The Best of Both Worlds
Someone had a great post over on alt.sports.football.pro.ne-patriots:
Yeah, during the game things happened so fast I did not even notice Brady getting whacked in the helmut, but noticed it on the last several thousand replays. Has Brady ever mentioned about getting hit on that play?? As for that call; it did not lose the game for the Raiders. (They did a damn good job of losing it themselves). It just didn’t win it for them. They had MANY other chances to stop the Patriots AFTER that play, but could not! The best team won, regardless. Shoot… Anyway it is water under the bridge now. I guess the controversy will live in some Raider fans hearts forever, just like the phantom roughing the passer call against Sugar Bear Hamilton in 76 does in the hearts of some of the old Pats fans.
That’s football.
Except that was really an instance where the refs f*cked up. Actually, in all honesty, the “Tuck Play” is perfect. I get the satisfaction of knowing Raiders fans feel cheated out of a victory AND I get the satifaction of knowing the truth is they weren’t.
That truly is the best of both worlds.