Drew Brees was an absolute assassin in the final 16 minutes of that game. I was looking forward to a Brady vs Brees SB and then the most unlikely of events happened.
Basically now have the equivalent of three hobbits taking on the dark lord Sauron for the one true ring of power
With New England Looming, a Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to Blake Bortles
By Nick Greene
Blake Bortles and the Jaguars are headed to New England. If they lose, it will be predictable. If they win, it’ll be hilarious.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are one game away from the Super Bowl. Say that out loud. Actually, sing it; like Homeric poetry, it deserves to be set to music.
The Jaguars find themselves in this lofty position after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. It was a fun game, with Jacksonville jumping out to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter and the Steelers repeatedly threatening to come back through a series of incredible plays from its cadre of star receivers. The Jaguars held on to win 45-42, securing a date with the Patriots in New England. The winner will go to the Super Bowl.
The Jaguars will again be the underdogs (obviously). No matter the betting line, they will be an unfashionable pick, and if you wanted to describe the Jaguars in one word, you could do a lot worse than unfashionable. Their helmets are silly. They play in Jacksonville. Their quarterback is Blake Bortles.
Still, the Jaguars do a lot of things well. They have a fierce defense. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey is a star. Their run game is stout. As Bortles showed against the Steelers, he can do better than merely not mess up (which was his directive for much of the season).
In order to beat the Patriots in New England, everything needs to go right for the Jaguars. In fact, more than everything needs to go right. New elements will have to be conjured into existence, added to the periodic table, and imbued with pro-Jaguars properties. Still, there’s a chance, and it will be objectively hilarious if Jacksonville manages to unseat the vaunted Patriots dynasty this Sunday.
The Jaguars are the polar opposite of New England. The Patriots are all pomp and bloated gravitas. They have the “Patriot way,” which is the very serious ethos that’s promoted throughout the organization. There is no “Jaguars way.” They don’t have an ethos. All they have is a swimming pool in their stadium.
Before the playoffs began, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham published an article about the apparent discord within the Patriots organization. The story made waves, with some pro-New England writers going as far as to say that it was written in order to “divide” the Patriots. “For 17 years,” Wickersham writes, “the Patriots have withstood everything the NFL and opponents could throw their way, knowing that if they were united, nobody could touch them. Now they’re threatening to come undone the only way possible: from within.”
The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t mentioned in Wickersham’s piece, but its very existence says a lot about the chasm between these two teams. No one would take the time to write a lengthy, in-depth story about palace drama within the Jacksonville Jaguars organization. No one is arguing whether or not, like Brady, Blake Bortles has grown too close to his shaman-like “body trainer,” or if he’s too preoccupied with his growing empire of sports therapy training centers.
These two teams might as well play on different planets, but on Sunday they’ll share the same field. The outcome of this cosmic mismatch will either be predictable or outrageous, and there is no room in between.
my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
so......in order to win another SB, trump’s buddy will have to beat blake bortles and either case keenum or nick foles? if it happens, it will be an asterisk win.
If I had known then what I know now...
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so......in order to win another SB, trump’s buddy will have to beat blake bortles and either case keenum or nick foles? if it happens, it will be an asterisk win.
Yeah, well I'm pretty sure pretty boy Brady has lost to many a subpar QB in the playoffs over time. Joe Flacco schooled them a few years back. Brady can be beat with a solid D. I don't know why everyone thinks they're invincible. Sure, the AFC east is a joke for the last 20 years, but beyond that they've been beat a lot.
so......in order to win another SB, trump’s buddy will have to beat blake bortles and either case keenum or nick foles? if it happens, it will be an asterisk win.
Trump will try to take the credit.
Even though they're best friends... he'll try to take the credit.
Come to think of it...he probably deserves some. He's inspired the Pats with his underdog presidential victory!
so......in order to win another SB, trump’s buddy will have to beat blake bortles and either case keenum or nick foles? if it happens, it will be an asterisk win.
Yeah, well I'm pretty sure pretty boy Brady has lost to many a subpar QB in the playoffs over time. Joe Flacco schooled them a few years back. Brady can be beat with a solid D. I don't know why everyone thinks they're invincible. Sure, the AFC east is a joke for the last 20 years, but beyond that they've been beat a lot.
Many a subpar QB? Might want to rethink that. The only subpar QB they've lost to in the playoffs came out of the AFC east...Mark Sanchez in 2010-2011. Sanchez had 3 TDs and a QB rating of 127 that day so you have to give him credit. Joe Flacco and Eli Manning were quite capable quarterbacks at the time. Jacksonville can get after it on D, the question is can Blake Bortles throw for 3 TDs and have a QB rating of 127 against a hot NE defense that's given up only 36 points in the last three games...
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so......in order to win another SB, trump’s buddy will have to beat blake bortles and either case keenum or nick foles? if it happens, it will be an asterisk win.
You can only play who's on the schedule. Pittsburgh should have been more concerned about the Jags instead of talking about playing the Pats last week.
Jax will be a huge test for the Pats. Their D is legit
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What a horrendous coaching display by Pittsburgh. That onside kick is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen...it's amazing that NFL coaches are this bad with clock management.
Awful. And they had a fourth and less than a yard not long before this and elected to pass. You got one of the best backs in the league and a monster of a human being at quarterback and they throw incomplete. Lots of bad decisions by the Steelers yesterday.
