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Monday, November 16, 2009
Bad Bad call by Bill Belichick
A kick in the teeth
Colts win it late after questionable Patriots decision
By Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff | November 16, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS - With all the hype washed away last night - the Rivalry Of The Decade and Manning-Brady storylines set aside - it all came down to an eye-popping, unforgettable gamble by Bill Belichick. The Patriots’ lead had been chopped to 6 points, just more than two minutes remained, it was fourth down. And their punter was running off the field.
Bravado, guts, madness - call it what you want. As the Colts streamed onto the field after the clock struck 0:00, still undefeated and still the team to beat in the AFC, one thing was clear: It didn’t work.
Just when the Patriots seemed poised to announce themselves one of the best teams in the NFL, the Colts stunned them to win, 35-34, in a game that will be remembered for Belichick’s decision to go for it. With the Patriots, Belichick had never before lost a game when leading by 13 or more points in the fourth quarter because decisions like the one he made last night rarely have wrought disaster.
This one did. Peyton Manning gave the Colts the margin of victory with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 13 seconds left, but the Patriots’ fate was sealed minutes earlier.
With just over two minutes left, the ball inside their 30-yard line, the Patriots went for it on fourth down with 2 yards to go. They had sent their punting unit on, then had it scramble off the field in favor of the offense. After a timeout, they spread the field, sending Kevin Faulk in motion out of the backfield as the fifth receiver. Surely, though, they were just trying to draw the Colts offside.
Right?
No. The ball snapped, and Tom Brady - who threw for 375 yards - fired to Faulk on an out. Two Colts defenders dropped him as soon as he caught the ball, inches from the first down marker.
The Patriots couldn’t challenge the spot because they didn’t have a timeout left.
The rest was at once dramatic and inevitable. The Colts took over with 1:57 remaining. Manning hit Wayne for 15 yards. The clocked ticked . . . ticked . . . ticked down. Joseph Addai ran to the 1-yard line. The Patriots stuffed him once, but then Manning called a play at the line and drilled Wayne on a slant. Lucas Oil Stadium, all 67,476 fans, erupted. The impossible had happened.
The Patriots had blown two 17-point leads, had let their overwhelming 24 straight points in the first half and Randy Moss’s 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns go for naught. Manning finished with 327 yards.
In the third quarter, the Patriots nearly sealed the game early. With Faulk gashing a spread-thin Colts defense, the Patriots held the ball for more than nine minutes. They had run 12 plays when they snapped the ball from the 2 and Brady handed to Laurence Maroney. He bulled ahead, but Phillip Wheeler ripped the ball loose. Linebacker Gary Brackett dove on the ball, giving the Colts possession.
The Patriots forced a Colts punt after a short, six-play drive. Wes Welker weaved his way to the sideline on the return and ran it back 69 yards, all the way to the 6-yard line. On the second play, Brady beamed a laser at Moss a yard deep in the end zone.
The Colts responded with another touchdown, a 29-yard pass from Manning to Pierre Garcon. They forced the Patriots to punt for the first time in the second half, but a potentially crucial drive fizzled before it even began. Manning overthrew his target, and Jonathan Wilhite made the second interception of Manning of the second half. With roughly eight minutes remaining, the pick all but polished off the game. Manning stood on the sideline and shook his head.
The Patriots seized control during an overwhelming stretch in the first half. After they went three and out on their first possession and watched the Colts take a 7-0 lead, they exploded with the kind of dominating football that recalled their 2007 season, Brady zipping passes everywhere, Moss shredding the secondary, the defense battering. The Patriots scored 24 consecutive points on four straight possessions while the Colts ran 10 offensive plays that weren’t punts.
The Colts scored first, when Addai took a screen pass 15 yards. The Patriots needed only six plays to answer. The key play of the drive came when Moss lined up in the slot, sprinted up the seam, and a caught a pass in stride over the middle that he advanced 55 yards to the 6. From there, Maroney ran twice, plunging into the end zone to give him a touchdown in four straight games.
A dizzying sequence had started. The Colts managed one first down before punting, and the Patriots settled for a field goal after an 11-play, five-minute drive. The Patriots forced a three-and-out when Leigh Bodden broke up one of Manning’s passes.
