Super Bowl XLIX

[vinabolt]

On the catch by Kearse that gave SEA a chance in the red zone in the last minutes of the SB, NE fans keep said that it's a lucky and fluky catch and that Malcom Butler was in a perfect position. It's actually a great catch, great concentration and effort by Kearse.

Butler wasn't in a perfect position. He was in an okay position to gave him a chance to deflect the ball. If he was in a better position, he would knock the ball down or swat it forward and deny Kearse of any chance to put his hand on the ball. Butler's size doesn't help either.

The blame on that play should go to the safety Harmon who just ran by and jump to the sideline and doesn't even try to deny Kearse the ball, knock the ball away from Kearse while he was juggling it.

After Kearse caught the ball, the most impressive thing is the alertness, awareness and instinct of Butler, he doesn't take the pass-defense for grant and after realize what happen he immediately drove Kearse out of bound. While Harmon just stood there and watched like a moron.

The impressive thing about the game ending interception by the Butler that being overlooks is that it's happen right after that crazy catch and the positive run to the 1 by Lynch. Without any timeout or any time to calm down. Talk about short memory.

[oneinchpunch]

The impressive thing about the game ending interception by the Butler that being overlooks is that it's happen right after that crazy catch and the positive run to the 1 by Lynch. Without any timeout or any time to calm down. Talk about short memory.

Seahawks called a timeout after the big catch. And Butler was off the field for the Lynch run and was even on the sideline for the 2nd down play for much of the clock running down and ran onto the field late. Thats a lot of time between those 2 plays.

[Stinky Wizzleteats+]

Sorry my phone clip board seems to be stuck...

[Mister Hoarse]

How many threads are you gonna Yuba this article into?

[Stinky Wizzleteats+]

Belichick may have inadvertently made news last night

Posted by Mike Florio on February 12, 2015, 4:05 PM EST

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David Letterman opted not to try to generate any new information from Patriots coach Bill Belichick regarding the #DeflateGate scandal. Letterman nevertheless may have generated some new information from Belichick.

First, a little clarity about my opinions on the situation. Even though Letterman is a comedian, he hosts a talk show. Which is premised on guests talking. Typically about issues currently relevant to them.

Indeed, Letterman and Belichick talked about #DeflateGate. But Letterman’s comments and questions flowed from the idea that it’s all nonsense, a dead issue that never should have been an issue, and/or an outright fabrication hatched by the NFL team that plays in Letterman’s home state. This overlooks the fact that the NFL currently is investigating whether the Patriots tampered with the footballs.

It’s possible that one of Belichick’s responses accidentally made news regarding the pending investigation.

Said Belichick after Letterman suggested that the Colts deflated the football that linebacker D’Qwell Jackson intercepted, “We’re gonna bring you in to testify when we get the investigation next month.”

By using the phrase “when we get the investigation next month,” Belichick possibly was referring generally, and a bit inartfully, to the report of the Ted Wells investigation, which based on Wells’ prior statements reasonably can be expected to be released in March. It’s also possible that Belichick let the cat out of the bag about a hearing that will be held in March.

The league office offered no insight on the question of whether Belichick was saying that an actual hearing will happen next month.

“Don’t know what it means,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told PFT by email. “It’s a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”

Which means that the wait for further news on the status of the investigation continues. With all leaks dried up since Super Sunday, it’s likely that there will be no further information about the investigation until the final report is issued.