Rob0729

The Pats have been missing some of their best players on defense the last month or so. Chung, Spikes, and Fletcher haven't played in a while. Those three will significantly upgrade this team.

BTW, have you watched the rest of the league? You can still say there is something not right with most of the playoff teams. The Steelers almost lost to the Chiefs last week. The Packers' defense got torched by the Giants yesterday. Baltimore has gotten beaten by several bad teams and if they have to rely on Flacco they struggle. Whoever wins the Super Bowl this year will not be a remotely complete team because there are no complete teams in the NFL.

Tunescribe

They very well might. Or, they might be playing "all-in" right now and are as good as they can get. BB, on the other hand, is experimenting with personnel a la the preseason and STILL wins games while resting injured players. I think if we can stay reasonably healthy and get a bye, you'll see a very different Patriots team in the playoffs.

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resdubwhite

The truth is.


TFB and BB can beat anyone on their day..


The thing is, I'm not so sure they can do it in 2 play off games and a Superbowl.

If the D were better we could probably get by with Brady having an off day, but he has to be lights out every game for NE to have a chance to win.

A.C Vegas

what's missing is the Pats putting together a full 60 minute game

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IllegalContact

a few questions:

- which of the injured players would have made a difference yesterday?
- do you actually believe that there's some mystery equation that has the planets lining up at the right time (playoffs)?

Haterproof

Well I'm hoping Brady plays lights out in the post season. I love when the Pats are underdogs or playing with their backs against the wall.

PATRIOTSFANINPA

We can't and won't stack up with Baltimore's or Pittsburgh's defense so to beat them with our defense you have to...

1) create turnovers and punch the ball out when given a chance

2) Hope their defense has a bad day and Brady puts up 30,Baltimore and Pittsburgh usually do not fare well in high scoring games and then the defense can try and limit them to 4 TDs

3) Special teams,they have to give the other team bad field position and on the other side return kicks to at least 35 on average,you don't see ALOT of teams taking the Ravens or Steelers defense 80 yards downfield.

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RelocatedPatFan

It feels more like media driven hype that people buy into than anything. Based on 2007, you'd think there would be a constant media circus going on about the Green Bay Packers, but still the NFL fan wants.

The biggest thing missing from that point is a post season win and we can't achieve that until the post season. (it's the ultimate catch-22).

Assuming Denver/Green Bay and New England win next week, what will be the bigger story. Brady vs Tebow or Green Bay going for their 14th win?

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IllegalContact

those are some of their best players?

as for the ravens, they don't need to worry as the crap teams will not be in the playoffs, and they don't need much of a flacco to repeat what they did in their last playoff game here.

right now, there is no difference between this team and the one that flopped in the playoffs last year

keep the excuses and the TBC jokes coming

Palm Beach Pats Fan

Everyone in the AFC has something missing. Do you think that, if we did manage to score 28 or more points vs. the Steelers or Ravens, they could outscore us? Yards don't mean crap.

I am disappointed at taking the pedal off the gas with a 31-3 lead.

Yes we have flaws. Everyone does, even Green Bay. They needed some lucky away-from-the-play illegal contact penalties to win againat the Giants, who looked flawed as everything a few days ago.

Just glad no apparent injuries of substance occured. I will be glad with Spikes and Chung back and if McCourty stops playing like an undrafted rookie.

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