  Sure it has some effect of focusing players and motivating them, but I never really viewed it as some hallmark of genius that other seem to ascribe to it.
 
But listening to Butler, and particularly watching him after the play, clearly I'm wrong about that.  When you see Butler's reaction, it's obvious how huge that moment was to him and to everyone.  He just was too focused to know it until it happened.  If before the play he had the feeling he had afterwards about how big the moment was, it seems pretty unlikely that he would have been able to perform as well, without locking up.  Too much to ask for pretty much anyone not named Ortiz or Brady, particularly a rookie.  "Do your job" is ultimately Belichick's way to take pressure off guys.  It breaks the situation down to its essence -- You don't have to worry about coaching.  I'm on it.  You don't have to worry about how many time outs we have.  We got a guy for that.  You don't have to worry about field position, the punter and special teams guys are on it if they have to be.  You don't have to worry about blocking.  We got guys for that.  You don't have to worry about the receiver on the other side of the field.  We got a guy over there.  It seems simple, and probably for some guys it just goes in one ear and out the other, but is there any doubt that Butler took it to heart?  In the end, it's really about giving guys confidence.  Yes, the game of football is fucking hard and really complicated.  But that doesn't concern you.  Your individual role in it all is just to control the small corner of it that you can control.  Listening to Butler and watching him, I think "do your job" created the situation where pulling victory out of the jaws of defeat was a possibility.  Because if Butler is thinking about anything else, or even has time to let the enormity of the situation creep in, I don't think he's set up to make that play.  
 
There is a great clip on both the Turning Point and Sound FX shows with Belichick huddled with the defense and telling them basically that this is it - there are no more plays, so trust your teammates, finish tackles and do your job.  It absolutely is a way of life inside this team.
 

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There is a great clip on both the Turning Point and Sound FX shows with Belichick huddled with the defense and telling them basically that this is it - there are no more plays, so trust your teammates, finish tackles and do your job.  It absolutely is a way of life inside this team.
That and a similar one in the Baltimore playoff game are the two most stirring, and what looked like the most paid attention to by a few players huddled up there on the sideline with him that I can remember seeing caught on TV. They both worked, although you never know how much these things do influence players, vs. having a statue on the sidelines like Jim Caldwell. But, I'll take coach BB every time (duh!).
 

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It doesn't matter if you have guys like Brady and Bruschi or "malcontents" like Blount, Dillon and Moss. They all buy in to BB and toe the line and have done so for 15 years. That's what makes him GOAT as much as anything else.
 

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It doesn't matter if you have guys like Brady and Bruschi or "malcontents" like Blount, Dillon and Moss. They all buy in to BB and toe the line and have done so for 15 years. That's what makes him GOAT as much as anything else.
Or if they don't, they're gone, like Haynesworth. He was a low risk potential high reward flyer that failed but was quickly excised.
 

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There is no Rev said:
https://twitter.com/deeepthreat/status/566994941990428672
 
The balls deflate as the game progresses, giving him a better grip!
 

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That and a similar one in the Baltimore playoff game are the two most stirring, and what looked like the most paid attention to by a few players huddled up there on the sideline with him that I can remember seeing caught on TV. They both worked, although you never know how much these things do influence players, vs. having a statue on the sidelines like Jim Caldwell. But, I'll take coach BB every time (duh!).
Those scenes reminded me of Ortiz huddling up the offense in game four of the 2013 World Series, telling them to relax and do what they had done all year.