The Patriots’ next drive would be nearly as arduous. On the second play, Brady rolled to his right. Behind him, rookie Sebastian Vollmer mauled Dwight Freeney, perhaps the NFL’s most ferocious pass rusher. Vollmer shoved Freeney past Brady as he cocked his arm.
With no defenders near, Brady fired a pass 60 yards in the air. While it spiraled down the field, Moss jousted with safety Antoine Bethea. Moss hauled in the pass and dragged Bethea with him for the final 5 yards. Bethea still clung to Moss when he crossed the goal line on the 63-yard TD, and then he walked away as if trying to figure what had just happened to him.
The Patriots were not finished. Jerod Mayo blitzed unimpeded through the Colts line, and Manning fell to the ground before Mayo even touched him. Another three and out.
Their defense flustering Manning, the Patriots did whatever they wanted. On the first play of their next drive, Brady hit tight end Benjamin Watson with a delicate pass over the middle, and he ran 36 yards.
Four plays later, Brady dropped back from the 9-yard line. Robert Mathis wheeled around Nick Kaczur and lunged for Brady. Brady scrambled out of his grasp, set his feet, and fired a pass to the left side of the end zone. Julian Edelman leaped and squeezed the ball against his chest, his first career touchdown. Edelman spiked the ball and ran to Brady so he could leap into his quarterback’s arms.
In less than a full quarter, the Patriots had turned the showdown into a showcase.
They were staggered, but the Colts also had Manning at quarterback. He led a drive that culminated with a touchdown pass to Wayne in the back of the end zone.
Belichick has devised memorable schemes against Manning over the years, and last night brought another. The Patriots used a nickel defense - four lineman, two linebackers, and five defensive backs - as their base.
But it was his call late in the game that everybody would be talking about.
Colts win it late after questionable Patriots decision
By Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff | November 16, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS - With all the hype washed away last night - the Rivalry Of The Decade and Manning-Brady storylines set aside - it all came down to an eye-popping, unforgettable gamble by Bill Belichick. The Patriots’ lead had been chopped to 6 points, just more than two minutes remained, it was fourth down. And their punter was running off the field.
Bravado, guts, madness - call it what you want. As the Colts streamed onto the field after the clock struck 0:00, still undefeated and still the team to beat in the AFC, one thing was clear: It didn’t work.
Just when the Patriots seemed poised to announce themselves one of the best teams in the NFL, the Colts stunned them to win, 35-34, in a game that will be remembered for Belichick’s decision to go for it. With the Patriots, Belichick had never before lost a game when leading by 13 or more points in the fourth quarter because decisions like the one he made last night rarely have wrought disaster.
This one did. Peyton Manning gave the Colts the margin of victory with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 13 seconds left, but the Patriots’ fate was sealed minutes earlier.
With just over two minutes left, the ball inside their 30-yard line, the Patriots went for it on fourth down with 2 yards to go. They had sent their punting unit on, then had it scramble off the field in favor of the offense. After a timeout, they spread the field, sending Kevin Faulk in motion out of the backfield as the fifth receiver. Surely, though, they were just trying to draw the Colts offside.
Right?
No. The ball snapped, and Tom Brady - who threw for 375 yards - fired to Faulk on an out. Two Colts defenders dropped him as soon as he caught the ball, inches from the first down marker.
The Patriots couldn’t challenge the spot because they didn’t have a timeout left.
The rest was at once dramatic and inevitable. The Colts took over with 1:57 remaining. Manning hit Wayne for 15 yards. The clocked ticked . . . ticked . . . ticked down. Joseph Addai ran to the 1-yard line. The Patriots stuffed him once, but then Manning called a play at the line and drilled Wayne on a slant. Lucas Oil Stadium, all 67,476 fans, erupted. The impossible had happened.
The Patriots had blown two 17-point leads, had let their overwhelming 24 straight points in the first half and Randy Moss’s 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns go for naught. Manning finished with 327 yards.
In the third quarter, the Patriots nearly sealed the game early. With Faulk gashing a spread-thin Colts defense, the Patriots held the ball for more than nine minutes. They had run 12 plays when they snapped the ball from the 2 and Brady handed to Laurence Maroney. He bulled ahead, but Phillip Wheeler ripped the ball loose. Linebacker Gary Brackett dove on the ball, giving the Colts possession.
