Keegs

Can we beat this team?

I don't want to hear the "any given Sunday" b.s. so just forget it


In all honestly im not sure we could beat this team if they didn't play terrible.....
Brady would have to throw for 400 yards and 4 tds most likely.

The way our line is playing i just don't know.


other than the chargers, i have no doubt we can beat anyone.

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AndyJohnson

Why wouldnt we beat the Chargers? Why would it revolve around Bradys passing yards and the offense? We would beat them by playing strong defense, like we have all year, and taking advantage on offense of their defensive weaknesses, which definitely exist, particularly in the secondary.
Offensively we would move the ball consistently by using the run to set up the pass.
The biggest stength of th eChargers is their running game. One of if not the biggest strength of the Pats is stopping the run.
I think Tom Brady agasint that defense is a much better bet that Philip Rivers against ours.
Because of our run D, and SDs reliance on running, SD may be one of the most favorable matchups we have.

BelichickFan

Statistically their defense is mediocre, especially against the run. Assuming our DL is intact, we could actually have an edge in the running game even though they have Tomlinson. And I'd take Brady over Rivers. San Diego could certainly beat us but the teams that scare me more are the great defensive teams and the ones with exceptional passing games.

pats1

Any given Sunday.

Keegs

Because I don't think we can run on them.
Because I'm not sure we can stop Tomlinson
Consistently moving the ball with the run against one of the best defenses in the league is easy to say but ill believe it when it happens.....

The comparison of Brady to Rivers has nothing to do with this.

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BelichickFan

I haven't watched them much but their mediocre 4.1 YPC against says otherwise.

Keegs

i should have known someone would say this.

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BelichickFan

You asked if we can beat them - how can the QB matchup have nothing to do with it ?

BelichickFan

Football Outsiders stats also say we're better against the run than they are :

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef.php

We're ranked 10th against the run, they're ranked 16th. It's more than evened out by their #1 ranked rushing offense and our 15th although I think with a healthy Maroney and Dillon we're probably better than that. Our run numbers are washed down a bit by game plan games like Minnesota.

The same link has interesting numbers on how teams' D does against certain types of WR. Surprisingly we're #3 against TE - big for SD. Their numbers say #2 WR and passes to RB are what we're bad at. SD against the TE ? 16th. Gates may be better than Watson but the matchup may make them more even.

patsgo

Merriman would have a field day against Light or Kazsur, and who would Brady throw to? caldwell? please, we have no recievers who can get seperation so all they have to do is stack the box and pressure Brady, just like last week, until i see something different itis what it is