I hope the Pats beat the ever living sh*t

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Amnorix, What about GB or Chicago's defense?

Just curious - TIA

Chicago's defense the Pats pummeled last month, BUT BUT BUT that was on a completely crappy Soldier's Field turf. I think Chicago defensively could pose problems for the Patriots with some seriously elite players in Peppers, Uhrlacher (sp?) and Briggs. Their field hurt htem that game. Urlacher also tipped like 2 balls himself, and there were some opportunities for picks that, luck being what it is, didn't go Chicago's way.

The question there is whether their offense can do much. I'm not in a good position to assess that. Certainly Cutler looked terrible against us that game.

The Packers scare me more than any NFC team in a potential Super Bowl matchup. Rodgers is 90% of Brady, and their pass rush can be ferocious.

They also lost a very close game IN FOXBORO to us, without Rodgers, which is a similar scenario to 2007 when the Giants lost a very close game to us in the last regular game of the season, therefore entering hte Super Bowl with no fear at all of the Patriots, and having a good sense of how they play and what might be necessary to defeat them.

Seattle doesn't scare me (doesn't matter, they'll never get there) and Atlanta, for some reason, really doesn't scare me that much. I like Ryan, but more than likely it's a function of not knowing that team very well. But I know their 13-3 record is a bit inflated for having had the NFC West in their rotation this year.

But let me be honest -- I think the Patriots, STeelers AND Ravens are better than ANY NFC team. If we can get to the Super Bowl, I still *expect* to win. That doesn't mean we will, of course. 2007 was ample proof that what is expected, or even what might happen 8 times out of 10, can always go wrong.

2001 went that way in the Patriots favor, of course. 2007 was seeing the worm turn in that respect.