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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #90 on: October 22, 2017, 09:18:36 PM »

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A great new wrinkle introduced to FB by the patriots .... the touch pass.

Gronk leading Cook into the endzone gave a clear indication how big some of these football players are.

Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #91 on: October 22, 2017, 10:12:54 PM »

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A great new wrinkle introduced to FB by the patriots .... the touch pass.

Gronk leading Cook into the endzone gave a clear indication how big some of these football players are.

I think it was just Brady making up for all of those Gillislee rushing tds from week 1.  ;)

So far so good for the NE offense (after a REAL tough start with penalties) and especially the defense. Hopefully they stay aggressive.

EDIT: btw, what is up with the fog? It is almost unwatchable from the normal side camera angle.

Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #92 on: October 23, 2017, 07:30:19 AM »

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A great new wrinkle introduced to FB by the patriots .... the touch pass.

Gronk leading Cook into the endzone gave a clear indication how big some of these football players are.

I think it was just Brady making up for all of those Gillislee rushing tds from week 1.  ;)

So far so good for the NE offense (after a REAL tough start with penalties) and especially the defense. Hopefully they stay aggressive.

EDIT: btw, what is up with the fog? It is almost unwatchable from the normal side camera angle.
That OPI on Gronk was weak. The refs weren't having a good day.
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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #93 on: October 23, 2017, 07:56:50 AM »

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Classic overreactions from the national media after the Houston/KC losses. The defense looked terrible, but year after year, Belichick figures out how to improve the unit as the season goes on.

Now, will they overreact and say that the Pats are the clear #1's? I don't think so....

The hate against the Patriots is strong.

Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #94 on: October 23, 2017, 08:17:11 AM »

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A great new wrinkle introduced to FB by the patriots .... the touch pass.

Gronk leading Cook into the endzone gave a clear indication how big some of these football players are.

I think it was just Brady making up for all of those Gillislee rushing tds from week 1.  ;)

So far so good for the NE offense (after a REAL tough start with penalties) and especially the defense. Hopefully they stay aggressive.

EDIT: btw, what is up with the fog? It is almost unwatchable from the normal side camera angle.
That OPI on Gronk was weak. The refs weren't having a good day.

That diving catch was so good, too. It was a shame it was called back.

Nice statement game by the Pats; that last td by ATL was just a pity td. There are still things to work on, but I feel a little more comfortable moving forward.

Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #95 on: October 23, 2017, 10:03:06 AM »

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Classic overreactions from the national media after the Houston/KC losses. The defense looked terrible, but year after year, Belichick figures out how to improve the unit as the season goes on.

Now, will they overreact and say that the Pats are the clear #1's? I don't think so....

The hate against the Patriots is strong.
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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #96 on: October 23, 2017, 11:01:10 AM »

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A great new wrinkle introduced to FB by the patriots .... the touch pass.

Gronk leading Cook into the endzone gave a clear indication how big some of these football players are.

I think it was just Brady making up for all of those Gillislee rushing tds from week 1.  ;)

So far so good for the NE offense (after a REAL tough start with penalties) and especially the defense. Hopefully they stay aggressive.

EDIT: btw, what is up with the fog? It is almost unwatchable from the normal side camera angle.
That OPI on Gronk was weak. The refs weren't having a good day.

That diving catch was so good, too. It was a shame it was called back.

Nice statement game by the Pats; that last td by ATL was just a pity td. There are still things to work on, but I feel a little more comfortable moving forward.

I try to avoid falling into the persecution/homer ref trap, but the amount of OPI that Gronk gets is ridiculous. So many receivers do exactly what he does.

Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #97 on: October 23, 2017, 11:05:40 AM »

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What a weird season, too.

Atlanta comes out, beats Chicago on the road, then beats Green Bay with Rodgers and Lions in detroit. Then lose 3 straight. Pats, who looked awful against a very good KC team, Barely beats Tampa due to Tampa's kicker just failing, barely beats the Jets, and loses to a Carolina team that looked good but which then scores 3 points in a loss to Chicago! But they beat the resurgent Watson led Houston, beat the suddenly good looking Saints in New Orleans, and dominate Atlanta.

So strange.

Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #98 on: October 23, 2017, 11:18:01 AM »

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I think the combination of our defense playing better than they have been, and Atlanta having an extremely off night is what led to last night's performance. Our defense needs to continue taking positive steps. I can't wait to see what a healthy defense looks like.

I was particularly impressed with the play of Bademosi and Van Noy. Bademosi is making a case to be part of the regular defensive back rotation even when Gilmore and Rowe come back. Van Noy has looked great since Hightower came back. Our defense should be decent short of our front line. Hightower/Van Noy/ Butler/Gilmore/Rowe/McCourty are very Good. Heck even throw David Harris against the primary run based teams.

And our offense speaks for itself. Imagine we had edelman? Oh boy.
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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #99 on: October 23, 2017, 11:18:03 AM »

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What a weird season, too.

Atlanta comes out, beats Chicago on the road, then beats Green Bay with Rodgers and Lions in detroit. Then lose 3 straight. Pats, who looked awful against a very good KC team, Barely beats Tampa due to Tampa's kicker just failing, barely beats the Jets, and loses to a Carolina team that looked good but which then scores 3 points in a loss to Chicago! But they beat the resurgent Watson led Houston, beat the suddenly good looking Saints in New Orleans, and dominate Atlanta.

So strange.

Really weird season.   I think there is separation in the AFC with KC/PIT/NE in some order at the top then a bunch of team below them.  The NFC is anyone's guess right now.


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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #100 on: October 23, 2017, 11:22:37 AM »

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What a weird season, too.

Atlanta comes out, beats Chicago on the road, then beats Green Bay with Rodgers and Lions in detroit. Then lose 3 straight. Pats, who looked awful against a very good KC team, Barely beats Tampa due to Tampa's kicker just failing, barely beats the Jets, and loses to a Carolina team that looked good but which then scores 3 points in a loss to Chicago! But they beat the resurgent Watson led Houston, beat the suddenly good looking Saints in New Orleans, and dominate Atlanta.

So strange.

Really weird season.   I think there is separation in the AFC with KC/PIT/NE in some order at the top then a bunch of team below them.  The NFC is anyone's guess right now.

I keep wanting to put the raiders in that conversation, but then they do something to give me pause. Pit scares me the most out of the top teams. Their defense looks very good. Plus they have the best WR and the best RB in the NFL. If it weren't for Big Bens penchant to make a random bad decision here and there, they could be truly elite.
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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #101 on: October 23, 2017, 11:35:14 AM »

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Is parity fun or is parity boring?

I think I like to know which teams are good and which teams are bad, not this NFL situation where it seems to shift each week.

That said, I don't like it when there are only a couple teams that everybody knows are going to end up playing in the final (e.g. NBA the last few years).


I would say the best situation for a league is when it feels like every team has a chance to build a contender if they play their cards right and build a stable, healthy institutional culture, and there are at least 5-6 really good teams with a theoretical shot at going all the way in any given season.


Anyway, that's all to say -- no idea what's going on with the NFL, seems like a bunch of mediocre teams that could win or lose in any given week.
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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #102 on: October 26, 2017, 09:37:04 AM »

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Hightower is done for the season with a torn pectoral.  Horrible news. 
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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #103 on: October 26, 2017, 09:48:14 AM »

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Is parity fun or is parity boring?

I think I like to know which teams are good and which teams are bad, not this NFL situation where it seems to shift each week.

That said, I don't like it when there are only a couple teams that everybody knows are going to end up playing in the final (e.g. NBA the last few years).


I would say the best situation for a league is when it feels like every team has a chance to build a contender if they play their cards right and build a stable, healthy institutional culture, and there are at least 5-6 really good teams with a theoretical shot at going all the way in any given season.


Anyway, that's all to say -- no idea what's going on with the NFL, seems like a bunch of mediocre teams that could win or lose in any given week.

Agree completely.. I was tuning in to watch this al-kyrie-hayward curiosity museum.  I will keep watching given this Tatum, Brown situation that seems to be happening.. I have no idea how a Portland,  Memphis, Miami, Pistons, even Toronto fan cares. Go watch the leafs...
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Re: Patriots 2017 season
« Reply #104 on: October 26, 2017, 09:59:45 AM »

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Hightower is done for the season with a torn pectoral.  Horrible news.
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