2007 New England Patriots

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  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Giants beat them week 17. remember I said that. I want alllllllllllllllllll the glory for being the only one bold enough. you will all laugh and say this is a stupid thing to say, and I am an idiot, etc, etc, etc. i watch all the giants games and all the patriot games (I get cable from both markets) but the giants front four get pressure. as we have seen the past two weeks, that is the key. throw in a blitz here and there, make them pay for catching the ball, and the Giants have a real shot. the patriots have zero run game. zip. nothing. lets see them go 5 wide december 23rd when its windy and 10 degrees on thursday night.


    i don't think it's stupid at all.

    i actually picked the Ravens in my pick 'em league. i was looking pretty good up until the Pats were marching down the field and you knew they were going to score.

    i think the key in this game was the play of Boller. he played better than i ever remember seeing him play. that being said, he also threw up a costly and terrible INT when they were in FG range.

    who knows what Eli will show up in the game. yea, the Giants front four are awesome but imo Eli is the one who will be the X factor.


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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Patriots once again get away with murder

    I thought that was Ray Lewis ....
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  • the patriots suck at life. if the cowboys get a rematch, expect a damn good football game,...
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    jimed14 wrote:
    I thought that was Ray Lewis ....

    Nice one. The ESPN ??? for tonight...Do you want to see the Patriots go undefeated? Hell NO...just win the Super Bowl, just win it!

    Peace
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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    g under p wrote:
    Nice one. The ESPN ??? for tonight...Do you want to see the Patriots go undefeated? Hell NO...just win the Super Bowl, just win it!

    Peace

    I *have* to admit ... some time around game 8 ... I switched my stance on this ...

    If they play all the starters though the regular season, they'll get the bye week to rest up (and they had a late bye week this year as is) ... then it's just 3 games (hopefully) ....

    With 3 superbowls won ... my feeling, "Hell ya, balls to the wall!" .... I don't want anyone to get hurt, but damn skippy .... until they lose ... go for it ... 19-0!
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    jimed14 wrote:
    I *have* to admit ... some time around game 8 ... I switched my stance on this ...

    If they play all the starters though the regular season, they'll get the bye week to rest up (and they had a late bye week this year as is) ... then it's just 3 games (hopefully) ....

    With 3 superbowls won ... my feeling, "Hell ya, balls to the wall!" .... I don't want anyone to get hurt, but damn skippy .... until they lose ... go for it ... 19-0!

    one game at a time jimed. one game at a time.
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    the patriots suck at life. if the cowboys get a rematch, expect a damn good football game,...

    when the pats and cowboys played earlier this season it was a damn good football game...for almost 3 quarters.
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22118677/

    from defensive back anthony smith (who i have never heard of):

    “People keep asking me if we’re ready for the Patriots,” Smith said. “They should be asking if they’re ready for us.”

    “We’re going to win,” Smith said. “Yeah, I can guarantee a win. As long as we come out and do what we got to do. Both sides of the ball are rolling, and if our special teams come through for us, we’ve got a good chance to win.”

    “They’ve got Walker and Moss,” Smith said, referring to Patriots receivers Wes Welker and Randy Moss. “But they’re not like Cincinnati.”

    #1 i thought a guarantee was 100% certainty, so why does he wuss out and throw in "we've got a good chance to win" at the end?

    #2 why be so dumb? yeah, obviously the steelers COULD beat the pats - that's why they play the games - but why give the pats ANY bulletin board material.

    #3 yeah, the pats aren't the bengals because the pats talent actually produces victories.
  • JSBE wrote:
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22118677/

    from defensive back anthony smith (who i have never heard of):

    “People keep asking me if we’re ready for the Patriots,” Smith said. “They should be asking if they’re ready for us.”

    “We’re going to win,” Smith said. “Yeah, I can guarantee a win. As long as we come out and do what we got to do. Both sides of the ball are rolling, and if our special teams come through for us, we’ve got a good chance to win.”

    “They’ve got Walker and Moss,” Smith said, referring to Patriots receivers Wes Welker and Randy Moss. “But they’re not like Cincinnati.”

    #1 i thought a guarantee was 100% certainty, so why does he wuss out and throw in "we've got a good chance to win" at the end?

    #2 why be so dumb? yeah, obviously the steelers COULD beat the pats - that's why they play the games - but why give the pats ANY bulletin board material.

    #3 yeah, the pats aren't the bengals because the pats talent actually produces victories.
    well, i hope his confidence proves true. i wanna see those patriots lose really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really raelrjha;lkdfj;aohgapohga; odfa;sldfkj a;lj bad.
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  • JSBE wrote:
    when the pats and cowboys played earlier this season it was a damn good football game...for almost 3 quarters.
    if it weren't for that romo pick... the score would've been closer. pats aren't a great great team in the passing defense. they're still good... but not good enough to have stopped romo for throwing another td pass. sucks though... romo's balls shriveled.
    This isn't the land of opportunity, it's the land of competition.
  • NOCODE#1
    NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    Patriots once again get away with murder
    sorry "boy" you mean ray lewis got away with murder ............7 years ago
    Let's not be negative now. Thumper has spoken
  • The Cowboys gave them a game because they took away the deep threat and made them throw to the flat and over the middle. That at least makes them sustain a drive rather than the 60+ yard bombs to Moss. It worked for three quarters. The Eagles came close because they did this exact thing while mixing in the blitz. Second time around, the Cowboys have a better shot, but with Bill as the coach, I give the edge to the Patriots every time. The guy did beat two of the greatest offenses in the history of football in the superbowl (Bills and Rams). He knows how to stop great offenses (lets not forget about the colts the past few years).

    The Jags will be their biggest challenge in the playoffs. They are a physical team that runs the ball, even when down by a few scores late in the game.

    The Giants and Steelers are the two real challenges left in the regular season. Giants do have the pass rush to make it a game, and Eli is, as stated, the X factor. He must play great to beat them. He has it in him, he has to show it. Same can be said for the Steelers. The problem with the Steelers is that if the O line doesnt clear a hole for Parker, he is not the type of back who can make plays on his own. He needs the hole. McGahee is much better than Parker. He can juke and jive his way through congestion as you saw Monday night. Big Ben is without question the X factor here. If he can play very well, not just good but very well, they have a very good shot at winning this game. He has been prone to the big mistake at the key moment as well. It should be a good game.
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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Just win, to shut up the insufferable 72 dolphins.
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  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07341/839989-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml

    polamalu unlikely to play sunday. that's not good for the steelers.
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    Damn just got back from raking leaves and I totally forgot the game was a 4:30. Patriots gonna play as tough as those wet leaves were to rake.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    That was one hell of a play call, touchdown.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • culot4
    culot4 Posts: 775
    The Steelers are going to have a hard time convincing anyone they were jobbed in this one. They look completely average out there. Its funny that the big mouth Steeler safety was out of position on the td Moss burned the secondary for. At first I wanted to see the Steelers win after what happened in Baltimore Monday night, but seeing the Steelers getting exposed as frauds is pretty good too.
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    Patriots defense holds when it has to. Now I just wish they had a running game of some sort, suppose it was a windy, rainy day in NE?


    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • GUAR!

    AN!

    TEE!

    buahaha...awesome
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    Saturnal wrote:
    GUAR!

    AN!

    TEE!

    buahaha...awesome

    NEXT!

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)