Positional groupings

After watching the game for the third time trying to understand why the Pats made the Giants the second coming of the 85 Bears, it was unfortunately our man Tom Bradys fault. The man that can do no wrong consistently missed the open rec ( most often Wes Welker ) mulitiple times.Please watch the tape and respond back, trust me its better than watching all the analysts on TV who have not even had the success of this team bash them.

I pin the blame for the Super Bowl loss squarely on Bill Belicheck's shoulders. I mean, just exactly was he thinking donning that atrocious RED Patriots hoodie? What ever happened to sticking with the girl that got you there. Had he been wearing his traditional ripped and tattered gray hoodie the outcome would not have been in doubt. I'm extremely disappointed in his judgement on his wardrobe for the most important game of his coaching career. Spy Game, Rams cheating allegations? Shame on Bill for shunning his gray hoodie!

At least Tom Petty played well

Interesting stats. Thanks. Keep up the good work.

As a followup, can you post how successful each of these groups were? How many passes vs runs from each? How many completed passes in each? Gained yardage from each? Lost yardage from each (you did note where the sacks came from)? Anything that will help us see what worked more or less well.

Also, how many times did Brady set up in a shotgun vs how many times under center? What was the success rate of shotgun vs. under center?

There has to be a study on the RED hoodie, seriously. If I can recall, every time Bill has worn the original RED hoodie, with the cursive logo on its front, the team has lost. If you go back some three years ago and check this out, when you see that RED hoodie, they were going to lose. To be honest, I own that same original RED hoodie, and I even avoided it all season!

So, as I sat down on the couch, waiting for the game to begin, I looked up at the screen and what do I see? Bill in a RED hoodie. My heart sank, every one in the room became quiet and looked at each other. Then five words were spoken softly, "Is that a red hoodie?", and we all knew it was over before the ball had ever
been kicked off. Ugh!

I'd love to find out what the losing record is with the RED hoodie, really.

Hey Scott,

If I remember right. The last time I saw the red hoodie was the first time we lost to the Colts at Foxboro. i had hoped he burned it after that game, and he well may have. This coronation red hoodie with the blue stripes made my heart sink when I saw it too. Bad mojo.

I'm surprised nobody takes into account that the Giants won the coin toss and drove the field using up most of the first quarter. This was huge. It wore down our (older) defense, kept their defensive front fresh, and took the ball out of the record breaking offense' hands. To me, the coin toss was the biggest play of that game.

I would like to say the same thing about the AZ Pitt coin toss, but the Whiz blew it by giving Pitt the ball first (I consider that to be one of the worst coaching decisions in the Superbowl... ever).