Having spent too much time of the early part of my marriage on my in-laws' couch in Buffalo in the early 90's, I'd got to say Tasker was the greatest ST player I've ever seen.
Didn't I see him take a play off a couple of weeks ago?
Yep, but I already feel bad about making the point in this thread. So...I'm just putting up a link to this press conference, which has Playoff BB on display. Here's an example:He definitely quit on a route against the Jets if that’s what you’re referring to
This is a weird example because Tasker was also primarily a gunner. He wasn't like a Dante Hall or Devin Hester.Tasker was great but one of the functions of advanced analytics is to show that the Slaters of the world are at least as valuable. One example - let's assume that on a kickoff the league average starting point is the offensive team's 25 yard line and teams starting there score 25% of the time (hypothetical numbers). When you kick off to Tasker he rips off a return that puts his team at the 40. From that point the offense will score 40% of the time. He just added 15% of value to his team on that possession. Slater, on the other hand, on that same type play would knife down field, beat a double team and force the returner out of bounds on the 10. From that point the offense scores only 10% of the time. He has also provided 15% of value to his team on that possession - but Tasker gets credit for the yardage, the "touch" and having "actually contributed" while Slater gets an "attaboy". The fact that Slater excels at what is typically seen as an unglamorous role actually makes him grow in my esteem. ( And I'm a big Steve Tasker fan by the way).
And only one of those 17 seasons did they win 9 games. Every other one was 10 or more wins, and only two of the 17 were 10. So 14 out of 17 years, they won 11 or more. Utterly ridiculous.I love facts like these and I'll never get sick of them because the bruises from the bad times are still buried down deep...
The Patriots have won more than half of their games for the 17th straight year in 2017.
The Patriots have won nine or more games in 21 of the 24 seasons Robert Kraft has owned the team.
Hopefully Tom can put Charles Haley in the rear view mirror this year while getting rid of the disclaimer on Super Bowl wins. Got a bunch of work to do first though.I love facts like these and I'll never get sick of them because the bruises from the bad times are still buried down deep...
The Patriots have won more than half of their games for the 17th straight year in 2017.
The Patriots have won nine or more games in 21 of the 24 seasons Robert Kraft has owned the team.
And some love for the washed up guy...
Tom Brady is the all-time postseason leader in:
TD Passes (63)
Passing Yards (9,094)
Completions (831)
Highest Completion Percentage In A Single Playoff Game (92.9)
300 Yard Games (12)
QB Super Bowl Wins (5)
Super Bowl MVP Awards (4)
Wins By QB (25)
Starts (34)
The following stats are unbelievable. Almost literally.
Brady won tonight despite 50 passing attempts. Only four QBs have won a playoff game since the 1970 merger despite 50 plus passing attempts. Fouts did it once in 1982. Kosar did it in 1987. And Eli did it in 2012.
Brady has now done it 6 times.
Since the merger, teams are 9 and 35 in games in which their QB throws 50 or more passes, for a winning percentage of 20.4 percent. But if you take out Brady, everyone else is 3 and 33, for a winning percentage of 8.3 percent. Brady, by comparison, is 6-2, for a winning percentage of 75 percent.
This says some stuff about Brady -- several of these games were comebacks where they were in passing mode. Snow bowl, Super Bowl 49 and 51. The Ravens game where they came back down 14 twice (and actually Edelman had a pass attempt there, as he did in Super Bowl 51). So, some of this is just a testament to the fact the Patriots have won several playoff games where teams usually lose. But there is also an aspect of Belichick just not giving a crap. He doesn't care what convention says. Tonight, he looked at an impressive defensive line. And he decided the way to beat them was short throws. Lots of them. Good enough for 35 points and 31 first downs. Just crazy stuff.
Basically, if this wasn’t an analysis where we have the entire data set and know it is complete and accurate, i.e. the entire play by play records, but were using instruments to record a phenomenon, an insufficiently sensitive instrument or an insufficiently diligent researcher might accidentally ignore Brady as not part of the set on account of being an altogether different phenomenon.Following up on my previous post. Brady is the only QB who has thrown 50 or more passes in a regulation playoff game since the merger and won. He has done it four times. As noted above, thee others have done it once each -- all in overtime games.
Tonight was the first time since the merger that a team that has thrown more than 50 times has won a regulation game by more than four points and the first time a team that has thrown more than 50 passes has won any game OT or regulation) by more than six points.
Yeah, that's a good way to put it. It's a head scratcher. Until you just realize ... it's Brady.Basically, if this wasn’t an analysis where we have the entire data set and know it is complete and accurate, i.e. the entire play by play records, but were using instruments to record a phenomenon, an insufficiently sensitive instrument or an insufficiently diligent researcher might accidentally ignore Brady as not part of the set on account of being an altogether different phenomenon.
I know I’ve seen that pic 100 times, but it’s the first time ive ever noticed that it says ‘GOAT’ right on the sign.
Ha! I was just thinking, "That 6043 looks eerily similar to GOAT".I know I’ve seen that pic 100 times, but it’s the first time ive ever noticed that it says ‘GOAT’ right on the sign.
Right there above the 211.
Right?
Where are my glasses...
The Tom Brady Invitational.This is Brady’s TWELFTH AFC Championship in sixteen seasons.
Wtf
That’s gold. I’m definitely stealing this.The Tom Brady Invitational.
Yeah I don't claim it as my own.That’s gold. I’m definitely stealing this.
Edit: From Reddit and a few posts up, it seems.
My favorite:Historical dominance in every conceivable way. This is a fun read: https://www.theringer.com/nfl-playoffs/2018/1/17/16899428/new-england-patriots-dynasty-stats
If you divided Brady’s career in half—2001 to 2009 and 2010 to today—and assigned each to two different people, both would be locks to make the Hall of Fame.
That's an interesting exercise. Who else would make that list? Elway is the only name that leaps out at me.My favorite: If you divided Brady’s career in half—2001 to 2009 and 2010 to today—and assigned each to two different people, both would be locks to make the Hall of Fame.
Peyton.That's an interesting exercise. Who else would make that list? Elway is the only name that leaps out at me.
BBThat's an interesting exercise. Who else would make that list? Elway is the only name that leaps out at me.
You can almost do it with Unitas:
Yeah, made me chuckleOooookay....what am I missing? Just a play on 28-3?
I'd think that they were already on the list?So...I've been thinking about it and I thiink we just added another team to the "most crushing loss in Franchise history" list. They lost both their other AFCC game appearances by a couple TDs, this has to be their worst, right?
Personally I'd put losing the AFCC as a 14-2 #1 seed at home as more disappointing than the first AFCC loss to the Patriots where they weren't even supposed to be there. It's debatable though...or, rather, it was.I'd think that they were already on the list?