JAMES JONES LOST THE GAME

[Maxie the Taxi]

jj's mistakes were bad but when he was done...we still had the lead;

favre's mistake was bad but afterwards...we still had the lead;

mm's mistakes were numerous, costly and when the game was over...we'd lost.

all the running, all the 3 and out's, the "i'll show jj who's boss!" by setting him down for a while, the "i'll show brett who's boss!" by taking the ball out of his hands" is what lost us the game. the bears were beaten. all we needed to do was twist the knife but mm removed it instead.

I must admit, I hadn't considered this.

Maybe you're right, but, being at the game , I got a different feeling.

Those fumbles by JJ took a lot of wind out of the sails; Woodson's fumble and Brett's T/O took a lot of wind, too; Every penalty and lost challenge was another loud groaning moment - not only for the the crowd, but for the players!

Thinking about it, M3's play calling was defiitely "conservative", but I think the team did not execute the plays that were called very well.

To me, that largely lets M3 off of the hook.

I had the same feeling watching the game on TV. When Jones fumbled, it was "Oh, well. We've got the game in hand." When he fumbled again, it was "Crap, I don't believe it. This is going to be one of those games." Every penalty and challenge added to the growing frustration. Then Favre's interception and the first thought of losing entered my mind. Then, Woodson's fumble sealed it for me, "We're going to lose." (I had just been thinking as Woodson was receiving the punt "Thank god that guy is sure handed back there.")

[MadtownPacker]

Then, Woodson's fumble sealed it for me, "We're going to lose." (I had just been thinking as Woodson was receiving the punt "Thank god that guy is sure handed back there.")

I think me and Partial where telling each other the same thing as he caught the punt then proceeded to lay it on the ground.