mb6592

Is it possible that the Pats, disgusted with the way the NFL capitulated to the Colts whining when they made it virtually impossible for defensive backs to cover receivers, decided to take matters into their own hands by scoring ridiculous amounts of points? I'm sure a defensive guru like Belichick is appalled at how slanted the NFL is toward offensives. Maybe they're doing this to swing the pendulum back towards the defense being able to compete. I find the games annoyingly one sided. Defenses have no chance. Something needs to be done and maybe the Pats are hoping to force the NFL's hand.

letekro

Pass the bong.

xmarkd400x

Side note:

The NFL has a number they like to keep scoring around. I believe it is 42PPG (both teams combined). I think they tweak the rules annually to keep this in order.

shmessy

That's one possibility.

Another is that BB is P.O'd at Goodell (and Goodell's close friend Kraft, for that matter) for forcing him to accept the national butt whipping he got for Cameragate while not allowing him to publicly fight back with 33 years of his insiders knowledge about what ALL the other teams pull.

I believe that this is man who is hiding a burning rage.

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WhiZa

Next year you will be fined if you beat a team by more than 30 points. You heard it here first!

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Pats726

I do agree with shmessy about a burning rage...inside..but as much as he is POed against Goodell and what Mangini did, I also think it's against the CCommittee and Polien and how he duped the league into thinking all these offense rules changes were helpful to the league. He's showing how HE will take advantage of teh rules and how it does NOT help the league at all..in the long run. See rgis patriot team will out-Colt the Colts in ALL ways!! With a better offense AND defense!! I think it really sticks it to the league who has followed Polien and others blindly down the road of rules changes...

homergreg

What are all those rule changes that have formed a road?

Michigan Dave

If you are blowing teams out, it's tough to imagine doing so with the motive to swing the emphasis back to defense to be able to compete, no? I mean, if you are winning big, you're already competing, right?

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Bertil

I never thought of it this way, but I'll bet you're right on the money. If I was a NFL DB, I think that I would be downright livid after the NFL essentially changed the rules to drastically favor the Offense, thus allowing receivers to run inimpeded throughout the secondary. BB too, is a defensive minded coach (duh), so I would think he wants to stick it to the league and beat them at their own game.

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letekro

I am shocked you guys believe this. Do you really think Belichick cares whether he wins 28-0 instead of 56-28?

This is all about winning, all about never letting up, all about the ultimate test, which is beating the Colts. The more times we perfectly execute the plays, the more likely we well execute perfectly against the Colts. Why should we not run our best plays just because we are winning comfortably? If we sat on the ball, we would be playing half of a game on offense, while the Colts are playing a full game.

Additionally, if we hand it off to Heath Evans three times and punt, guess who has to go out there and get tired and possibly hurt? Yes, our defense.

So, according to the national media, whom BB does not respect, BB should take away meaningful game reps from his offense, and tire out and expose to injury his defense, just so he won't hurt the other professionals' feelings. What a joke. Stupid theories like the ones you guys suggest just perpetuate all this.