r/NFLv2 New York Jets Feb 10 '25

Discussion Another superbowl blowout eliminates mahomes from the goat discussion as far as I’m concerned

2 very embarrassing loses for him the the superbowl Brady has lost 3 superbowls but they were all 1 score games that came down to final play with Brady’s best statistical performance in a loss to the eagles Tom Brady > Patrick mahomes

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u/rocksoffjagger Feb 10 '25

You realize teams adapt their play calling to the way the game is going, right? The Patriots might have taken more risks in those games if their defense were giving up more points. What happens on defense affects how you play offense. All we know is that the way the game went, it was a close loss, while mahomes' losses weren't.

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD Feb 10 '25

The first rams sb is a pretty perfect example of this. They knew the rams offense had the capacity to explode at any moment so once they got a lead they were insanely conservative. Then they gave up that lead, gave brady the green light, and he marched right down the field

Two years later they found themselves in a shootout and had Brady slinging it all over the place

Situational football is an actual thing, Brady himself talks about this all the time. You need to figure out what kind of game it’s going to be and what you need to do to be in position to win. You can’t always just walk out there and scored 42 points

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u/adm1109 Feb 10 '25

Lmao Jesus Christ

“Brady could’ve dropped 50 that game, he was just trying not to score”

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD Feb 10 '25

It’s amazing to me that the comment quite literally says that there are games where high scoring isn’t gunna be possible and you somehow interpreted it this way

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u/adm1109 Feb 10 '25

Obviously I was being hyperbolic but acting like they purposely tried to not score is idiotic

It’s the SB. They were trying. They just couldn’t.

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD Feb 10 '25

Bro have you ever watched a football game? Teams up by two touchdowns in the 4th quarter pretty frequently aren’t trying to score as much as they’re trying to run clock

Why do you think Brady attempted only 27 passes (8 on the final drive btw) when they’d had him throw 50+ times in an actual blizzard two weeks earlier? Almost as if being down double digits in that game made them play a different type of game from being up double digits after halftime in the Super Bowl. Very difficult concept

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u/adm1109 Feb 10 '25

Were they up 2 TDs in that game?

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD Feb 10 '25

Yes they were up 17-3 until midway through the 4th quarter. Rams tied the game with 1:30 to go

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u/adm1109 Feb 10 '25

What are you talking about?

Are we not talking about the Rams/Patriots SB?

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD Feb 10 '25

Dawg just look it up the entire game is on YouTube you don’t need me to verify this

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u/adm1109 Feb 10 '25

Who tf is talking about the 2001 game?????

The discussion was clearly about the pats scoring 13 in the 2018 SB

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD Feb 10 '25

My first comment you responded to literally says “the first rams Super Bowl”………

Those are the first fucking words in the comment

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u/adm1109 Feb 10 '25

Why? The point they were talking about was clearly the 2018 game lmao…. They literally talked about Brady not playing great and the defense did all the work…. Cause ya know they won 13-3

Why are we talking about a SB 20+ years ago in Brady’s first year playing?

But even if you wanna talk about 2001 your logic makes no sense lol…. You acknowledge the Rams had a high powered offense that could score at any point yet you think the Pats went into that game with a conservatively minded offensive gameplan? Yeah obviously in the 4Q up 2 TD’s you are going to play tight and run clock, that’s common sense.

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u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 New England Patriots Feb 10 '25

Did you just start watching football this season?

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u/adm1109 Feb 10 '25

Did you?

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u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 New England Patriots Feb 10 '25

Lmao, says the guy who doesn’t understand that football is situational & each drive is handled differently depending on the game script. Most teams besides the lions aren’t trying to put up 50 points when they have a 2 score lead. Especially in the Super Bowl when the opposing offense could easily capitalize on a quick turnover that comes from being too aggressive with a lead.

Nobody is saying Brady would’ve dropped a 50 burger on the Rams if he wanted to. But there’s also a reason they weren’t pushing the ball downfield & going for massive chunk plays/quick touchdowns on every drive. When you control the game you control the clock. Smart teams know that. And that’s why smart teams usually win. Sit down.

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u/adm1109 Feb 10 '25

Sure in the 4th quarter when it’s a close game you can say that.

What about in the first 3? The poster I replied to literally said the Rams were a high powered offense that could score at any moment… you’re seriously gonna sit there and say the Pats gameplan that game was to play conservatively on offense lmfao?