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so......in order to win another SB, trump’s buddy will have to beat blake bortles and either case keenum or nick foles? if it happens, it will be an asterisk win.
Just like the asterisk that should be next to Barry Bonds' home run record right?
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so......in order to win another SB, trump’s buddy will have to beat blake bortles and either case keenum or nick foles? if it happens, it will be an asterisk win.
You can only play who's on the schedule. Pittsburgh should have been more concerned about the Jags instead of talking about playing the Pats last week.
Jax will be a huge test for the Pats. Their D is legit
I keep thinking their defence is really good too, but they gave up 42 points.
That being said... Antonio Brown is in a tier of his own when ranking the best WRs in the NFL. He is bulletproof.
Patriots are going to have to play mistake free football. Turnovers and sacks, the team that has more of one and less of the other wins. Tough game coming up.
so......in order to win another SB, trump’s buddy will have to beat blake bortles and either case keenum or nick foles? if it happens, it will be an asterisk win.
So the Cowgirls therefore have asterisks for their SB victories over a geriatric Craig Morton, Frank Reich and Neil O'Donnell, right? That's 3 out of 5 asterisked.
I feel this jags defense is not as great as people are stating. In the last month San Fran and Pitt each put 40 against them. Great D's don't give up 40 points twice in 4 games. Good D that played against a lot of bad QB's this year. Bortles will have to have the game of his life and I just don't see that happening.
I think every football game should forego the first 3 quarters and the first 10 minutes of the 4th quarter. Why is it that, in so many of these games, 60-75% of the scoring happens in the last 5 minutes of the game? Why doesn't every team just run the 2-minute drill all game long?
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was thinking the the same thing but was gonna wait till the end of the last game to say something.
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10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
Central Park 15
Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16
Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
Central Park 15
Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16
we will find a way, we will find our place
Amazing game and touchdown for the WIN!!
Basically now have the equivalent of three hobbits taking on the dark lord Sauron for the one true ring of power
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With New England Looming, a Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to Blake Bortles
The Jacksonville Jaguars are one game away from the Super Bowl. Say that out loud. Actually, sing it; like Homeric poetry, it deserves to be set to music.
The Jaguars find themselves in this lofty position after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. It was a fun game, with Jacksonville jumping out to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter and the Steelers repeatedly threatening to come back through a series of incredible plays from its cadre of star receivers. The Jaguars held on to win 45-42, securing a date with the Patriots in New England. The winner will go to the Super Bowl.
The Jaguars will again be the underdogs (obviously). No matter the betting line, they will be an unfashionable pick, and if you wanted to describe the Jaguars in one word, you could do a lot worse than unfashionable. Their helmets are silly. They play in Jacksonville. Their quarterback is Blake Bortles.
Still, the Jaguars do a lot of things well. They have a fierce defense. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey is a star. Their run game is stout. As Bortles showed against the Steelers, he can do better than merely not mess up (which was his directive for much of the season).
In order to beat the Patriots in New England, everything needs to go right for the Jaguars. In fact, more than everything needs to go right. New elements will have to be conjured into existence, added to the periodic table, and imbued with pro-Jaguars properties. Still, there’s a chance, and it will be objectively hilarious if Jacksonville manages to unseat the vaunted Patriots dynasty this Sunday.
The Jaguars are the polar opposite of New England. The Patriots are all pomp and bloated gravitas. They have the “Patriot way,” which is the very serious ethos that’s promoted throughout the organization. There is no “Jaguars way.” They don’t have an ethos. All they have is a swimming pool in their stadium.
Before the playoffs began, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham published an article about the apparent discord within the Patriots organization. The story made waves, with some pro-New England writers going as far as to say that it was written in order to “divide” the Patriots. “For 17 years,” Wickersham writes, “the Patriots have withstood everything the NFL and opponents could throw their way, knowing that if they were united, nobody could touch them. Now they’re threatening to come undone the only way possible: from within.”
The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t mentioned in Wickersham’s piece, but its very existence says a lot about the chasm between these two teams. No one would take the time to write a lengthy, in-depth story about palace drama within the Jacksonville Jaguars organization. No one is arguing whether or not, like Brady, Blake Bortles has grown too close to his shaman-like “body trainer,” or if he’s too preoccupied with his growing empire of sports therapy training centers.
These two teams might as well play on different planets, but on Sunday they’ll share the same field. The outcome of this cosmic mismatch will either be predictable or outrageous, and there is no room in between.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Booker it
Even though they're best friends... he'll try to take the credit.
Come to think of it...he probably deserves some. He's inspired the Pats with his underdog presidential victory!
Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
Central Park 15
Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16
Jax will be a huge test for the Pats. Their D is legit
By the way----that meaningless touchdown was the backdoor cover I needed on the Steeler's second half line. Had to sweat that one out!
Awful. And they had a fourth and less than a yard not long before this and elected to pass. You got one of the best backs in the league and a monster of a human being at quarterback and they throw incomplete. Lots of bad decisions by the Steelers yesterday.
Congrats! Next Sunday night will be fun. I cannot wait. GO BIRDS
I keep thinking their defence is really good too, but they gave up 42 points.
That being said... Antonio Brown is in a tier of his own when ranking the best WRs in the NFL. He is bulletproof.
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That's 3 out of 5 asterisked.