"One moment in the second quarter stood out: when the Pats blew an easy third-and-1 from their own 42. For the first three months of the season, back when they were the Big, Bad, Invincible Pats, that would have been two-down territory for them -- they would have thrown on third down and maybe even tried to make a big play. If they didn't get it, they would have banged it past the chain on the next play. This time? They played it safe, ran Maroney to the left side, lost two yards and quickly sent out the punt team while every Pats fan turned into the confused wife from "Airplane" who couldn't understand why her husband had ordered the second cup of coffee.
Who were these guys? Where was the team I watched for the past few months? Why aren't we attacking these guys? Why did we stick with our January cold-weather offense when we're playing indoors?
And right as I was wondering about all this stuff, Tom Petty started playing "Free Fallin'."
- Gregg EasterbrookESPN.com page 2 02/03/08
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"Belichick's TIE fighter is probably still tumbling around in deep space"
-Patrick Hruby
ESPN.com page 2 02/03/08
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The 5 Stages of Patriots Grief 02/04/08
