This was allowed to be their time, Belichick’s time, Brady’s period. This is when they would likely thrive — when chaos reigned along the NFL and lesser teams searched for excuses and pointed hands. Others would unravel when the growing season devolved into an Occupy NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE rally. Not Belichick. Not the actual Patriots. They have made their particular legend ignoring the noise, and here we're in the 2012 season, playing about the deck of an aircraft service, with Megadeth doing a sound check into the sideline and Fran Drescher handling the play-by-play.
Never has the actual noise been so deafening. Never has there been more yapping, badly behaved, whining, fighting and faking. Never provides the game required more focus, much more discipline, more wisdom and leadership through the unflappable one, Bill Belichick. That’s what we were expecting at the beginning of this season. Surprisingly, this is what we got: Belichick as Woody Hayes chasing down an upgraded official and yanking on the arm, demanding to know precisely what just happened.
The Patriots blew a nine-point fourth-quarter lead. The Ravens kicked a last-second field goal for your 31-30 win. The play had not been reviewable. Esteban Garza, the lowly replacing official, knew the rule. Belichick, apparently, did not. The NFL may soon fine him $50, 000, maybe more, for his actions.
This Patriots lost their cool and their second straight game, and it's, of course, all the refs’ problem. As Brandon Spikes tweeted following defense gave up 503 yards, “Can someone please tell these kind of (expletive) Zebras foot locker called and they’re needed back at the job!!! ” If you’re keeping score at your home, that’s three more exclamation points than sacks of Joe Flacco. In fact, Flacco dropped back 41 times and the Patriots did not record a single QB hit. Not one.
Bleeping zebras.
Why don’t you go back to Foot Locker?
Now we all agree the officiating has been a disaster. No debate there. The game is too fast for this option, the rules too complicated, the actual players and coaches too a little overwhelming. Clearly, Roger Goodell should have either made a cope with the real refs long before the season began, or fired the full entitled bunch of them. You don’t want to switch to a 401(k)? Good. Get lost. We’re moving on to Plan B. Then he could have attracted away the best college refs in the country — and for $10, 000 a game title (which is about what they’re featuring the old refs), it wouldn’t happen to be that hard. The players and coaches would have understood that the new refs were permanent and weren’t time for Division 3 or to Foot Locker.
Instead this is that which you get: eight substitute teachers plus much more than 100 large, violent men attempting to intimidate them. One question, Mr. Commissioner: Did you really think this was a good idea? What was your second decision — to let some dude make the calls from the table at Buffalo Wild Wings? It truly is such a foolish plan that it’s hard to trust Bud Selig didn’t think of it first. Ed Hochuli had a tough time with the NFL pass disturbance rules. Did we think some dude from the Lingerie League was going to grasp them?
The chaos should come as a surprise to no one. This Patriots’ performance amid the mayhem? Stunning. Upset of the year up to now. On Sunday night, the Patriots briefly found themselves in a shootout with Flacco and the actual Ravens. For those new for the NFL, this should give the Pats a huge advantage. Their quarterback is the best in the game at spreading out his receivers and choosing apart a defense. He did a number of that Sunday. He also did many handing off to Danny Woodhead, that's like Michael Jordan looking for Will Perdue about the break.
Woodhead carried nine times for 15 yards inside second half. When it was clear the refs were wanting to throw a flag on any contact by pass defenders, precisely what did the Patriots do? Ran 18 times inside second half. Brady threw just 19. With the aging remains of Ray Lewis patrolling the center of the field, Rob Gronkowski was targeted just one occasion in the second half. He did not make a catch. The Patriots blew the actual lead. They lost. They’re 1-2, tied with Miami for last invest the AFC East.
Maybe it’s not really Josh McDaniels’ fault. He’s been gone a little while. Someone has to remind him or her: He has a great quarterback and a few dangerous receivers. He also features some skittish, flag-happy officials. Make use. Spread them out. Run for the line. Throw and keep organizing. More Gronk, less Woodhead. More pressure about the defense, fewer huddles.
Ignore the actual noise. Enjoy the chaos. We don’t know when it is going to end, but we know this kind of: Only the losers will blame their failures about the substitute teacher.
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