2014 Patriots Playoff Preview: This is Brady and Belichick's Best Shot At a Title

SunsOutGunsOut said:

And the one common denominator is TFB ... He needs to step up .. Plain and Simple ..

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Hard to blame Tom Brady when his defense let the opposing offense do what they wanted when they wanted.

Between welkers drops, injured or missin Gronk, oline crumble or the defensive chokes, Brady has been the least of our problems.

Archeryaddict12 said:

Hard to blame Tom Brady when his defense let the opposing offense do what they wanted when they wanted.

Between welkers drops, injured or missin Gronk, oline crumble or the defensive chokes, Brady has been the least of our problems.

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That is what is giving me hope ... The overall health .. Pats haven't had that going into a playoff run in forever ..

Seattle is good but everyone saying their pass rush is "elite" is still living in last year.

Mountain_Commando said:

My greatest concern is the psychological test. How will Bill and Brady cope with the 'best chance for a 4th ring' gorilla on their backs?

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I bet that's easier to deal with than "best chance for a 2nd ring" gorilla that Manning has on his back.

SunsOutGunsOut said:

That is what is giving me hope ... The overall health .. Pats haven't had that going into a playoff run in forever ..

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Pats haven't had a reliable defense.

What the pats need is clutch players that can make plays in key situations. Since 07 they haven't. Now they have some guys that can make plays when needed.

dannydyn said:

Don't be so ****y.... you remind me of Denver's fans last year.... Seattle's pass rush will absolutely murder our O-line.

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Not quite the same depth over there. They can't run 8 deep on the DLs and DBs any longer.