John Clayton predicts Pats to go 10-6 and Steelers to win SB - New England Patriots Forums

bostonia3333 · 09-07-2009, 01:53 PM

NFL: The addition of quarterbacks Brett Favre and Jay Cutler has helped the NFC close the competitive gap with the AFC - ESPN

Clayton says Pitt over NYG in the Super Bowl.

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 09-07-2009, 01:56 PM

So the Pats are going to be worse with Brady?

Whatever, everybody has their opinion. I can't wait to see Pats fans rip him to shreds over this.

***ctpatsfan77*** · 09-07-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bostonia3333

NFL: The addition of quarterbacks Brett Favre and Jay Cutler has helped the NFC close the competitive gap with the AFC - ESPN

Clayton says Pitt over NYG in the Super Bowl.

They were having a veritable Pitt lovefest on NFL Gameday yesterday.

I nearly had to stop my car to puke.

bostonia3333 · 09-07-2009, 01:58 PM

I can see our defense having some holes, but who are we going to lose 6 games against?

PushnPencils · 09-07-2009, 02:06 PM

Tim Fox predicted the Steelers too.

The fan side of me says, hey why not a 16-0 season.

Realism usually takes over and one thing enters my mind.

What did the team show me in pre-season? Basically, pre-season created more questions than it did answers.

The offensive line cannot run block.

The offensive line will have a problem pass blocking against high end pressure defenses like Pitt.

The LB corp is far from deep or cohesive.

Tne secondary does not seem hugely upgraded at the moment.

By the way...for a team that had issues rushing the passer....they just lost their best sack producer.

Honest/real questions not meant to be downers. Just hopefully will get answered more clearly in the regular season.

TriplecHamp · 09-07-2009, 02:07 PM

Hahaha wow...just wow honestly I think the addition of Brett Favre to the vikings can make them or break them. IMO it will break them because I honestly think that he cost the Jets games last season. I still cant believe that Marcellus Wiley picked Brett Favre over Kurt Warner to have a better year I still think the AFC as a whole will dominate the NFC this season in head to head record. One more thing...

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9. Is the NFL heading toward being a league filled with 3-4 defenses?

I think the league is starting to max out on 3-4 defenses. If you include the Patriots, a dozen teams list the 3-4 as their base defense. There aren't a dozen top nose tackles and enough pass-rushing linebackers to handle such demand. The Patriots, in fact, are switching to a 4-3 defense because they have better defensive linemen than linebackers. Ironically, the Packers will have a successful transition to a 3-4 because they have enough good defensive linemen. The Broncos and Chiefs will struggle in their transition to a 3-4.

I wonder what 6 games he has us losing?

amazinPats · 09-07-2009, 02:09 PM

Good news, actually. It's not fun being consensus Super Bowl favorites.

Marqui · 09-07-2009, 02:10 PM

Good. Id rather go in under the radar than be some unrealistic SB favorite everywhere.

carolinatony · 09-07-2009, 02:11 PM

John Clayton does not have any more insite than you or I. Do you really care what this man thinks? Tell me again; what team he played for?

ivanvamp · 09-07-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PushnPencils

Tim Fox predicted the Steelers too.

The fan side of me says, hey why not a 16-0 season.

Realism usually takes over and one thing enters my mind.

What did the team show me in pre-season? Basically, pre-season created more questions than it did answers.

The offensive line cannot run block.

The offensive line will have a problem pass blocking against high end pressure defenses like Pitt.

The LB corp is far from deep or cohesive.

Tne secondary does not seem hugely upgraded at the moment.

By the way...for a team that had issues rushing the passer....they just lost their best sack producer.

Honest/real questions not meant to be downers. Just hopefully will get answered more clearly in the regular season.

No way this team goes 16-0. I think both the offense and defense will be worse than it was in 2007. I see 12-4, winning the division, being the #1 or #2 seed in the AFC, and getting to the AFC Championship game. From there, who knows? It's too hard to predict (see: 2007, Super Bowl). We'll obviously be one of the best teams in the league, but we'll lose some games.