The Game Ball Thread: Wk 10 at Giants

[SeoulSoxFan]

Complete guts.

My game ball goes to Ghost for making that unbelievable kick.
Second goes to Butler for knocking that sure TD out of the hands of OBJ.

Wow.

 

[TSC]

I still can't breathe.

Is it over?

GB:

Tom
Ghost
Danny for that sick inside curl to get enough yards
Malcolm for keeping OBJ relatively in check.

 

[RIrooter09]

Ghost and Butler.

 

[BernieRicoBoomer]

 

[axx]

Ghost... so money

Who the fuck is Melvin anyway

 

[tims4wins]

21
80

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Ghost
Amendola for that punt return to get us back in the game as well as on the final drive
Butler for mostly containing OBJ

 

[bluefenderstrat]

Oh my god, heart attack game. Ghost, Butler, Brady despite a couple of bad plays. I'm afraid of the news we'll hear about Edelman, but this was a gutsy win.

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

Butler had OBJ single-cover with no McCourty help a lot of the game, I think.

Holy shit what a find.

And please, no Melvin.

 

[JohnnyK]

Butler - OBJ was 3/17 on 11 targets outside the big play (which was mostly on DMC)
Dola
Ghost
TB

 

[kenneycb]

Landon Collins

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

BB often says regardless of what the score says, he looks for how a team finishes a game.

This team is a lot of guts and determination. What a win.

 

[Van Everyman]

Nink for that huge sack taking them out of FG range in the 4th.

 

[Devizier]

The Patriots missed Jamie Collins a whole fucking lot today.

Brady
Gostkowski
Jones

 

[Kliq]

Is Ghost the greatest kicker ever?

Butler, Amendola, Gronk, Nink for that huge sack that pushed the Giants out of FG range right before the Gronk TD. Oh, and Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr.

Not a game ball: The refs, they sucked on almost every play today. Can't help but think this was an evil plan by Goodell to try and hurt Pats fans.

 

[DegenerateSoxFan]

Butler.
Brady
Ghost

O.K. I can breathe again.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

Amendola
Amendola
Brady/ghost.

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

I still can't believe neither of the phantom Butler PI call nor the Andrews holding call on the Blount TD.

WTF refs.

 

[BernieRicoBoomer]

Yes...Brady Ghost Amendola and oh yeah, updated this...cause Belichick.

 

[Tony C]

up:
Ghost
Butler
Danny A

steady as ever: Brady...and was it my eyes or was Mayo pretty solid?

down:
Melvin
Bolden
Scott Chandler (man has he been a disappointment -- though it was a damn fine TD celebration)

 

[Ralphwiggum]

Hard to believe they let Adam walk to a conference rival almost a decade ago, only to replace him with the greatest kicker in franchise history.

Ghost

 

[slamminsammya]

Beyond the obvious, Nink had that huge sack pushing the Gigantes out of field goal range.

 

[Tony C]

I still can't believe neither of the phantom Butler PI call nor the Andrews holding call on the Blount TD.

WTF refs.

Butler's was phantom. Andrews tackled a guy angling for LGBT.

 

[mulluysavage]

Gostkowski

Butler

Amendola for the 4th and 10 YAC conversion

 

[patinorange]

I still can't believe neither of the phantom Butler PI call nor the Andrews holding call on the Blount TD.

WTF refs.

The refs were extra bad today. There really appears to be a double standard with Gronk.
Butler was amazing. Danny was the key man on that last drive.
and that punt return was huge.

 

[Wave em in Wendall]

Game Balls to 21, 80 and 3.

I'm not sure I could've stomached a L in this one with that phantom Andrews hold. Totally ridiculous call.

 

[Manzivino]

Ghost - his greatness is that I never had a doubt that he was hitting that FG

Butler - great play on ODB, his one bad play he got taken out by McCourty

Amendola - huge all game, then converts 4th and 10 and gets Ghost into range

Defense not named Coleman and Melvin - gave up 9 points in the second half despite a number of questionable calls against and made huge plays when they had to.

 

[kenneycb]

Game Balls to 21, 80 and 3.

I'm not sure I could've stomached a L in this one with that phantom Andrews hold. Totally ridiculous call.

