Pats Pulpit
The New England Patriots will welcome two new members into their Hall of Fame this weekend: former head coach Bill Parcells will be inducted on Saturday, as will be longtime wide receiver Julian Edelman. Both are deserving of the honor, but there is no denying that one produced a lot more noteworthy moments worth revisiting.
And that is precisely the subject of this week’s Pats Pulpit Debates question:
First some picks from our staff (copy-pasted straight from the Pats Pulpit Slack this time around for maximum Edelman appreciation vibe), and then it’s up to the comment section for your picks.
Matt St. Jean: I mean… Double pass
Slot Machine Player: The IncrEdelCatch.
Marima: So many… but have to go with the double pass. Second dynasty hinges on that play.
Matthew Rewinski: Hipster Pick: that third-and-forever in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl 49, Jules is going across the field on an in-breaker and immediately gets his shit rocked by Kam Chancellor coming downhill, but he pops right back up after almost not technically being down and he’s still scrapping for yards after the catch and running his mouth.
(the right answer is either the double pass or the catch, I’m just having fun)
Marima: It’s a great choice, lol
Matt St. Jean: It says a lot about how many plays he made that his literal Super Bowl winning TD hasn’t been mentioned yet
Marima: Tharold Simon got abused
Matthew Rewinski: Jules and Brady playing hot potato and yelling at each other before Brady spikes the ball is also a classic
Matt St. Jean: Edelman mic’d up asking Brady if he was in the endzone after the punt return with Your Love playing in the background
Marima: Goosebumps, still
Matthew Rewinski: How about Jules covering Anquan Boldin in the AFC Championship and scrapping and jawing with him every other play? IIRC Boldin’s stats were good, but Edelman definitely annoyed him in the process
Pat Lane: Probably the double pass, but that catch in SB49 was so incredible. If the Patriots have to punt there, they almost certainly lose, and he’s getting destroyed by one of the hardest hitters in the league. Just insane. I also think the best description of who Edelman was is the fact that he’s the only player other than Travis Hunter last week to play 20+ snaps on offense and defense in the same game, and he did it in the AFC Championship Game, a game where he had a catch, two tackles, and a forced fumble.
Matthew Rewinski: I guess we should probably mention that he was the freaking Super Bowl MVP, since somehow that hasn’t even come up yet
Bernd Buchmasser: That mic’d up moment, when Slater asks him if he’d been voted MVP was just pure bliss.
I’d probably also go with that Super Bowl 49 third-and-long catch, though. No conversion, possibly no Dynasty 2.0. But also, a special shoutout to his on-the-fly fumble recovery touchdown...
