Ngamer's Game Nine Commentary
- whoa, not only a new PR, that's a perfect kickoff from Goose, all the way to the 1! give that man a bonus.
- ...well now, can't say I was expecting that. why is drag out in single coverage at all, let alone single coverage against TWO WRs? thank heavens Come has some speed to keep them off the board.
- good golly, Hasse and Scoreoff were stonewalled there, and Roids was useless backing them up. I've never seen our D man-handled like this when at full energy.
- wow, just wow. the Sea Team can do alot of things, but "win in a shootout" isn't one of them. we'd better hope that was just a freak occurence.
- 3 and out? after surrendering a drive like THAT? this could get ugly.
- or not, thanks to Ng's game-changing miracle leg!
- yikes, even there the WR had broken free of coverage and had the FD if he hadn't dropped the ball. got lucky there; need to get a solid drive in now to return our confidence.
- I realize N. Blood's a prime target, but dang it Morterback, no need to throw in his direction 5 times in a row! (at least, not when you only complete it once)
- ohhh, great work punching that ball out Nari.
- wowza, Comet comes off of a block to destroy the RB on the sideline. if only we had two Comets and 0 drags on this squad!
- whew, good knockdown Dent. now stuff them again, while they're still in tough FG range!
- crap. how come other teams seem to always get the FD by an inch, while we come up an inch short?
- excellent stop by Scorecoff; was a TD if he got past.
SECOND QUARTER (7-0 Wiz)
- well I guess I should be pleased that the D stiffened to limit the damage to 3 points. but I'm not. the Sea Team wasn't built to play from 10 down!
- hey now, bite my tongue! N. Blood with a little grab over the middle that somehow turns into a huge gainer when the safety falls down or something. and then, wow, who knew NB had such huge wheels?
- hm, doing an effective job stopping the run, just need our defensive secondary to step it up a little.
- UGH, Raven stopped dead on two runs up the gut when only a couple yards were needed. I wish we would go to SZ more often in that situation.
- dropped pass saves our D's bacon once again. we'll take it!
- whoa nelly, Raven's best run of the season perhaps! saw there was nothing up the middle, bounced it outside, and then avoided the saftey over the middle to pick up extra yardage.
- ack! that was a 60 yard TD if Paddy could have put that pass on the money!
- shoot, he strong-armed the last, and now throws a duck on what would have been a big gainer to Shade with a little air under it.
- oh ho, they drop yet another ball on what would have been the FD. on the plus side, our run D has been superb ever since that opening drive.
- gah, another solid drive that's going to end up being wasted because we're out of clock! I can't believe how often this happens to us.
- couldn't we at least have tried the 47 yard FG? even at a 1% chance it would have been better than trying that long pass.
HALFTIME
THIRD QUARTER (10-7 Wiz)
- whoa, what awareness from Shade to come off his block and fall on the ball after it popped out. that's why hes a Pro Bowler IMO.
- I like how Ladies Man gets credit for the "deflection" when the ball was three yards behind the WR. mor lik "dropped INT", mi rite?
- alright, time to get the offense back on track like it was before that Smooth cough-up.
- has passing to the HB ever been a good idea? EVER?
- UGH, and here's another drive stopped by a fumble!
- stop the run on first, stop it again on second, deny the pass on third. it's repetive, but I love watching it every time!
- oh crap, punted down to the 2! what a terrible decision by drag!
- oh jeeze Q. Blood... you can afford to drop 2nd down passes at midfield, but not when we're backed up at our own 6!
- ...ok, now I'd like you to just stop dropping them altogether.
- oh my, can't believe Stetch came down with that ball off the deflection. still a yard short, but that's ok, the point of that drive was just to escape the shadow of our goalposts.
- whoa, what a terrible pass by their backup QB. but I guess that's to be expected; he's a Manning!
- hoho, another ugly pass kills the drive and forces the...
- missed FG! super duper, let's get that offense back rolling.
FOURTH QUARTER (10-7 Wiz)
- both Morter and Paddy are consistently threading the needle on tight passes to keep drives alive. regardless of the outcome, this will go down as the best QB performance of the season in my mind.
- well now, a RB pass that actually picked up some yards. guess there's a first time for everything.
- haha, there we go again! an almost impossible pass, but Morter somehow magically puts it into Shade's hands. ok Sea Team, need points now!
- N. Blood, stop doing your best Q. Blood impression! get those hands up!
- dang it all, drive dies while still in a difficult FG range for Goose. come on Mileeeeeeey...
- hoooooo ray, nails it from 36 out! give that girl another raise!
- huh, what was with McBeef standing on the sideline during that kickoff coverage? weird...
- stopped the FD run, stopped the 2D run, and... denied the 3D pass! just like clockwork!
- rushing SZ up the middle when only inches are needed. love to see that!
- why is this Manning guy getting all their touches in cruch time? what happened to their good QB who was torching us in the first quarter?
- the perfect play call for 3rd and short, but I nearly died when SZ coughed that up! what a rollercoaster ride this game has been.
- there we go again, Paddy connecting to Shade despite triple coverage! I can hardly believe how well our passing game is clicking.
- drive stalled out just short of the game-winning FG, but no matter. we can count on our D to give us the ball back with good position in time for one last drive.
- uhhhh... then again...
- oh wow, Nari so close to the sack; I'd have had to kill drag if he had allowed a prayer of a pass like that get over his head for the TD.
- wish we weren't running when we have only 70 seconds to drive 70 yards.
OVERTIME (10-10 tie)
- hey, we won the overtime coin flip, awesome.
- Ng's booming leg assures a victory in any field position war!
- yeessssssss, finally someone else comes up inches short on a big FD.
- fantastic blocking on that punt return.
- yes! YES! Shade beats his man down the right side for a 50 yard TD; there's the big play offense we'd been looking for all season!
- my, that was kind of rude of us to kick the PAT after we'd already won the game. I doubt the Wiz even came out onto the field to defend against it!
Today's Soggy Sea Team Game Ball goes to... Shade! There are lots of other very good choices, including Paddy, Morter, and Goose, but what puts Shade over the top was that in addition to his incredible receiving day, he potentially saved the game by coming of his block to fall on that football after the big fumble.
