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KY Pats Fan · 09-23-2009, 03:52 PM

Just wanted to throw this out there.

Given that the offense is stacked talent wise, do you think that BB would have "lost" the jets game to ground the Pats a little bit and not get caught up in the "undefeated" season hype and bring back a little of the underdog talk?

SVN · 09-23-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by KY Pats Fan

Just wanted to throw this out there.

Given that the offense is stacked talent wise, do you think that BB would have "lost" the jets game to ground the Pats a little bit and not get caught up in the "undefeated" season hype and bring back a little of the underdog talk?

lets stop giving BB way tooooooooo much credit guys. Why cant we accept that he had a bad game like everyone else and rationalize everything has a some contrived devious plan ????

***blackglass3*** · 09-23-2009, 03:56 PM

Yeah, he also wanted to get caught with the whole Spygate thing to focus the team.

***maverick4*** · 09-23-2009, 03:58 PM

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lets stop giving BB way tooooooooo much credit guys. Why cant we accept that he had a bad game like everyone else and rationalize everything has a some contrived devious plan ????

Ditto.

People give Belichick way too much blame or credit for everything. Not just for deliberately losing games like the OP suggests, but also micro-managing every single play call when it simply isn't the case. If this were true, why would so many GM's and owners try to hire Pats coaches? Because they weren't robots in New England, like some try to paint them to be.

Ice_Ice_Brady · 09-23-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KY Pats Fan

Just wanted to throw this out there.

Given that the offense is stacked talent wise, do you think that BB would have "lost" the jets game to ground the Pats a little bit and not get caught up in the "undefeated" season hype and bring back a little of the underdog talk?

No. I think they play every game to win. Especially against a talented division rival, especially when you consider the last two times we've missed the playoffs, it was due to tiebreakers.

My guess is the Patriots were surprised at how good the Jets defense would be, were surprised how rusty their offense would look in game 1, were surprised that KOC would be picked up by the Jets, and were surprised Welker wouldn't play. Their late decision to go to a no-huddle with weird plays on their wrists and on an old-school washboard basically proves that they had to change their preparation and gameplan in a short time. Sometimes we get outcoached and outplayed. It happens.

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 09-23-2009, 04:06 PM

Why would any coach intentionally lose a game? That was the worst game plan offensively since their horrific game plan against the Giants in the super bowl. The Jets defense owned the Pats last Sunday. End of story!

Doggin94it · 09-23-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KY Pats Fan

Just wanted to throw this out there.

Given that the offense is stacked talent wise, do you think that BB would have "lost" the jets game to ground the Pats a little bit and not get caught up in the "undefeated" season hype and bring back a little of the underdog talk?

Congrats - this just became my sig on another site

***BradyFTW!*** · 09-23-2009, 04:15 PM

No. Nobody intentionally loses game. The Pats lost because the Jets soundly outplayed them, and Ryan outcoached Belichick.

***ALP*** · 09-23-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KY Pats Fan

Just wanted to throw this out there.

Given that the offense is stacked talent wise, do you think that BB would have "lost" the jets game to ground the Pats a little bit and not get caught up in the "undefeated" season hype and bring back a little of the underdog talk?

not in a division game, HELL no

slash83 · 09-23-2009, 04:21 PM

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not in a division game, HELL no

Not in any game! If BB decided to lose a game on purpose his ass should be fired.