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2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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18-1, the right way? I'm taking a scrappy 13-6 squad if that's what it takes, shocking us with every post-season win.
you mean 14-6 i hope.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.18-1, the right way? I'm taking a scrappy 13-6 squad if that's what it takes, shocking us with every post-season win.
Many seem to ignore this and don't realize our offense will be exposed against great defensesThe defense seems to be fixed. I have no idea where the improvement will come from but the offense has to get better if this team does not want to go 9-7 or 8-8. What is scary is that the offense had great field position all game because of the defense and the pats were only able to get one running TD (on the one yard line because of the D) and one passing TD. Yeah the pats scored 30 points but only 12 were because of the offense.
12 points=offense
6 points= defense
12 points special teams.
This isn't good enough.
Many seem to ignore this and don't realize our offense will be exposed against great defenses
IMO, the gauntlet really starts when we play the Bengals. Chiefs aren't real, and I fully expect a W against them.
Not `looking past anyone` but this Raiders game is the lul before the storm. Starting in week #4, we're basically facing most of the probable 2014 NFC and AFC play off bracket. It really makes the Raiders game hard to get excited about. I savor every game, and it's best not to look beyond any of them, but let's be honest.... the Raiders are in for the beating of their 2014 lives.
I want to see if this defense is as championship caliber as we hope it is, and we're going to get those answers after we get this week out of the way.
Check this schedule, in case you haven't in awhile.
Week #4: Alex Smith and the Chiefs at Arrowhead. Chiefs might not be supreme world beaters, but home field, they have a good quarterback, decent all around team, almost came against the Broncos until it went all Andy Reid in the final moments. Good warm up.
Week #5: Andy Dalton's Bengals come to the Razor. (Browner returns)
Week #6 and #7: Two division games. Bills and SOJ.
Week #8: Jay Cutler and Da' Bears coming to the Razor.
Week #9: Peyton Manning and the Broncos at the Razor.
Week #10: BYE
Week #11: Andrew Luck and the Colts in Indy.
Week #12: Stafford, Megatron and the Lions at the Razor.
Week #13: Aaron Rodgers and the Pack at Lambeau Field.
Week #14: Phillip Rivers and the Chargers in San Diego.
Week #15, #16 and #17: Divisional, divisional, divisional.
All that's really missing is the Eagles, Niners and Seahawks. A lot of these teams are going to be in the play offs. Probably 75% of the 2014 post season bracket is represented on our coming schedule, with a lot of the league's premier quarterbacks and offenses.
We want the #1 seed and want the Patriot post-season played at home, but I'm really excited about the potential to go into the play offs a battle hardened football team this season, and this schedule gives us that opportunity. We put week #3 behind us with a W, and we won't have to wait long to have all our questions answered about this football team, on both sides of the ball.
If there was any Patriot team over the last few years that I would want to have this schedule for, it's definitely this one.
Think we still pull off the #1 seed? If Marty McFly told me we lose one of these games, I'd guess it's the Chargers in their house, but all of them are winnable.
Serious schedule about to get serious.
Good thing he didn't post that before the season began or you might have stopped reading if he said we should take the Dolphins seriously!We should worry about every game, one game at a time.
But after I read how we should fear the Chiefs, I stopped reading.
We should worry about every game, one game at a time.
But after I read how we should fear the Chiefs, I stopped reading.
The Chiefs just sustained drives of 14 and 19 plays against the Broncos and play some tough defense. You may be taking them a bit too lightly. That said, we should be able to shut them down on offense, especially if Charles is out.
The Chiefs are a 2013 playoff team that just played the best team in the conference about as tough as you can play them, all the while missing their top safety (and a top safety in the conference) and one of the best RB's in the NFL. We're also playing them on the road, in prime time, when they may be their most hungry for a win with a passing offense that is the second worst in the NFL thus far. Why wouldn't you fear them?
The Chiefs just sustained drives of 14 and 19 plays against the Broncos and play some tough defense. You may be taking them a bit too lightly. That said, we should be able to shut them down on offense, especially if Charles is out.
This is a very favorable schedule, a cakewalk schedule will get you nowhere....