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Re: A look ahead into the first 2 regular season games - If the Patriots were to go 1
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Originally Posted by RayClay
Maybe I'm missing the point.
Why do we want to lose one of our first two games?
We don't want to lose. The premise is if we had to lose one of the first two, which one would it be and why? I say we need a win vs. the Jets more than a win vs. SD.
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Re: A look ahead into the first 2 regular season games - If the Patriots were to go 1
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Originally Posted by dryheat44
Certainly a lot of disrespect for the Jets in this thread. I'm not willing to assume that they have no chance to win the division.
So the option is to give the Jets a game in the division standings and a leg up on the tiebreaker, or a possibility of playing San Diego on the road (where we beat them last year) in a hypothetical playoff game in the case we happen to finish with identical records? And most people would prefer we beat the Chargers?
That's ridiculous. Pure Ego, and little sense.
Yeah, playing at San Diego and flying cross-country really paid off for our guys in the AFC title game, didn't it?
I wouldn't take the chance of going back to San Diego in the playoffs. I'd take the Chargers win b/c it's a one-shot deal in the regular season. We can at least come out with a split against the Jets if we lose Week 1.
Re: A look ahead into the first 2 regular season games - If the Patriots were to go 1
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Originally Posted by PatsDeb
We don't want to lose. The premise is if we had to lose one of the first two, which one would it be and why? I say we need a win vs. the Jets more than a win vs. SD.
The premise is dumb, I think, but I could be wrong.
Look at it this way, what would happen if you asked Belichick that question?.
Re: A look ahead into the first 2 regular season games - If the Patriots were to go 1
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Originally Posted by richpats
Yeah, playing at San Diego and flying cross-country really paid off for our guys in the AFC title game, didn't it?
I wouldn't take the chance of going back to San Diego in the playoffs. I'd take the Chargers win b/c it's a one-shot deal in the regular season. We can at least come out with a split against the Jets if we lose Week 1.
So a contributing reason we blew an 18 point halftime lead to the Colts was because we played a road game in San Diego seven days before, and they only had to play a road game in Baltimore?
The point is that the Chargers game ONLY matters IF:
1) We're matched up head to head in the playoffs, and
2) We have identical records
Really, what are the odds of both of those scenarios coming to pass? Certainly non-zero, but fairly low.
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Re: A look ahead into the first 2 regular season games - If the Patriots were to go 1
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Originally Posted by dryheat44
So a contributing reason we blew an 18 point halftime lead to the Colts was because we played a road game in San Diego seven days before, and they only had to play a road game in Baltimore?
The point is that the Chargers game ONLY matters IF:
1) We're matched up head to head in the playoffs, and
2) We have identical records
Really, what are the odds of both of those scenarios coming to pass? Certainly non-zero, but fairly low.
In fairness, if NE ends up a game behind SD, they would have been a game above had they won the matchup.
That said, I agree with you. Division first.
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