getting the details now of all the surgeries needed by the hawks D it's no wonder they were having such uncharacteristic trouble with tackling on first contact.
Probably true, but a lot of players are not 100% at the end of a grueling season, Edelman was playing with a bum hip and he had to absorb huge hits, one of them by Kam could easily have been called a helmet-to-helmet, Stork was nursing a knee issue and was repeatedly smoked by Bennet in pass protection. As for the parade, yea, it could have been done with a little more class, IMPO the Pat's certainly respect the Seahawks but the incident from '12 left a bad taste in their mouths. I fully believe Sherman's account that Brady talked trash on the field during that game but what happens on the field should stay on the field, following an opponent you beat (by one point) after the game when the camera is on him is breaking that unwritten rule. Calling out Revis during the game after he gave up a TD pass (aided by a Ref-pick, smart play) is again, not cool. Brady and Sherman did appear to "bury the hatchet" after the game so maybe that crap is done with. Anyone can certainly imagine how distraught the Hawks had to be after the game appeared to be nothing more than a formality for another SB win was lost but Irvin responding with he was "protecting his players back" was laughable, clearly all the Pat's wanted was to run the one play and get out of dodge, many teams left the playoff's with unexpected quickness this year, none of them (even the Lions) resorted to brawling due to frustration.
