It has to be pretty crushing for sure, esp since they did what they always do in these big games, they had a big drive at the end of the game. If their defense had held, the Headlines would have been Brady Does it Again!! But not to be.
Belichik catching some flak here in New England. Should have eaten some clock during their last drive. Should have gone no huddle entire second half. Hobbs alone to cover Pllaxico... never never never. On the other side..the fumble recovered by New England ( and stolen away under the pile) and the 2 or 3 (almost) interceptions were fatal.
Getting the ball stolen in those piles is common nothing you can do about it, I'm going to guess that the Pats have done their share of that this year. But I do agree that I was surprised that the OCoord didn't change the offense to no huddle, use more screens, quick slants, and stuff like that to get them going and not give the Giants rush time to get to Brady. Charlie would have done that!
Crushing defeat? Try blowing a 3-0 lead to the Red Sox in the ALCS. Then you'll know what "crushing" is all about! :x