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Originally Posted by CDSmith
The choke is in the 18-1 as opposed to the 19-0 they were after. And whether they said they were going to win by 12 points or not, the fact is they were the heavy favorites going in. No one can argue that.
You didn't see the Brady interview did you? The one where he snickered and laughed at the notion that they wouldn't put up more points than what Burress had predicted?
You should see it before commenting further. :D
I don't see anything wrong with calling it a choke of sorts. They were favored to win, they all were confident they would win, and nearly everyone else expected them to win... and they lost, to a team that barely even made the playoffs. I think I feel safe using the word "choke" here.
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I only read some of the text where he said, "So Plax is playing defense?"
By the theory you're posting, if Tiger doesn't win the US open this year, because he's won the last four tournaments on that course and well, because he's Tiger, it's a choke. Again, it's not. People forget that he's playing against the BEST golfers in the world. ..just like the Giants are obviously one of the best teams in the NFL. They DO have a little bit of a say in the outcome do they not? If Tiger pulled a Greg Norman (my favorite all-time golfer btw) and blew an 8 shot lead in the final round of a major...THAT is a choke.
That's the problem when a word becomes too exposed nowadays. It loses ALL meaning because people use it too liberally. Like "Owned" and guaranteeing a win. Neither of those mean anything nowadays.
P.S. Both teams yesterday started on even footing. 0-0. A CHOKE in MY eyes is, had the Pats been up 14 points with 5 minutes to play, and they just FELL APART. Like Norman. An 8 stroke lead and he FELL APART. The Pats didn't fall apart yesterday, they were beaten, on this day, by a better team.
edit-Norman only had a 6 stroke lead. My bad.