The Official Patriots vs Broncos AFC Championship game thread

Dram Buidheach it is, folks!

C'mon, Pats.... execute on Defense... give our O a chance to put points on the board. I don't know what's ~wrong~, but we need to overcome a tough, focused Denver team.

tmajr3 said:

This. The window he has to throw in is incredibly small. BUT he did miss Edelman on the PA pass

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Lol we could use Rob to open things up right now.

Patriots are VERY fortunate to only be down 10.
Once again Brady and this offense are not ready to play. This seems to be a recurring theme in these late round playoff/SB games.
Hope we don't look back on that overthrow to a wide open and deep down the left side Julian Edelman as a game changer but so far it is.
Can't blame the D. They're doing the best they can while being left on the field far too long by the O.
3 points on that D. THREE POINTS??? Freakin' embarrassing!!!!!

I can almost guarantee and bet any amount of money that the Pats would win this game if they had Gronk.

Margins are like that.

coolguy said:

Aaron hernandez cost the patriots the title....i hope he rots in jail

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Yep, NOW it's time to hate him.

Brady_to_Moss said:

it's amazing that people are blaming the WRs for bradys overthrows

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2 of those were practically TDs. The comantaters said something about the thinner air. I'll buy that.

Observer said:

We don't have a snowball's chance in hell if our best player can't make a downfield throw to save his life. We have to get peak performance out of those that we do have and that starts with Brady. If not then meh, we didn't have good players to begin with and even the ones that were supposed to be good played poorly. Can't expect to win against anybody that way.

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Brady's missed those 2 long passes, but he's also been very much on point with everything else. I think he looks sharp. It's a matter of timing, and he hasn't really had to pass like that to those guys in a few games.

I think it's encouraging and hopefully by the end of the game they'll connect on one like that.

Sivy said:

Bill has been holding back.

Here comes the pass rush

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I sure hope so. They need to blow on Manning, touch his jersey. Do something to get him off balance.

English Patriot said:

I think everyone on here deep down knew the passing game was dead as soon as that helmet hit Gronk's knee.

That is a fact no matter how much you want to deny it. Ridley is an elite running back but he's neglected to the point where he has no confidence so forget about that factor.

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Yes and yes.

The Blount love affair is absurd.

coolguy said:

Aaron hernandez cost the patriots the title....i hope he rots in jail

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Couldn't agree any more.

Wish the NFL hadn't ruined kick returns.

BOOOM Hightower!

****. Brady overthrows yes but Edelman and Collie cant jump up and grab a ball over DBs so you cant underthrow them, they lack speed and simply arent deep threat guys...understand how much smaller the window is on 40yds throws

On a bright note, Hightower has been really good today. We'll be seeing a lot more of him in this role going forward.

coolguy said:

Aaron hernandez cost the patriots the title....i hope he rots in jail

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I hoped he died in jail way back in July.

We don't want the game. We are going to lose.

That right there is what's killing us. 2nd and 20, 3rd and long, etc...and we give up a first down. That's just not sustainable.

If TB could throw a pass that's not ten feet too far, we might have a freaking chance.

When do you think we will ever get a guy that can rush the passer?

PatsSweFan said:

****. Brady overthrows yes but Edelman and Collie cant jump up and grab a ball over DBs so you cant underthrow them, they lack speed and simply arent deep threat guys...understand how much smaller the window is on 40yds throws

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No point explaining that to some idiots on here, they don't understand what wingspan means.