It looked like he tackled him. If that's not holding, I don't know what is.

 

[Tony C]

yeah, anyone who thinks that was a phantom hold should take a place in the line of shame after those who thought it was bad to have the 2:01 TD overturned.

btw, NBC just showed a replay of the 2nd down 2:01 play and Eli had Beckham wide open.

 

[NWsoxophile]

Amendola

Butler

Ghost

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

Hard to believe they let Adam walk to a conference rival almost a decade ago, only to replace him with the greatest kicker in franchise history.

Ghost

And what a smart organization to franchise him and sign him especially in light of the new extra point distance.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Ghost, Butler, and Nink for that sack

 

[kenneycb]

yeah, anyone who thinks that was a phantom hold should take a place in the line of shame after those who thought it was bad to have the 2:01 TD overturned.

Looks like they'll be sharing the line with Tony Dungy based on his SNF comments.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

Gostkowski

Butler

Amendola for the 4th and 10 YAC conversion

No credit to Amendola for the 90 yard return to put them back in the game?

 

[mulluysavage]

No credit to Amendola for the 90 yard return to put them back in the game?

Right! And for the friendly fire run back.

 

[stp]

Amendola for the return and the big catches on the last drive. Butler for holding OBJ in check; and Ghost for the clutch kick.

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

For the lofty standard he's set, I'd say this wa the first bad game by Brady this season. Defense came up huge in the 2nd half, Brady was nails when it mattered most, and Ghost.

Suck it, Mazz.

 

[Ralphwiggum]

Suck it, Mazz.

QFT.

 

[Ale Xander]

Thunder and lightning (gronk and amendola, spec the latter)
BB clock management
Ghost


Butler was good but below



6th place way way way lower

 

[snowmanny]

Gostkowski>>>>>Crosby

Edit: Butler looked great today. Fired up, tight coverage, multiple great plays against a top five receiver.

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

Amendola
Ghost
Butler

 

[E5 Yaz]

Amendola
Butler
Ghost

fwiw, Tom Jackson heaped tons of praise on Butler in the ESPN recap

 

[DJnVa]

I have no idea.

Everyone.

 

[AbbyNoho]

up:
Ghost
Butler
Danny A

steady as ever: Brady...and was it my eyes or was Mayo pretty solid?

down:
Melvin
Bolden
Scott Chandler (man has he been a disappointment -- though it was a damn fine TD celebration)

I have the same top 4 as you, but do you really think Chandler has been a disappointment? He's been exactly what we should have expected, I think. Capable of making some good plays, but also drops a few more than you would like. I think he's a fine complementary piece.

 

[burstnbloom]

I remember watching a best of the draft skills competition years ago and DeAngelo Williams was super pumped for his teammate to come out and kick. Ghost was nails in that competition and it took me a minute to realize it was the same guy they drafted that year.

Game Ball to Ghost. Bc hell yes.

 

[Mugsy's Jock]

On the bus back from MetLife...which is a really good metaphor for that game.

I need to go back and read the game thread, but if TV didn't provide a great shot of Eric Martin's AWESOME wipeout block on Amendola's punt return, go find it. Reminiscent of that Bolden block last year that just about killed a man.

Game Balls: Amendola, Gostkowsi. Also I haven't seen LaFell mentioned here, but he looked good to me.

Take a lap: I know it's heresy, but aside from the first and last drives of the game I thought TB12 looked kind of flat. Wasn't as clairvoyant as usual sensing pressure, was low to a few wide open receivers (Gronk bailed him out twice), and the goal line pick was not very Bradyish.

Almost as unheard of, McCourty took a terrible angle on the ODB touchdown and seemed to be a step late a couple other times.

And Scott Chandler. Good God...

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

I forgot how big Gronk was in that game too.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Malcom Terel Butler
Daniel James Amendola
Stephen Carroll Gostkowski
Robert Michael Ninkovich

 

[k-factory]

Ghost
Butler
Dola
.
.
.
Brady, Nink

 

[Seels]

I just got off the phone with my buddy and he says if they lose it would have been on Brady. I think Brady played great. Yes, he had turnovers, but that offensive line they put out there today might be the worst in the NFL. Did anyone doubt they'd win when they got the ball back with 147 left?