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Old 12-05-2007, 09:08 AM   #11
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Curious, what was your first post?
I think his first post was exactly the same. He's managed to post it twice. He clearly feels very strongly about it.
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Old 12-05-2007, 09:15 AM   #12
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I don't quite think the Patriots view things that way.
and i agree too
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People were posting the same thing in 2003. We started at 2-2 and won the next 12 in a row. Towards the end it was "better to lose now than in the playoffs",etc. Silliness.
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We will be in trouble if we go into the playoffs undefeated, full throttle. They will look like the team in the second half against the Colts in last years AFC Championship game or the tired run D against the Ravens. Everyone plays their best against them because they want to be the team to beat the Pats. We need full focus and strength against the Jaguars and Colts. Addai and Taylor will eat up a tired team. We need two bye weeks. A loss this week will take a lot of pressure off the team and we can forget the Giants game. Treat it like the fifth exhibition game.

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Two playoff game type atmospheres to get to the Super Bowl or six playoff type games to preserve a record and get to the Super Bowl? What would you rather have?
It's not an either-or. Why is this so hard to understand?

Every game the Pats play I want to see them win.
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People were posting the same thing in 2003. We started at 2-2 and won the next 12 in a row. Towards the end it was "better to lose now than in the playoffs",etc. Silliness.
We know the Patriots win matchup wise against any team in the league. The main goal now is maintaining energy until the games count in January. That is what we've learned the most over the last couple of weeks.
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We will be in trouble if we go into the playoffs undefeated, full throttle.
You want to go into the playoffs full throttle.

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We need two bye weeks.
You sound young. One bye week is good, two is bad.

When the Pats had a bye week locked up a couple years ago, they played the starters well into the fourth quarter against the Niners week 17.

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Two playoff game type atmospheres to get to the Super Bowl or six playoff type games to preserve a record and get to the Super Bowl? What would you rather have?
Why are those things mutually exclusive? Oh wait, that's right - THEY'RE NOT. And I suspect the Patriots don't feel the "pressure" or whatever NEARLY as much as some think they do. This is part of what BB insulates them from.

I don't disagree that they would respond well if they DID lose, I just don't think it's necessary and I certainly don't think it's a "good thing."
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It's not an either-or. Why is this so hard to understand?

Every game the Pats play I want to see them win.
Sure it is. We know they can win against every team when they are at their sharpest. We also know what inferior teams can do against them when they are tired.

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We will be in trouble if we go into the playoffs undefeated, full throttle. They will look like the team in the second half against the Colts in last years AFC Championship game or the tired run D against the Ravens. Everyone plays their best against them because they want to be the team to beat the Pats. We need full focus and strength against the Jaguars and Colts. Addai and Taylor will eat up a tired team. We need two bye weeks. A loss this week will take a lot of pressure off the team and we can forget the Giants game. Treat it like the fifth exhibition game.
Do you realize we have 2 weeks between the Giants game and the first playoff game. Then 2 weeks between AFC Championship and superbowl. I don't see being tired as an issue.

BTW, losing/letting-up really helped the 2005 Colts...13-0, then 1-2 to finish it out; and no trip to the superbowl
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