PATRIOTSFANINPA

I am glad the bye week is after this game,not only because of a needed rest for the injured, but now with Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the coast heading right over Massachussettes,I would assume the team may be stuck in the UK until almost next weekend.

I would think practice schedule at Gillette would have been interesting had they had a home game the following week.

BTW: For those in and around the coastal areas of the Atlantic Seaboard,I pray for your safety and your family and home.

This appears to be a once in a lifetime Hurricane considering the path it is taking,the last time a hurricane took a similar path from the coast then inland and then headed northwest was Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972.

May all those involved be safe and best wishes for the Patriots players who have families in the soon to be affected regions.

Brady_to_Moss

Should miss us here in NE....NJ..not so much

Gwedd

I'd offer that it's likely they might be delayed by a day, perhaps two, but no more than that.

I'm counting on the storm guesser's data, which looks fairly good right now. Likely we'll see some strong winds for a 12-14 hours space and 3-5 inches of rain, but we shouldn't be getting much more than that.

The bigger problem for New England, especially along the coast, will be when the storm hits with that extra rain. It's going to coincide, at different times, with both the high tide and a full moon which will result in flooding along the coastlines and rivers, and that's where the most damage up here will occur.

Probably some areas will lose power due to downed trees and limbs, but likely most of that will be more inland than along the coast.

Here's best wishes to all those in the path of this mother.

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MoLewisrocks

Doubt they will be delayed at all provided they get out of London within a few hours of the game ending (dinner time our time in NE) putting them back in the Boston area in the wee hours of Monday AM. The mediots who crossed the pond will be more likely to face delays due to commercial airline flights being delayed and possible airport closings later on Monday into Tuesday or Wednesday. Player plans to get out of town for the bye could be delayed. The storm has been downgraded to a TS so the damage fear is flooding and power outages over the duration moreso than wind and immediate impact. And the models all seem to indicate that NJ/NY is in the crosshairs for landfall. And once it comes inland you may be in more trouble in PA than we are in MA.

mayoclinic

Team makes it home and the mediots are stranded. What a tragic outcome that would be.

Then again, if the players end up having to spend some of their bye week time off in London, it won't be the worst thing in the world.

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patfanken

WOW, the storm has being downgraded from a "storm of a lifetime" to a TS in the matter of 5 posts. How typical of the overreactions we've been forced to deal with on this board lately.

Thanks for giving us the reality, Mo, rather than the hype.

Kjmass1

BB said in his pressed that they are leaving Monday morning.

Shockt327

Hasn't it already been re-upgraded to being a hurricane? The winds only slowed down for a brief period.

FredFromDartmouth

Why do these "Storms of a Lifetime" happen every year? Why are there "100 year storms" every decade?

For us it will be no worse than a northeaster...albeit with with huge seas....

It is all a plot by the supermarkets to clean their shelves...

Patstopia

I find that most meteorologist run about 50/50 on the next days weather, even on sunny days.
So what the storm will be like when it actually makes landfall is anyones guess. It looks like the coastal areas will get hit hard. But as far as the rest of us, who really knows.
One good thing from the storm is all the tree leaves will be knocked down, so one more raking and I'll be done with that.

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