FOR YOUR second point, it wouldnt have prevented the TD but as the game went the pats declined to go for a FG and went for it instead and got zero. If they went for it and they got it even if the Giants scored the TD the pats would have been tied up with the giants.
That had nothig to do w/ not having Vinatieri. It was an asinine decision by Belichick. Gostowski is 9 for 10 in his postseason career kicking FGs.
big ben doesn't get rattled from pressure. he has great composure. sits in the pocket like noone is even coming. brady doesn't do that. he gets noticeably flustered and mad. is ben even a great QB? no. so shouldn't tom have better awareness in a crumbling pocket than someone who isn't even great? he sure should.
You couldn't have more pressure on a QB than the Giants had on Brady and he STILL led NE to the TD that should have won the SB in the final minutes. EVERY QB is affected by pressure, Brady still performed.
Please me know the games Ben was pressured in and didn't get rattled? He wasn't pressured against NYJ or NE in the '04 playoffs, in the '05 playoffs he was sacked just 6 times in 4 games. Last year was the first playoff game he was pressured in as Jax sacked him 6 times and he threw 3 INTs so obviously pressured affected him.
as far as all time goes - i would say top 10 as of right now. the rest of his career and how spy gate pans out will determine where he ends up.
He's closer to top 5 than top 10 but we'll see how the rest of his career goes.
do you have any idea how hard it is for me to give props to this guy? ugh.
YES! It's the same for me, actually it's worse b/c I also have to do it w/ Marino as well.