Rivera Forbids Players From Talking About MNF

[Goondal]

Tampa is a trap game. Atlanta to close the season is a trap. Next week is a legit opponent

 

I agree they are legit.  I consider it a trap more from the emotional letdown aspect rather than the overlooking opponent one.  The short week does not help.

[ladypanther]

Can we talk about Talib clearly trying to snap Smith's ankle?

I'm still pissed about that.

But I did laugh when Smith and Talib got into that fight early in the first and Gruden deadpanned "I'm surprised it took this long"

 

That is hilarious!!!  Great line by Gruden.

[carolina-chuck]

One word to described River and this team: "DISCIPLINED" !

[Seltzer]

This is the right mentality. Everything outside of the Number 1 seed is still up for grabs. No time to rest on any laurels now.

Never would have imagined 6 weeks ago, but I am starting to believe Rivera may have a decent tenure here

[the butch]

But Colin intercepted that Kuechly PI too. So it doesn't matter. The ball was close enough for the odds of the catch being altered by Kuechly were pretty high. I personally think Stevie flopped on the play and the ball was clearly overthrown.

I forgot that Colin did pick the ball. I guess it comes down to being at home. That's the way it goes. I would prefer it to not come down to that, though. Granted, it's the Patriots, but it has been a trend in Rivera's tenure here.

[Moose Hoover]

IIRC Colin intercepted the ball behind Luke...this time Lester was in front.

[CPcavedweller]

I forgot that Colin did pick the ball. I guess it comes down to being at home. That's the way it goes. I would prefer it to not come down to that, though. Granted, it's the Patriots, but it has been a trend in Rivera's tenure here.

That last Patriots drive came down to execution. Gronk beat Kuechly by faking in when he went out and up and there was no inside help on fourth down.

[panthers55]

Well, he better be talking about it with his defensive coordinators.  The Patriots, while initially getting blasted by our front line, marched the damn field on our soft, don't-let-it-get-behind-you defense.

 

That last drive was the EXACT set of circumstances that happened in Buffalo.  Soft defense.  PI by Kuechly.  Difference?  Home field and Robert Lester.  We were killed with it in one game, got lucky in the other.  With such a dominant game being played, I would like to see our defensive play calling improve when the other team has the ball to try and win it.

Really in both contests it was injuries in key positions and a failure of their replacements to fill it without a big drop-off.   Whether the secondary in the Buffalo game or Charles Johnson on Sunday, the rest of the guys couldn't shut the other team's offense down.  

 

It comes down to finding a replacement for Johnson who could sit this one out. The key to our defense will always be defensive pressure.

[SIGCHI222]

My 12 year old son brought up the MNF game at the dinner table.  I slapped his fork out of his hand and had him against the wall before I knew what I was doing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He then proceeded to knee me in the nuts, let me down gently, slapped my face twice and said, "Whooooo!" before going down the hall to get on the PS4 I bought him.

 

 

Ain't life grand?!

[Riverboat Ron]

I love the new Ron. 

 

[SauceBoss]

as for the defense, brady went to three step drops and never beat us deep. They consumed the clock and we had the upper hand in the tempo. Those of you expecting to shut out Tom Brady youre super homo or on drugs.

[SauceBoss]

*homer

[mbarbour21]

Wow.....that actually makes a lot of sense. Losing to Miami would sorta negate the win vs. the Pats. It would make it matter less in a way.

[Toundra]

I agree with Rivera, the past belong to the loosers, and the present to the winners.