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Post by damngumby on Sept 8, 2019 7:16:23 GMT
I don't know who you should hate more, your typical arrogant Pats fan who thinks they can do no wrong, or the a-hole complaining about his team that's won 3 of the last 5 Super Bowls. You do seem a tad pessimistic. Patriots fans aren't arrogant, they're just optimistic! And why not? The last five years have been phenomenal (thank you deflategate!), and the team is shaping up quite well for another run at a Championship. If anyone can keep it on the tracks, it's Belichick. I mean, there have been a number of times in recent years when the Pats looked shaky, but they buckled down and overcame adversity. That is what has impressed me the most.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Sept 8, 2019 11:51:43 GMT
The Greatest Show on Turf has got to be up there.
Isaac Bruce
Tory Holt
Az-Zahir Hakim
Ricky Proehl (think he was on those teams).
(I'm going to be a giant homer and state I love the Birds receivers this year. Word came out yesterday they restructured Alshon's contract and he'll be on the team next year as well. Add DeSean Jackson and Agholor/Rookie JJ Arcega Whiteside - that's a top corp in the league right now IMO - I know we're not talking TEs here - but add Ertz and Goedert to those WRs and that's scary)
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Post by klawrencio79 on Sept 8, 2019 14:53:59 GMT
You do realize that all schedules are based on a pre-set objective formula of rotating divisional opponents, and are not hand-picked by anyone? What a mess of a post. I know but what about within and outside the conference? Cheaters have what looks like it could be a soft schedule, again, for them this year. A simple google search can do you a lot of good.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Sept 8, 2019 15:53:48 GMT
Not only is this not the best wide receiver group of all time, it’s not even the Patriots’ best of all time. The 18-1 year was better.
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Post by sdm3 on Sept 9, 2019 11:12:15 GMT
It's not just the offense; people are very, very excited about the Pats' defense this season. Do you share that enthusiasm? You've been highly critical of that side of the ball in recent years, to say the least. I'm not impressed with their defense at all. As stated in a previous thread, they 'shut down' the Rams because Goff was in over his head, Gurley was hurt and Cooks dropped a potential TD (not the McCourty breakup, he had a ball straight up go through his hands at one point) in the 4th qtr. The defense got lit up by the Chargers and the Chiefs in the second half of those playoff games.
Spoiled, cynical, whatever you want to call it, I remain unimpressed. I hope they prove me wrong. I like what I see from our line in the preseason and the linebackers are almost always solid, but those DBs are shit, I don't care what anyone says. People made a big deal over JC Jackson and all he did was get away with PIs while being constantly out of position. Harmon gets flukey INTs from desperation heaves and bad decisions. Devin McCourty is a solid tackler but he's also not where he's supposed to be often. Jason McCourty busted up a TD to Cooks in the Super Bowl because Gilmore inexplicably got lost on the play despite the Rams having run it earlier and the Pats coaches specifically telling them to look out for it.
You hear the term 'bend but don't break' in every Patriots broadcast which is really just code for "play prevent defense for 60 minutes because we'll most likely outscore them anyway, and their QB will probably make a stupid decision sooner or later because there are only like 5 good QBs in this league at any given time, tops."
Edit: And I have to take a step back and laugh at myself. I don't know who you should hate more, your typical arrogant Pats fan who thinks they can do no wrong, or the a-hole complaining about his team that's won 3 of the last 5 Super Bowls.
They seem pretty good so far... |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 9, 2019 11:50:42 GMT
I'm not impressed with their defense at all. As stated in a previous thread, they 'shut down' the Rams because Goff was in over his head, Gurley was hurt and Cooks dropped a potential TD (not the McCourty breakup, he had a ball straight up go through his hands at one point) in the 4th qtr. The defense got lit up by the Chargers and the Chiefs in the second half of those playoff games.
Spoiled, cynical, whatever you want to call it, I remain unimpressed. I hope they prove me wrong. I like what I see from our line in the preseason and the linebackers are almost always solid, but those DBs are shit, I don't care what anyone says. People made a big deal over JC Jackson and all he did was get away with PIs while being constantly out of position. Harmon gets flukey INTs from desperation heaves and bad decisions. Devin McCourty is a solid tackler but he's also not where he's supposed to be often. Jason McCourty busted up a TD to Cooks in the Super Bowl because Gilmore inexplicably got lost on the play despite the Rams having run it earlier and the Pats coaches specifically telling them to look out for it.
You hear the term 'bend but don't break' in every Patriots broadcast which is really just code for "play prevent defense for 60 minutes because we'll most likely outscore them anyway, and their QB will probably make a stupid decision sooner or later because there are only like 5 good QBs in this league at any given time, tops."
Edit: And I have to take a step back and laugh at myself. I don't know who you should hate more, your typical arrogant Pats fan who thinks they can do no wrong, or the a-hole complaining about his team that's won 3 of the last 5 Super Bowls.
They seem pretty good so far... Yeah I certainly can't complain after that performance. We'll see if they can keep this up all season.
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Post by sdm3 on Sept 9, 2019 12:02:53 GMT
They seem pretty good so far... Yeah I certainly can't complain after that performance. We'll see if they can keep this up all season. Surely they can’t find a way to lose in Miami this time? |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 9, 2019 12:09:00 GMT
Yeah I certainly can't complain after that performance. We'll see if they can keep this up all season. Surely they can’t find a way to lose in Miami this time? ...
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Post by WarrenPeace on Sept 20, 2019 22:25:01 GMT
I don't know who you should hate more, your typical arrogant Pats fan who thinks they can do no wrong, or the a-hole complaining about his team that's won 3 of the last 5 Super Bowls. You do seem a tad pessimistic. Patriots fans aren't arrogant, they're just optimistic! And why not? The last five years have been phenomenal (thank you deflategate!), and the team is shaping up quite well for another run at a Championship. If anyone can keep it on the tracks, it's Belichick. I mean, there have been a number of times in recent years when the Pats looked shaky, but they buckled down and overcame adversity with cheating which they continue to do. That is what has impressed me the most. FIFY
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