Patriots vs Broncos Week

Saint Pat said:

Caption this image of a young TFB and Manning?

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Tom, is this herpes on my chin?

dales804 said:

Does anyone think Talib will cover Gronk? Is LaFell enough of a threat to draw him now?

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If talib covers gronk...brady better throw to him every single play...would be so stupid on denvers part to even think about this

Is our OL good enough to protect TB from Denver's pass rush? Can our d press PM at all?

Brady_to_Moss said:

If talib covers gronk...brady better throw to him every single play...would be so stupid on denvers part to even think about this

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I dont think it would be stupid because Talib is their best cover man. It would be stupid to put Ward or an LB on Gronk. That being said, the smartest idea would be to double him every play. I'll take this because that means JE and LaFell can roam free

Very annoying that we are playing them without both Jones and Mayo.

But browner really played well today.

Revis - Thomas
Browner - J Thomas
Dennard - Sanders

And lets see how we go. But i really think this should be a good game.

Biggest test for this OL since KC if you ask me. Denver are very good against the run and when teams are forced to throw Miller and Ware are beastly.

Mark12 said:

I dont think it would be stupid because Talib is their best cover man. It would be stupid to put Ward or an LB on Gronk. That being said, the smartest idea would be to double him every play. I'll take this because that means JE and LaFell can roam free

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Their best cover man vs WRs...not TEs. Again if denver was dumb enough to do this gronk will have 3+ TDs


Michael Giardi ‏@MikeGiardi 26m26 minutes ago
Revis on Denver "These are the games you want to play for. I can speak for everybody that is on this team. We live for games like this..."

He is loving these big games and winning...glad to see him finally be put on a good, contending team

So are people saying there is no way the Pats can get HFA advantage if they win next Sunday? After watching Indy today, do people really feel the Pats can't beat them or Detriot the last few weeks? And who has Green Bay beaten? The Pats could go 6-0 on the six game stretch if they beat Denver. The way the Pats are playing the last month minus the Jets game, they are playing good enough to beat anyone.

The long range forecast has it being really windy next Sunday. Too early to know what it will be like for sure, but wind is Manning's enemy.

Rob0729 said:

So are people saying there is no way the Pats can get HFA advantage if they win next Sunday? After watching Indy today, do people really feel the Pats can't beat them or Detriot the last few weeks? And who has Green Bay beaten? The Pats could go 6-0 on the six game stretch if they beat Denver. The way the Pats are playing the last month minus the Jets game, they are playing good enough to beat anyone.

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This defense is designed to counter the Denver/Indy/Detroit/ Green Bay/San Diego's of the world.

None of these teams can field a defense that will keep this offense under 30.

People really forget how lethal 2 TE's are.

Rob0729 said:

The long range forecast has it being really windy next Sunday. Too early to know what it will be like for sure, but wind is Manning's enemy.

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Any weather that isn't 70 and sunny is Manning's enemy. Guy always plays subpar in the mildest of bad weather.

The Official "We're on to Denver" Thread



Denver opens as a 4 point favorite.

http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/

Wonder why? Patriots rarely lose at home with Tom Brady at QB

BobDigital said:

The OL was pretty great today and that will be the key next week. Denver's pas rush is fierce. If they slow it down they will be able to put up points.

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Anyone else get the feeling that when we came out the second half with Brady throwing virtually every snap that we were already priming for Denver?

41 straight AFC teams beat at home in the regular season. Tough place to win and both teams are playing well. Gonna be a great game.

Rob0729 said:

The long range forecast has it being really windy next Sunday. Too early to know what it will be like for sure, but wind is Manning's enemy.

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just came to post the forecast.

http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail7/USMA0146

bit breezy and raw.

LONG forecast in Foxboro.. low-40's to high-30s....

It's a start...

saspack said:

Is our OL good enough to protect TB from Denver's pass rush? Can our d press PM at all?

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I am guessing Hooman will be on the OL.. Their pass rush is pretty good.

Was Dennard a healthy scratch? Would they not put him in the slot, or would they use Arrington/Ryan?

After today I feel much better about them beating Denver. Must be able to run the ball to open up play action for TB

I hope BB says this 1000 times this week "wrap and tackle". Must not let these guys get YAC.

Rob0729 said:

So are people saying there is no way the Pats can get HFA advantage if they win next Sunday? After watching Indy today, do people really feel the Pats can't beat them or Detriot the last few weeks? And who has Green Bay beaten? The Pats could go 6-0 on the six game stretch if they beat Denver. The way the Pats are playing the last month minus the Jets game, they are playing good enough to beat anyone.

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I don't think anyone is saying its impossible to go 6-0 in the upcoming stretch, but its not likely. As great as the Pats played today, remember they were playing against a terrible defense decimated by injuries, that appeared to show not much effort today.

We all fall in the trap of in overeating after a game. Didn't many here think we were going to smoke the Jets after they got manhandled by the Chargers, and we beat down the Bills. But it wasn't that way. In fact many would say the Jets outplayed us.

As for "who has this team beaten argument" I think its just cherry picking the bad performances and picking out our great performances to strengthen your point. Anyone who watches football knows who the good teams are. Facing Manning, Luck, Stafford, Rodgers, and Rivers over the next 5 weeks will not be an easy task.