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The Seatlle Game is the one that sticks in my crow...VERY BAD Clock Managemnet...may have been the worst one i have seen in the BB tenure. Getting nothing off that turn over in enemy territory just before the half came back the bite us in the @ss. We are in a position now that we CANNOT afford to drop one more game with likes of the Ravens and Texans having a game on us. It's looking more and more like we have to Win out to secure something.
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just 2 weeks ago after the bills game , there were questions about the D ..more questions. suddenly we are #1 ? I wish this were the case but we aren't there yet. This the colts of the 2000 effect. Highest scoring team gets a lot of press attention. Still think texans have some won some tough road games and pulled out close games at chicago etc even outside their dome. Their pass rush is much better than the pats and helps their secondary.
I hear you on this. It does matter, though, because it seriously impacts seeding and HFA.
Who gives a shyte? The Pats had to go on the road in the AFCCG in 2001 and 2004 and won it all. We went on the road to San Diego in 2006 and beat the Chargers, everyone's favorite at the time, and we would have beaten Indy if we hadn't run out of steam. The Steelers in 2005, Packers in 2010 and Giants in 2007 and 2011 had to go on extended road trips to win it all. We lost at home in the playoffs to the Jets in 2010 and the Ravens in 2009, so home field doesn't always mean a win.
Give me a hungry team playing at the top of its game and let the seeding fall where it may. I bet BB doesn't really care all that much.
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The Patriots have fielded a 16-0 offense and a 1-15 defense for much of this season. They were destined to lose games, and it's good that they did. Without the losses, there would have been less incentive to go get Talib.
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Who gives a shyte? The Pats had to go on the road in the AFCCG in 2001 and 2004 and won it all. We went on the road to San Diego in 2006 and beat the Chargers, everyone's favorite at the time, and we would have beaten Indy if we hadn't run out of steam. The Steelers in 2005, Packers in 2010 and Giants in 2007 and 2011 had to go on extended road trips to win it all. We lost at home in the playoffs to the Jets in 2010 and the Ravens in 2009, so home field doesn't always mean a win.
Give me a hungry team playing at the top of its game and let the seeding fall where it may. I bet BB doesn't really care all that much.
All other things being equal, you wouldn't prefer have a bye and then two home games to get to the Super Bowl, rather than have to play three games, at least one of which would be on the road? Of those two options, isn't one a heck of a lot easier than the other?
1. I couldn't care less about being 11-0, or where we are "ranked". This isn't the BCS. In fact, I don't really want to be 11-0 and have all that pressure and scrutiny. I like flying under the radar, or drafting behind the frontrunners, to use a different analogy.
2. I view those 3 losses as badges of honor that the team will proudly wear all season in remembrance of how easily a win can become a loss. I want the team to be pisses off about those 3 losses all year long, and take nothing for granted. Assume the whole extended NFL is against us (including many of our own media), and don't let it get close enough for the refs to steal the game from you with bad calls. And I'll gladly take those 3 losses in September/October - and 3 more before the end of the season, if need be - over 1 loss in January/February.
Very well said. I think it would be so cool to be 11-0 right now but I don't feel like we have any less of a chance to win it at 8-3. The Patriots are a team that could be undefeated but now they have a small chip on their shoulder.
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We are in a position now that we CANNOT afford to drop one more game with likes of the Ravens and Texans having a game on us. It's looking more and more like we have to Win out to secure something.
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