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WarEagle
12-31-2006, 08:48 PM
I can't let this milestone go unnoticed. Belichick put Vinny in, late in the game, and he threw a touchdown pass. He's thrown a TD pass in a game now for 20 consecutive years. He's 43 years old. I don't think this record will ever be broken, unless he comes back next year.
Here's a nice photo of the celebration-

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/gallery/12_31_06_pats_titans?pg=17

FanFromArizona
12-31-2006, 08:54 PM
Bellicheck has always been a records buff, he did the same thing last year with that pooch kick.....

I am also surprised they put Testaverde in, that was a pure "rubbing it in your face" mentality. The game was over and out of reach.

WarEagle
01-01-2007, 02:36 AM
Bellicheck has always been a records buff, he did the same thing last year with that pooch kick.....

I am also surprised they put Testaverde in, that was a pure "rubbing it in your face" mentality. The game was over and out of reach.

Coach BB was angry at an earlier Titans cheap shot on safety Rodney Harrison. He was blocked low by Titans' receiver Bobby Wade and taken out of the game (and possibly the playoffs). Belichick thought it was illegal. He was also furious at Wade's reaction. "That [expletive] is over there laughing about it." After that, the rest of the game was a personal foul blood-letting.

shally
01-01-2007, 01:08 PM
between vinnie, and morten anderson, and landeta we are really seeing some ancient warriors this year.

Farmer Ted
01-01-2007, 01:39 PM
I didn't see the game, but Don Banks (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/don_banks/12/31/wk17.judgments/1.html)(yuck!) said this about the block on Harrison:

• Speaking of which, that was a pretty chippy game the Patriots and Titans played. The rampant nastiness started when New England safety Rodney Harrison was blocked low by Titans receiver Bobby Wade, but I think if you put Belichick and Co. on the stand, they'd admit Wade's block was far from dirty, let alone illegal.

Wade's hit wasn't even that low. Harrison was hit in the mid-thigh, and it only looked as low as it did because he was running straight up and wound up being flipped upside down by the contact. Harrison also was directly facing Wade at the time and thus had the chance to protect himself. It wasn't even close to a crack back block, or a cut block. It was a clean hit, but Harrison was injured on the play, and some Pats veterans, such as Tedy Bruschi, were lived with Wade.

The irony, of course, is that Harrison has always been one to push the envelope in terms of how much contact one can get away with.