The Patriots forced a Colts punt after a short, six-play drive. Wes Welker weaved his way to the sideline on the return and ran it back 69 yards, all the way to the 6-yard line. On the second play, Brady beamed a laser at Moss a yard deep in the end zone.
The Colts responded with another touchdown, a 29-yard pass from Manning to Pierre Garcon. They forced the Patriots to punt for the first time in the second half, but a potentially crucial drive fizzled before it even began. Manning overthrew his target, and Jonathan Wilhite made the second interception of Manning of the second half. With roughly eight minutes remaining, the pick all but polished off the game. Manning stood on the sideline and shook his head.
The Patriots seized control during an overwhelming stretch in the first half. After they went three and out on their first possession and watched the Colts take a 7-0 lead, they exploded with the kind of dominating football that recalled their 2007 season, Brady zipping passes everywhere, Moss shredding the secondary, the defense battering. The Patriots scored 24 consecutive points on four straight possessions while the Colts ran 10 offensive plays that weren’t punts.
The Colts scored first, when Addai took a screen pass 15 yards. The Patriots needed only six plays to answer. The key play of the drive came when Moss lined up in the slot, sprinted up the seam, and a caught a pass in stride over the middle that he advanced 55 yards to the 6. From there, Maroney ran twice, plunging into the end zone to give him a touchdown in four straight games.
A dizzying sequence had started. The Colts managed one first down before punting, and the Patriots settled for a field goal after an 11-play, five-minute drive. The Patriots forced a three-and-out when Leigh Bodden broke up one of Manning’s passes.
The Patriots’ next drive would be nearly as arduous. On the second play, Brady rolled to his right. Behind him, rookie Sebastian Vollmer mauled Dwight Freeney, perhaps the NFL’s most ferocious pass rusher. Vollmer shoved Freeney past Brady as he cocked his arm.
With no defenders near, Brady fired a pass 60 yards in the air. While it spiraled down the field, Moss jousted with safety Antoine Bethea. Moss hauled in the pass and dragged Bethea with him for the final 5 yards. Bethea still clung to Moss when he crossed the goal line on the 63-yard TD, and then he walked away as if trying to figure what had just happened to him.
The Patriots were not finished. Jerod Mayo blitzed unimpeded through the Colts line, and Manning fell to the ground before Mayo even touched him. Another three and out.
Their defense flustering Manning, the Patriots did whatever they wanted. On the first play of their next drive, Brady hit tight end Benjamin Watson with a delicate pass over the middle, and he ran 36 yards.
Four plays later, Brady dropped back from the 9-yard line. Robert Mathis wheeled around Nick Kaczur and lunged for Brady. Brady scrambled out of his grasp, set his feet, and fired a pass to the left side of the end zone. Julian Edelman leaped and squeezed the ball against his chest, his first career touchdown. Edelman spiked the ball and ran to Brady so he could leap into his quarterback’s arms.
In less than a full quarter, the Patriots had turned the showdown into a showcase.
They were staggered, but the Colts also had Manning at quarterback. He led a drive that culminated with a touchdown pass to Wayne in the back of the end zone.
Belichick has devised memorable schemes against Manning over the years, and last night brought another. The Patriots used a nickel defense - four lineman, two linebackers, and five defensive backs - as their base.
But it was his call late in the game that everybody would be talking about.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
2 years later after my hair loss.
I tell you....it was difficult to come to terms with my hair loss. I have been shaving my head for 2 years now, and even after all this time, I still not comfortable with my baldie head. specially when I take pictures. I tried everything, rogaine, propecia and even toppik hair which is a little powder that you put on your hair to cover up, and it actually worked pretty well! but I am still waiting for the day that a magic pill will take care of hair loss, until then...I'll keep shaving my head!
Friday, October 02, 2009
Faz um tempo
Desculpa pessoal.
It's been a very long time....I have been very busy and I have good news.
I am no longer working at that shit hole (UNUM) yeahheeee meeeee....
I have been working very hard in college and with my websites. As a matter of fact I just started a new one about hair loss, specifically about a product called toppik hair check it out.
Cheers,
Lou
It's been a very long time....I have been very busy and I have good news.
