Sunday, December 6, 2009

Final: Dolphins, 22-21.

I'll say it straight out, this was one of the worst squanders of the Belichick Era.

Defense let down in a big way, with the right side of the secondary allowing Chad Henne to complete every pass that he didn't overthrow. With more accuracy, Henne could have thrown for 500 yards today.

Jerod Mayo? A lot of tackles, not a lot of stops.

And the offensive play-calling? It's almost enough to make me long for Charlie Weis' return. Going deep in a possession that started with 1:02 left -- where it was clear that Brady could work the sidelines and get into range for a field goal with a more reasonable approach -- was decision-making ineptitude of the first order.

Final individual stats coming shortly at www.thesunchronicle.com/farinella. And when you see Wes Welker's numbers, you'll know why he looked very p'd off at the end of the game.

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