We CANNOT lose any of our remaining games. - New England Patriots Forums

English Patriot · 12-05-2012, 12:50 PM

I hear alot of people saying oh if we lose one of the next 2 then it's not so bad.

Erm well yes it is because,

A) The chances of us going to the SB are HIGHER if we don't go through Houston in Houston

B) Ravens are coming again and lucked out once more by getting Ray Ray back early.

C) The chances of us getting at least a bye are slim if we lose one of the next two.

D) Please don't forget some guy named Peyton and his team have the same record as us and i don't really fancy going to mile high at any point in time come January either.

We are going to have to be the perfect Patriots from here on out, there is a bit less pressure on the Texans because of that cushion but not for us Ravens or the Broncos so we are going to see just how mentally tough we are knowing what i just presented and the team will know.

manxman2601 · 12-05-2012, 12:56 PM

So what you're saying is that to be considered the best team in the NFL, we need to avoid all those other teams that might be considered the best?

English Patriot · 12-05-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by manxman2601

So what you're saying is that to be considered the best team in the NFL, we need to avoid all those other teams that might be considered the best?

Who said avoiding? Make it easier by playing in Foxborough. Clearly you misunderstood or misread what i wrote. I do know you have to play the best to get the ring.

manxman2601 · 12-05-2012, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by English Patriot

Who said avoiding? Make it easier by playing in Foxborough. Clearly you misunderstood or misread what i wrote. I do know you have to play the best to get the ring.

Yup. I was a bit quick off the mark there. However, I still don't agree with you I'm afraid. We play who and where as is necessary. In fact, the harder the games the better our competitive edge come SB time. Bring it on I say.

***dannydyn*** · 12-05-2012, 01:04 PM

Boncos have the easiest remaining schedule – no doubt about it.

Ravens have a pretty tough remaining schedule (Skins, Giants, Broncos) – I expect them to be out of first two spots from now on. Most likely end up @ #4.

Texans remaining schedule is so-so, and I can see them dropping one to the Pats and the Colts on the road. At which point we get the #1 (all else equal).

Really, the only team that scares me right now are the Broncos. With Payton at the helm, and with a cakewalk remaining schedule, I don’t see how they don’t go 4-0 to finsih at 13-3. If we win the rest of our matches, we are golden (having won the tie-breaker against the Denver, and (if) defeated the Texans). I think we’re playing for the second seed at WORST. Any seed lower than that, and the road to the Superbowl has just gotten that much tougher.

English Patriot · 12-05-2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dannydyn

Boncos have the easiest remaining schedule – no doubt about it.

Ravens have a pretty tough remaining schedule (Skins, Giants, Broncos) – I expect them to be out of first two spots from now on. Most likely end up @ #4.

Texans remaining schedule is so-so, and I can see them dropping one to the Pats and the Colts on the road. At which point we get the #1 (all else equal).

Really, the only team that scares me right now are the Broncos. With Payton at the helm, and with a cakewalk remaining schedule, I don’t see how they don’t go 4-0 to finsih at 13-3. If we win the rest of our matches, we are golden (having won the tie-breaker against the Denver, and (if) defeated the Texans). I think we’re playing for the second seed at WORST. Any seed lower than that, and the road to the Superbowl has just gotten that much tougher.

Exactly my point.

English Patriot · 12-05-2012, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by manxman2601

Yup. I was a bit quick off the mark there. However, I still don't agree with you I'm afraid. We play who and where as is necessary. In fact, the harder the games the better our competitive edge come SB time. Bring it on I say.

Wrong because last post season we had a bye, a nice easy win over Teblow, a tough Ravens victory in the AFC championship but that match would have been tough facing whoever because it's the AFC title game then finally a dropped pass from winning the SB.

Making it easier on yourself is just as good as going the long haul. We outplayed the Giants but a few mistakes and lady luck won it for them because i wouldn't want what they had to play to get to the last game.

andrewgarrr · 12-05-2012, 01:11 PM

I'd agree if this thread was made in January.

***MoLewisrocks*** · 12-05-2012, 01:12 PM

We CANNOT not move this thread to the PS.

***resdubwhite*** · 12-05-2012, 01:13 PM

we can go 3-1.

just beat Houston.

Lets not kill our remaining healthy players to get the bye.