I am no longer working at that shit hole (UNUM) yeahheeee meeeee....
I have been working very hard in college and with my websites. As a matter of fact I just started a new one about hair loss, specifically about a product called toppik hair check it out.
Cheers,
Lou
Sunday, August 02, 2009
New site
Hello Everybody,
It's been a while that I don't post here, I've been very busy, with trying to start school, a new job and a new hobbie!
Well, I'll come back tomorrow to give y'all an update, make sure to check my new blog, is about credit repair and how to clean up my credit report
Cheers,
Lucky
It's been a while that I don't post here, I've been very busy, with trying to start school, a new job and a new hobbie!
Well, I'll come back tomorrow to give y'all an update, make sure to check my new blog, is about credit repair and how to clean up my credit report
Cheers,
Lucky
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Goal busting moves for today
get to the gym, eat healthy, take your vitamins,
call and schedule dentist for you and kids (at least JJ)
go to optician
get phone numbers for doctors and schedule appt.
call to schedule CLEP
go change Maria Luiza's school, go to the catholic school to see if there's room for ML
call and schedule dentist for you and kids (at least JJ)
go to optician
get phone numbers for doctors and schedule appt.
call to schedule CLEP
go change Maria Luiza's school, go to the catholic school to see if there's room for ML
2009 Goal # 1 - Lose Weight
the s.ma.r.t. way
Specific: I am currently 210.8lbs - I want to weight 170lbs by May 30. - 2.27lbs per week, I will weight every Saturday at 6am right before gym, I will post my daily calorie intake on fitday.com and I will update blogtolose and my blog every Saturday.
Measurable: Weight in every Saturday, enough room for blocks in the road
Attainable: the goal is totally attainable, just eat right, log foods to food journal and exercise at least 4 times a week.
Reward: nothing taste as I feel.
Time-based: definitely time based
Potential Obstacles: procrastinating, not going to the gym and pigging out.
Action to prevent Obstacles: DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF FOR FAILURE...allow yourself for blocks on the road, but pick yourself up the next day, everything is not lost because of ONE FRIGGIN DAY, just dust yourself off and continue the path, do not go crazy dieting or exercising until you are exhausted...this is one day at a time.
Specific: I am currently 210.8lbs - I want to weight 170lbs by May 30. - 2.27lbs per week, I will weight every Saturday at 6am right before gym, I will post my daily calorie intake on fitday.com and I will update blogtolose and my blog every Saturday.
Measurable: Weight in every Saturday, enough room for blocks in the road
Attainable: the goal is totally attainable, just eat right, log foods to food journal and exercise at least 4 times a week.
Reward: nothing taste as I feel.
Time-based: definitely time based
Potential Obstacles: procrastinating, not going to the gym and pigging out.
Action to prevent Obstacles: DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF FOR FAILURE...allow yourself for blocks on the road, but pick yourself up the next day, everything is not lost because of ONE FRIGGIN DAY, just dust yourself off and continue the path, do not go crazy dieting or exercising until you are exhausted...this is one day at a time.
Update on my 2009 goals
Today is January 28, faltam 3 dias para o fim do mes...
0 progresso nos meus goals...
Procrastination....and plain laziness
is 6:34 am today, at least I'm up early with my java!
I have many goals this year and I want at least make a nice dent on them. I have been reading alot on time management that's my Achille's heel...I need to spend time on goals with high pay off, and I need to stop waisting time with stuff that is not helping on my goals at all.
goals need to be s.m.a.r.t.
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Rewarding
Time-Based
I need to have my days planned, my weeks and my months., I need to develop an action plan for each goal, complete a time log, assign pririties to my activities and analyze daily use of time.
0 progresso nos meus goals...
Procrastination....and plain laziness
is 6:34 am today, at least I'm up early with my java!
I have many goals this year and I want at least make a nice dent on them. I have been reading alot on time management that's my Achille's heel...I need to spend time on goals with high pay off, and I need to stop waisting time with stuff that is not helping on my goals at all.
goals need to be s.m.a.r.t.
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Rewarding
Time-Based
I need to have my days planned, my weeks and my months., I need to develop an action plan for each goal, complete a time log, assign pririties to my activities and analyze daily use of time.
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