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this has been on my mind for a long while

i don't have any proof of this, because its been amassed throughout the last couple of years (actually much longer, but highlighted the last few years)

I have often heard BB say after a loss, that the team had a bad practice week, this is not a one or two time thing, the instances that pop to my mind are the Giants loss in 07 and the ravens loss last year

other times, when we destroy a team, i have heard BB say that the team had an excellent practice each day of the week

im starting to think this is NOT coincidence, but why would a practice dictate game outcomes THAT much? I do not understand how the practice supercedes playcalling, and even execution.....or is execution simply better when the practice is well?

either way, i believe we can determine if the Patriots win or lose by how well BB thinks their practices went before the game, and I think that correlation would be very large

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Sicilian

Bingo.

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KontradictioN

Execution is simply better when teams practice well. This is true in every sport, and not just football. Also, Wilfork commented on just how awful the Pats practiced last week in Cleveland.

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BradyManny

Back in 2007, I flippantly dismissed practice reports leading up to the SB that the passing offense was struggling or that Brady didn't look 100%. That's the last time I'll ever make that mistake. Is there a smiley face where the little smiley man whips out a gun and blows his brains out, b/c that's what I'd be putting right here, FWIW.

SuperPatsFan

Light is on EEI now tiptoeing around questions about the quality of the Pats offensive practices this week.

Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.

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KontradictioN

Well, if they didn't learn their lesson from last week and are simply going through the motions this week then they're going to get absolutely rolled.

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BradyManny

Two things are potentially at work here.

Either the young fellas haven't learned the importance of practice yet.

Or Brady's injury is limiting him in practice, which is keeping the passing offense from getting in sync.

Either way, it's not a good side.

PATSYLICIOUS

Well ****. This combined with the possibility of Brady's leg being hurt plus a trip to Pittsburgh is a recipe for disaster.

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convertedpatsfan

I think the way practices go does say a lot about how the game will go, but I'm not sure if I think it's the quality of the practice that impacts how well the team does. I'm sure BB runs the same type of practices week in and out, so it's not the type of practice that changes. They may focus on certain fundamentals or different game plans depending on the opponent, but the goals and flow of it should be the same.

I think it isn't the cause of the problem so much as an indicator of another problem, mainly where the team's focus is at. If a team is focused, the practices are probably a lot crisper and better. If the team isn't focused, there are more mental errors and mistakes. That focus (or lack of) carries itself into the game.

Box_O_Rocks

Note how you rarely hear Brady or one of the coaches complement practices before a game, I expect Light is non-committal to avoid criticism after the game and to limit potentially useful information for the Steelers.

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