Are The Patriots Back?

[RobertWeathers]

We sucked last year but things are looking up this year.

I think we'll make the playoffs but having a rookie QB is historically a limiting factor.

Really appreciated the battles with you guys in 2018 and 2019.

Who knows what the future holds?

[FloridaMan88]

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Chiefs vs Pats AFC Championship would be a doozy

Mahomes or Mac Jones? Next Deberg thread...

[Frazod]

[WilliamTheIrish]

Got a few “yes” responses. Idiots.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by stevegroganfan

At this point as a Patriots fan, I'd love for Brady to be overrated since the Patriots will probably be playing him if they make the SB. If he isn't the GOAT, then Mac Jones will probably win 3 or 4 Super Bowls before Belichick retires since after all, Patriots have Jones for 4 cost controlled years while Patriots just had Brady for 3 really inexpensive years in terms of salary. And those 3 years just had him as a starter for 2 and Bledsoe's contract was sucking up cap space that could have been used on other players.

Brady was underrated for years and didn't get the recognition that he truly deserved nationally until he showed what he would do with a true #1 receiver.

10 Super Bowl appearances. 7 wins including one relatively recent win without Gronk. In his 3 losses which were all close games, Patriots had key star players injured and either out or playing really hurt. Patriots don't use injuries as an excuse since other teams have them.

As for Green Bay game.

You gotta ask yourself, how Tampa won that game on the road with 31 points when the Packers contained the Bucs running game. 24 rushes for 76 yards.... Green Bay rushed more more yards.

Last years GB is an example of Brady's intelligence as a QB and his extreme focus on WINNING and not being overly focused on stats other than W's.

Having followed Brady for 20+ years, I have made the observation that he is just insanely good at understanding the situation and what is most likely to maximize whatever chances his team has of winning whether it be very small chance or a large chance.

In the Packers game, he intentionally threw up 4 especially risky passes that I am sure he somewhat recognized were in danger of possibly being picked.

2 of them were picked but ended up the equivalent of 2 really good 2nd and 10 and 3rd and 2 punts that really pinned Green Bay back like punts. And at least one of those plays may have avoided a sack. He wasn't bypassing a wide open player to take those shots down the field either.

1 was a pass to a covered Brate that neither Brate nor the defender caught.

Another was a very long pass caught by Chris Godwin eventually leading to points. That Godwin pass could have been picked without it being a surprise. It was a well thrown ball but a 60/40 ball at the end of the day.

So, on those plays which resulted in 2 picks/long punts and one big play, TB actually game out ahead than if Brady had played what some Chief fans (incorrectly or correctly) think of Alex Smith ball.

His 3rd pick on 3rd and 2 was the only pick that was somewhat costly one since it cost the Bucs a chance at around a 48 yard FG attempt and that pick ended up only being equivalent of around a 12 yard punt with no return. So, that pick cost the Bucs 2 points let's estimate since Bucs very good kicker probably makes that kick outdoors on the road in the playoffs a little over 2 out of 3 times but in the scenario in which he misses the FG, Brady's INT is actually better than an incomplete pass/missed FG....

What Brady did in that game by throwing it early when he sensed Green Bay pressure was avoid sacks, lessen the chance for offensive line holding penalties and even strip sacks. All of these things tend to stall drives and sometimes lose Super Bowls. Brady getting stripped sacked vs the Eagles cost the Patriots a chance to tie the game vs the Eagles so he knows darn well how costly sacks/strip sacks can be at times in the playoffs.

He never put the defense in a truly short field at all in the entire Bucs game while Rodgers did on on his 1 INT from what I can remember.

Your team just got face-****ed.

[RealSNR]

New name for the Baby Goat:

Just "Baby"

Doesn't even get a "Big Baby" like Glen Davis had

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by carcosa

No

Nailed it

[tredadda]

I wonder where football expert Robert Weathers is at to talk about this.

[Spott]

Originally Posted by tredadda

I wonder where football expert Robert Weathers is at to talk about this.

It’s a shame that idiot is using a Big Lebowski avatar. Nobody that lame should be associated with the greatest movie ever made.

[Buehler445]

Excellent Bump. Well done.

[threebag]

**** Patriots Forever

[rydogg58]

No. They are not.

[ThyKingdomCome15]

Back to reality. They simply haven't replaced all the talent they have lost over the past 3 years.

[TimBone]

I hope Mr. Weathers is doing alright tonight.

That was a fun watch.

[smithandrew051]

Would be nice to hear from Amnorix. I’m curious what he thought of the game.